I’m reading this in light of a high profile situation (Doug Weiss and Joni Lamb’s remarriage) and also a close family member who, after cheating on her husband, blamed him for spiritual and emotional abuse that made her “have to cheat to get away” from her husband. Their family is shattered, 6 kids and some living in different homes. She…
I’m reading this in light of a high profile situation (Doug Weiss and Joni Lamb’s remarriage) and also a close family member who, after cheating on her husband, blamed him for spiritual and emotional abuse that made her “have to cheat to get away” from her husband. Their family is shattered, 6 kids and some living in different homes. She is not yet divorced, but has “remarried” a man who apparently (?) has now become a Christian, though he divorced his wife and left his own family for my family member.
She is constantly sending Bible verses to us all in a huge effort to excuse her behaviour and cast it in a spiritually correct light. For example, because my husband and I do not accept her new fake marriage or new fake husband, we are “casting the first stone” and not being loving or kind or Christ-like.
Thank you for studying through these verses and sharing your thoughts.
In my opinion, Christians are experts at finding a verse to support whatever it is they want to do. If they divorced and then fell in love with someone, they will see the text telling them remarriage is fine. If they stay married and struggle on, people will be quick to say no one should be re-marrying.
Life experience has taught me that sin will always find a covering and an excuse for itself. Sadly, Christian marriages are falling apart everywhere.
I’m reading this in light of a high profile situation (Doug Weiss and Joni Lamb’s remarriage) and also a close family member who, after cheating on her husband, blamed him for spiritual and emotional abuse that made her “have to cheat to get away” from her husband. Their family is shattered, 6 kids and some living in different homes. She is not yet divorced, but has “remarried” a man who apparently (?) has now become a Christian, though he divorced his wife and left his own family for my family member.
She is constantly sending Bible verses to us all in a huge effort to excuse her behaviour and cast it in a spiritually correct light. For example, because my husband and I do not accept her new fake marriage or new fake husband, we are “casting the first stone” and not being loving or kind or Christ-like.
Thank you for studying through these verses and sharing your thoughts.
In my opinion, Christians are experts at finding a verse to support whatever it is they want to do. If they divorced and then fell in love with someone, they will see the text telling them remarriage is fine. If they stay married and struggle on, people will be quick to say no one should be re-marrying.
Life experience has taught me that sin will always find a covering and an excuse for itself. Sadly, Christian marriages are falling apart everywhere.
"In my opinion, Christians are experts at finding a verse to support whatever it is they want to do."
Yes, that can often be the case. We must pray for God's help always!