Woman who left her husband - what is her solution?
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Her solution as on my messy head is:
Praying until her husband/herself back to sanity, and loving each other again (miracles do happen)
"Celibate" for the rest of her life after divorced (no sinner right?)
Or.. she moves on.. re-marry to another and don't create the same sin again (????)
Her solution as on my messy head is:
Praying until her husband/herself back to sanity, and loving each other again (miracles do happen)
"Celibate" for the rest of her life after divorced (no sinner right?)
Or.. she moves on.. re-marry to another and don't create the same sin again (????)
A
History of remarriage doctrine in the church?
Divorce and Remarriage from Augustine to Zwingli | Christianity Today
Divorce and Remarriage from Augustine to Zwingli | Christianity Today
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Note, just giving you various views...not endorsing any of these sites..This gives a list of main positions:
Divorce is OK; Remarriage is sometimes OK.
main positions are:
Neither divorce nor remarriage are allowed. (A conservative Protestant view)
Divorce is OK, but remarriage is forbidden. (A second conservative Protestant view)
Divorce is OK; remarriage is OK, in cases of adultery or desertion; . -- described below (A conservative/mainline Protestant view)
Divorce is OK for many reasons; remarriage is OK. (A mainline/liberal Protestant view)
Divorce is impossible, unless the marriage never existed. (Roman Catholic)
Divorce is OK in cases of marriage breakdown; remarriage is OK. (Religious liberal and secular view.)
Divorce is OK; Remarriage is sometimes OK.
main positions are:
Neither divorce nor remarriage are allowed. (A conservative Protestant view)
Divorce is OK, but remarriage is forbidden. (A second conservative Protestant view)
Divorce is OK; remarriage is OK, in cases of adultery or desertion; . -- described below (A conservative/mainline Protestant view)
Divorce is OK for many reasons; remarriage is OK. (A mainline/liberal Protestant view)
Divorce is impossible, unless the marriage never existed. (Roman Catholic)
Divorce is OK in cases of marriage breakdown; remarriage is OK. (Religious liberal and secular view.)
So I would summarize the articles you posted into two main blocks - church and bible
1. Church
a) In history
Roman Catholic Church
- no divorce and no remarriage, no matter what
Orthodox Church
- divorce and remarriage for adultery and other serious offenses
Protestant Church
- ?
b) Now
Roman Catholic Church
- no divorce/remarriage, no matter what (well, technically, if the marriage was never valid, but its a different topic)
The Orthodox Church
- "two times and enough!" (church allows divorce and remarriage, but almost never more than once)
Protestant Churches
- all possible and impossible views one can imagine
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2. The Bible
1. Matthew: (Matthew 5:31-32)
- Divorce allowed because of adultery only, man is free to remarry, woman is not
- If somebody marries the divorced woman, they both commit adultery for the rest of their life.
- If man divorces his woman for other reason than adultery, he is partly responsible for the next (adulterous) lifestyle of the wife, if she will remarry.
2. Mark: (Mark 10:2-12)
- Similar to Matthew, but only she is responsible for the adultery if she gets married to another man. ("and be married to another, she committeth adultery.")
3. Luke: (Luke 16:18)
- Nobody can remarry.
And Paul then adds rules for virgins, widows and people married to unbeliever.
1. Church
a) In history
Roman Catholic Church
- no divorce and no remarriage, no matter what
Orthodox Church
- divorce and remarriage for adultery and other serious offenses
Protestant Church
- ?
b) Now
Roman Catholic Church
- no divorce/remarriage, no matter what (well, technically, if the marriage was never valid, but its a different topic)
The Orthodox Church
- "two times and enough!" (church allows divorce and remarriage, but almost never more than once)
Protestant Churches
- all possible and impossible views one can imagine
=========================================
2. The Bible
1. Matthew: (Matthew 5:31-32)
- Divorce allowed because of adultery only, man is free to remarry, woman is not
- If somebody marries the divorced woman, they both commit adultery for the rest of their life.
- If man divorces his woman for other reason than adultery, he is partly responsible for the next (adulterous) lifestyle of the wife, if she will remarry.
2. Mark: (Mark 10:2-12)
- Similar to Matthew, but only she is responsible for the adultery if she gets married to another man. ("and be married to another, she committeth adultery.")
3. Luke: (Luke 16:18)
- Nobody can remarry.
And Paul then adds rules for virgins, widows and people married to unbeliever.
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Because Luke says that nobody can remarry or else is commiting adultery, it would be very helpful to define what is marriage and when it actually begins.
Because if todays relationships with sexual intimacy, promises of love and promises of faithfulness are biblically marriages, we are probably all living in adultery... Except of those who were lucky to have only one serious relationship in their life.
Because if todays relationships with sexual intimacy, promises of love and promises of faithfulness are biblically marriages, we are probably all living in adultery... Except of those who were lucky to have only one serious relationship in their life.
Samuel
We humans are weak and screwed up for many reasons.
Jesus meant what He said. He said only for divorce.
However, churches have approved other reasons for divorce, based on biblical teaching - for example Ephesians.
A few reasons:
1. Physical abuse. (which you mentioned) This shows a husband does not love his wife as Jesus loves His Church.
2. Financial ruin. A parent is not allowed to bring the family into financial ruin through some acts. Example, gambling.
3. A spouse does not treat the children with love and care.
4. The marriage was not performed under conditions of liberty. (a forced marriage)
5. An untruth was told in order to become married. (one may say they want children when really they don't - this makes the marriage invalid).
We humans are weak and screwed up for many reasons.
Jesus meant what He said. He said only for divorce.
However, churches have approved other reasons for divorce, based on biblical teaching - for example Ephesians.
A few reasons:
1. Physical abuse. (which you mentioned) This shows a husband does not love his wife as Jesus loves His Church.
2. Financial ruin. A parent is not allowed to bring the family into financial ruin through some acts. Example, gambling.
3. A spouse does not treat the children with love and care.
4. The marriage was not performed under conditions of liberty. (a forced marriage)
5. An untruth was told in order to become married. (one may say they want children when really they don't - this makes the marriage invalid).
