How do Christians reconcile divorce with Christ’s denouncement of it?
Question by Cool Dude: How do Christians reconcile divorce with Christ’s denouncement of it?
In both Matthew and Mark, Jesus specifically calls re-marriage after divorce adultery. There’s not much Jesus was specific about, but He didn’t seem to leave any room for doubt here. He even pointedly contradicted Moses for having provided for divorce. How can you be a Christian and yet accept divorce?
And would the approach of having the Pope or the civil courts annul the first marriage be acceptable to Jesus?
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Answer by severtsons
Matthew 5:32
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.
Jesus ALLOWED divorce on the grounds of unfaithfulness of a spouse
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Yet divorce remarriage is forgiven for the saved believer, since all sins are forgiven for the saved believer. All saved believers are still sinners.
The truth about Jesus is that the only way to be saved and to get into heaven and avoid being sent to eternal hell, is by believing in faith alone that Jesus, who is God, died for our sins on the cross and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Believe this and you will be in heaven, no matter what!
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But Matthew qualifies this by saying ” Except for indifelity ”
Historically speaking it is believed Jesus was clamping down on his people because many were becoming too Romanized and the Romans would marry and divorce on the drop of a pin for economic or political advantages and there marriages could be up to half a dozen before they were done.
The Catholic church, of all Christian denominations has been the toughest on divorce. They try to prove that one or both of the partners made their vows under false pretenses or did not tell their partner they were gay, infertile, hiding from the law etc. Also with respect to Matthew, his point if there is repeated adultery.
Whether the churches like it or not, 50% of the wedding is civil and the chuch will not re-marry you until you have your civil divorce as well.
Jesus does mention to his church in a verse that whatsoever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven so I’d think the clergy would be ok with him on this.
Cheers,
Michael Kelly
A spouse who divorces on the basis of adultery and remarries has no sin..
Adultery is one of the leading causes of divorce..And that is between the one who commits adultery and God..