Divorce and remarriage

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On Sat, 12 Sep 1998 20:30:41 -0700 "Kirk's Mail" <kmoore@aa.net> writes:

>Matt 5:31-32
>31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give 
>her a
>writing of divorcement:
>32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving 
>for
>the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and 
>whosoever
>shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
>(KJV)

*Saving for the cause of fornication*.  Fornication- Consensual sexual
intercourse between two people not married to each other.

This means heterosexual or homosexual.  In my opinion, it also includes
child molestation since a child cannot consent.

>
>Matt 19:7-12
>7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of
>divorcement, and to put her away?
>8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts 
>suffered
>you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
>9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be 
>for
>fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso
>marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
>10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his 
>wife,
>it is not good to marry.
>11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save 
>they to
>whom it is given.
>12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's 
>womb:
>and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there 
>be
>eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of 
>heaven's
>sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
>(KJV)
>
Again, it says, except it be for fornication.

>Mark 10:4-12
>4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to 
>put
>her away.
>5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your 
>heart he
>wrote you this precept.
>6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and 
>female.
>7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave 
>to his
>wife;
>8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, 
>but one
>flesh.
>9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
>10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
>11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and 
>marry
>another, committeth adultery against her.
>12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to 
>another, she
>committeth adultery.
>(KJV)

The way I understand it, in the OT, if a woman did not "please" her
husband, he could put her away.  I think God said this for the protection
of women because it's better to not be married than to be married to
someone who hates you. ( My opinion, of course.)  In the NT, Jesus put
greater restrictions on divorce saying that except for the cause of
fornication it was not allowed.

>John 8:3-11
>3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in 
>adultery;
>and when they had set her in the midst,
>4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the 
>very
>act.
>5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but 
>what
>sayest thou?
>6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. 
>But
>Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though 
>he
>heard them not.
>7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said 
>unto
>them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at 
>her.
>8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
>9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, 
>went out
>one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was 
>left
>alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
>10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he 
>said
>unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned 
>thee?
>11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I 
>condemn
>thee: go, and sin no more.
>(KJV)

But where was the man caught with her?  The pharisees had a double
standard.  If the Lord would've said "Stone her" he would've fueled their
hypocrisy.
>
>Matt 6:12
>12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
>(KJV)

" Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke
him: and if he repent, forgive him." Luke 17:3  Even God does not forgive
until repentance has been done.  We must not be bitter toward those who
refuse to repent thereby being wrong ourselves.

>Luke 6:37-38
>37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall 
>not be
>condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

" Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement."
John 7:24

>2 Cor 2:7
>7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort 
>him, lest
>perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
>(KJV)

In this instance, the brother was repentant.

Lynne Yohnk

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