The simplest way to answer that question is no. I will explain why not in this posting and under what circumstances a divorce may be allowable.
Matthew 19: 4 And He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning made them male and female
:5 and said For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?
:6 So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
This was Jesus' answer when asked by the pharisees if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife.
They then responded and said but Mosses allowed it Jesus then said
:8 He said unto them "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
:9 And I say to you whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."
If a situation arises and your spouse does commit sexual immorality, it may be better to forgive and work through it as long as they are remorseful and repentant. Remember God has a strong commandment to forgive one another
Matthew 6:15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Also when asked by Peter how many times he must forgive someone who sins against him in a day Jesus replied
Matthew 18:22 Jesus said to him "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven."
So even if you have a situation where it may be OK to get a divorce you still have to forgive your spouse for what they did. God will hold you accountable for this on your day of judgment Read Matthew 18:23-35
In closing it is always good to return to one of the famous marriage scriptures in the bible
Ephesians 5:22 Wives submit to your own husbands, as to the lord.
:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
:28 Husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself.
In a tough situation in marriage always put God first and seek his face, never make rash decisions or act on your emotions. Our emotions can change day to day based upon many circumstances so we should never decide we are not happy simply because we feel sad one day to the next.
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