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Honestly ask yourself if you want God's answer to this question. If you do, continue to read. If not, you should.
Whosoever
putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and
whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth
adultery.-Luke 16:18 And he saith unto them, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against
her.
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her
husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will;
only in the Lord.- 1 Cor. 7:39
And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to
another, she committeth adultery.- Mark 10:11-12
You have just read what GOD says about remarrying. If you wish to read a different answer, you have to ask someone other than God.
But didn't Jesus permit divorce? You will find the Biblical answer in this link to the left, but if you are convinced He did permit divorce, the verses above clearly deny remarriage.
This has been one thing that has irritated me throughout these years. Some people want to believe in divorce simply to have what they think is a free ticket for remarriage. No such thing. If you remarry while a former spouse is alive YOU ARE COMMITTING ADULTERY.
Poor, liberal hermeneutics (Bible Interpretation) will get you a different answer. I would not want to be in the place of those that twist the Word of God to cater to the sinful cravings of society.
BUT GOD TOLD ME TO REMARRY!
How can that be? Is God going to contradict His own clear Word as seen above? It clearly says Whosoever
putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery.
Whosoever means whosoever: saved or unsaved. GOD NEVER CONTRADICTS HIS WORD.
Some may feel that it is ok to remarry because they were unsaved when they were divorced: they then accepted Christ and all is forgiven. Yes, you are
forgiven, but that does not dissolve your marriage. Only physical death
dissolves marriage. Jesus was perfectly clear on this. It is true that
we become a new creation in Christ when we get saved but this grace of God
does not remove historical fact on earth nor does it dissolve a marriage
bond.
Somehow there has developed a generation of Christians that avoid the clear and simple Word of God to cater to sinful desires. The only way to circumvent the above Scriptures is by man's word responding to the enemy's subtle question "Yea, hath God said...(Gen. 3:1)". God says DIVORCE + REMARRIAGE = ADULTERY.
NOTE THIS CLEARLY: The liberal elements of
the church will bear the direct responsibility of raising this generation
of Christians who feel they are above the Word of God. They will bear it
directly for each time a couple commits adultery by remarrying.
I am legalistic you say?
But Someone Prophesied That I Should Marry
Please understand that just because someone prophesies or interprets a message in tongues does not mean that it is from God. There are false prophets. Someone operating in the Holy Spirit will not do or say anything contrary to the Word of God.
Examine the Scriptures for yourself. Get a
King James Bible, a Strong's Concordance, and look up all the passages on "divorce/d",
"marry/ies", etc.. Not once will you find permission to remarry after divorce. You will also
see that Jesus does not recognize divorce as dissolving a marriage. Just go to the Bible and not to people and you will do fine! |
What About When Hosea Married Gomer?the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.-Hosea 1:2
Some may try to say that Gomer was previously married. A quick check into Strong's Concordance shows that a woman of prostitution could be meant here.
Wilson [Wilson's Old Testament Word Studies, p.480] points out that this word can mean a married or unmarried woman. As you read Hosea, there was no indication that Gomer had been married before she married
Hosea. Also, the phrase "children of whoredoms" is used here indicating that
God was going to use the sinfulness of Gomer to portray the sinfulness of Israel. Read
Hosea. After she is unfaithful to him he does not divorce her, but, instead he
redeems her in her most wretched state. (Hosea 3:1)
| If you are not saved, that is, do not know Christ as your personal Savior, please make Jesus your Savior now. In so doing, it will enable you to better follow these instructions. | |
| Fall deeply in love with Jesus. Worship and praise Him. Feast of His Word! | |
| Find a church that really believes the Word of God. I strongly recommend a church affiliated with Zion Fellowship International (ZFI), or, a church pastored by a minister of ZFI. Get involved within the church, serving God as much as possible. Try very hard, with the help of God, to get busy and stay busy for Jesus. | |
| I tell all Christians that our minds are the background for satan. All temptation must be channeled through our minds. Constantly involve your mind on only good and wholesome things (Phil. 4:8). Permit God to transform your mind with the mind of Christ (Rom 12:1-2). | |
| You may have to break off some relationships to follow what God's Word says. If there are children involved that you brought into this world you have a direct responsibility towards them. That you cannot break. Yet, do not remarry. |
In the meantime, you may have pain. Only God, in His Son, and through His Holy Spirit, can remove the cutting pain of divorce. Please, now and forever, trust God alone. As you fully trust Him, He will minister unto you.
I desire to pray for you now.
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