Biblical Reasons for Divorce
Are there biblical reasons for divorce? Well, our God is not an evil God who simply hated divorce for the sake of hating it. Our God is a compassionate God, that is why he had created marriage in the first place.
If you are a Christian and you’re thinking of divorcing your spouse, please read on. Try to understand, in God’s perspective, why He had never allowed divorce in the first place.
Some people claims that God has not set a fine line for reasons for divorcing your spouse. They said that God has left some “gray areas” when in comes to divorce. Is this so? Well, in Malachi 2:16 it says “I hate divorce,” says the LORD God of Israel. Does this mean we are doomed to be with our spouse for the rest of our lives? Well, technically speaking, that is the vow that you have taken during your wedding…“for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part”
However, as I mentioned earlier, our God is a compassionate God. He does allow divorce to happen as long as it has to do with marital unfaithfulness. With the passage quoted above, a verse before it says “So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.” God does understand that once someone cheated, trust can never be regained. And a family without trust is no longer a family.
What are your reasons for thinking of divorcing your spouse? Has it to do with marital unfaithfulness? This is one of the grounds or reasons that God has given His people to make divorce legitimate in His eyes. Yes, you have read correctly, there are more than one reason the God will allow divorce.
It says in 1 Corinthians 7:12-13 “ If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.” The second Biblical reason for divorce is when your spouse is against your religious beliefs and has decided to divorce you.
Aside from these two passages mentioned, there are no other Biblical reasons for divorcing your spouse. You may be hurting and would really like to bail out, but as a child of God, we’re hoping that you will allow us to help you before you make such a big move.
Should evengelical pastors require couples they marry to recieve extensive pre-marital counseling and classes?
Question by activeinsixties: Should evengelical pastors require couples they marry to recieve extensive pre-marital counseling and classes?
Right now the divorce rate among Christians is nearly as high as for society in general, even though most Churches oppose divorce. It seems like requiring extensive premarital counseling and Bible study about marriage expectations would help prepare people for marriage and help reduce the divorce rate. Certainly Christians need to do whatever is possible reduce divorce, and it seems that this may help
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Answer by Happy
Yes!
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Don’t believe in divorce…. how to get through it as a Christian?
Question by beecharmer: Don’t believe in divorce…. how to get through it as a Christian?
Without going into a lot of details, my husband of fifteen years has been going through a lot since coming home from his last deployment. He left me and the kids over a year ago. We have been to counseling, etc. He thinks he wants a divorce now. I know if he is determined to go through with it, then I have no choice. My question is really geared towards Christians who have struggled with divorce when it’s against their personal beliefs. This is a belief we once shared. Any advice on how to get through it?
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Answer by J
You can’t make your husband stay with you. If he wants a divorce there is nothing you can do about it. You have done everything to make it right. You just have to pick up the pieces and move on. I dont think that God will look down on you because you tried everything. Im very sorry that your going through all this. Good luck
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Should I keep trying to save my marriage? My husband has filed for divorce and refuses counseling.?
Question by mystery: Should I keep trying to save my marriage? My husband has filed for divorce and refuses counseling.?
I have been praying daya nd night for a miracle, I have requested court ordered counseling, and the counseling will be done by the pastor and staff from my church, should I have jope that he will come to his senses? We were both raised in Christian homes and he has admitted to me that he knows that what he is doing is wrong and that he is just angry and hurt and hopefully he will come to his senses.
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Answer by nondescript
Praying is a waste of time. It sounds like you are trying to use your religious beliefs as a sledgehammer to get him to stay. This is probably because you don’t really want to address the real issues in your marriage.
Instead of trying to coerce him into listening to a pastor, try talking to him yourself. Lack of communication is the primary reason relationships fail.
It’s no wonder why atheists tend to have lower divorce rates.
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Wife wants to divorce me just because im not Christian?
Question by Super F1 Man: Wife wants to divorce me just because im not Christian?
