Author	Thread: Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not?
DEEDEE72 View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 11 Apr, 2011 04:47 PM Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? I will post a response later.....Guys and Gals please feel free to post!! D. Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 12 Apr, 2011 01:13 PM Only if he divorced his ex for committing adultery! And of course if he is over her :) No woman can live with a shadow of another woman! Post Reply
bcpianogal View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 12 Apr, 2011 02:59 PM Debra, I think you were well justified in getting a divorce in those cases. The decision of whether or not to remarry would be between you and God. I will never condemn anyone for doing what they feel God has blessed. I know many Christian couples who have a background of divorce on one or both sides, and they are living fruitful lives for Christ. But for me personally, I still stand by what I said in my first post on this topic. (I'm actually surprised to see so many people agreeing with me, though!) Post Reply
bcpianogal View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 12 Apr, 2011 03:02 PM Hmm...let me re-phrase some of that: I will never condemn anyone for anything. That is not my place. But I will not even try to discourage someone from doing what they feel led by God to do! Post Reply
IaoKim View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 12 Apr, 2011 03:12 PM The short answer is yes but only if they were the innocent party in a biblical allowance for divorce. I think it is important to note that the guilty party in a Biblical allowance for divorce/remarriage is not allowed to remarry only the innocent party. I definitely agree with pcpianogal on this one. The Bible is clear that God hates divorce and that we are all called to forgive as Christ forgave us. People in our modern culture take marriage and divorce far too lightly! How horrible our testimony is to the world when there is virtually no difference between the Christian divorce rate and the secular divorce rate! The Bible outlines very few allowances for divorce. If someone divorces for reasons outside the Biblical allowances then remarriage is an act of adultery. While we are free in Christ, we are not free to abuse God's grace as a means to sin. It is tempting to say it is ok for people to remarry because it seems unfair especially for young couples who married young, divorced, and are now fated to be single the rest of their lives because of their mistake. I think this issue with marriage/divorce is a clear instance where we naturally suppress the truth in our unrighteousness. I have close friends in this very situation who have gone on to be remarried and as difficult as it was-- I told them I could not in good conscience support them in their decision. In the end we have to decide whether we are going to obey Christ even when it inconvenient to us or go our own way. Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 12 Apr, 2011 06:21 PM Yes...it is forgivable if it was a wrong reason. I would find out the history of anyone's past and how they are now, before making a judgment. Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 13 Apr, 2011 11:00 PM I am in agreement with pianogal and IaoKim. Unless it is the innocent party, in a Biblical divorce, remarriage is adultery. Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 15 Apr, 2011 08:55 PM Note that I'm not judging her on it. It's simply a personal preference. Post Reply
2lv4him View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 10 May, 2011 08:58 AM Well, Biblically there are 3 reason that a person can divorce. The first is certainly for fornication (Matt 19:7-9). But, there are 2 others...abandonment and death Abandonment �But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. (I Corinthians 7:15)� Death 1 Cor 7:8-9 "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I." "9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn." Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 10 May, 2011 12:03 PM Good post, 2lv4him. I want to discuss Matthew 19:9 though, it says: "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." (NIV2011) Firstly, this states that it is allowed to get divorced if sexual immorality has taken place. Secondly though, I want to ask; is it equally clear on the right to actually remarry? There are at least two different ways of understanding this verse when it comes to the second question. One way of seeing it is that the adultery justifies both divorce and subsequent remarriage (meaning that the part "and marries another woman" is subjugated to the first part. Another way of seeing it is, however, that both parts of the sentence are equal in standing, and hence that: Divorce without reason (adultery) and remarriage (in general) are two independent issues which qualifies for adultery. What is the most reasonable view here, (looking at the text)? Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a divorced person? Why or why not? Posted : 17 May, 2011 02:49 PM So then if a man was guilty of "divorce adultry",(as in he got divorced for reasons other than adultry or abandonment, and he remarried) he cannot be forgiven? I find it painful that this is even being discussed in any way other than that which would be with compassion and sympathy. There is just no way to really know what was in a person's heart and what they went through to bring them to a divorce. So, since it really is between them, our Father, the ex, and the current spouse our only responsibility is to love them as brethren. I think if someone will not date or marry a divorced person and they are at peace with that, I support this obedience to Scripture...UNLESS they judge others. Post Reply

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