Ive been married for about five years now and my wife recently has decided that she would like a divorce. Now I have never cheated on her
I dont verbally abuse her, I love her with all my heart. Im working and going to school full-time. The only reason my wife would like a divorce is simply because im not no longer Christian anymore. I dont like to go church anymore or really be Christ like if you would like to call it that, for reasons that I dont feel necessary to disclose. I have a drink of beer like maybe twice a month but not excessively. I curse here and there I must admit I slip up a lot. But other than that I dont really see whats wrong with what im doing so much that she just wants out. She says she doesnt like cursing so agreed to try my best to not curse. My wife wont listen to me or consider counseling, just nothing but threats of divorce, what can I do?
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Answer by Duff Man
She should of thought about that before she married you.
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Fall out of love should you divorce/christians answer
Question by The Joker: Fall out of love should you divorce/christians answer
My wife told me that she fall out of love with me, and she not trying to work on our marriage. We our both christians and attend church every sunday. She say i dont make her happy, before all this I was happy but now im not. I love my wife and want to make it workout. Is this a good reason to get a divorce? Is this a good reason for a husband and wife that our christians to have a divorce?
We went to counseling it didnt work, I want to try a different counselor but she dont want to attend.
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Answer by elvlayarvvi fEisty wife and mom
no, it’s not a good reason, my guess is she is lying and she has another man on the side =(…
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I’m a Christian, can I divorce? – I have been having anxiety attacks and no sleep for 4 months.?
Question by Devin: I’m a Christian, can I divorce? – I have been having anxiety attacks and no sleep for 4 months.?
I need help! I became a Christian when I was a little boy. I have always tried to lead a life for Christ, and be a good example to others. I dated a girl, the love of my life for almost 6 years on and off. On and off, because we would often mess up physically. We never had sex, but always felt so guilty for what we did do that it would make each of us if we should be together.
I finally gave her up after 6 years and pledged to live life correctly and Godly. I decided I’d rather be single than be in that sinful relationship. A couple months later, I met a girl who just knocked me off my feet. A couple months after we started dating, we were engaged. She was a very excitable person and totally got me all excited to get married. I went along with it. I was very excited at the time, but still am the kind of person that can get swayed easily. I also know that it takes two. Anyways, we made a very strong effort to not have a physical relationship before marriage and seemed to do it right.
We were married in August ’08, and by January I began to have major major anxiety attacks because this girl turned out to not be all she was cracked up to be. She gets extremely angry with me and holds on to me securely every moment of the day. She doesn’t like me seeing my friends and family because she’s afraid I’ll have more fun with them than I will with her. She was sexually abused by her father when she was young, hence the security issues. We weren’t able to have sex for 3 months when our marriage began.
Well because of her anger and her sexual issues, I found myself escaping to thoughts of my ex-girlfriend. It’s been four months, and I can’t help but think about anything except my ex-girlfriend. I have dreams and nightmares nightly telling me that I’m supposed to be with this other girl and that I made a horrible decision getting married.
These constant possessive thoughts have lead me to not treat my wife well. I haven’t been abusive or anything, but I just am so consumed that I can’t even talk to her. She left me a month ago. She doesn’t believe in divorce and nor do I, so we are getting counseling and are trying to reconcile all of this. The problem is, I still can’t get rid of the thoughts of this girl. She’s always in my dreams telling me I made a mistake and that she’s waiting for me (she is yet to begin dating someone else).
As a Christian, I know I am bound to the law that God has given us believers to live by. I also take very seriously the vows that I made. However, I can’t get past this girl in my head or my heart. I have taken this to God without much avail. Would the Lord forgive me if I let my wife go for health/mental reasons? Or even if I can’t sleep or get past this am I bound forever?
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Answer by diamonds24
Well the lord forgives everyone who repents so I’d say so. I mean come on if the lord can forgive pedophiles who cant he forgive? (although I don’t believe he actually does forgive them)
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