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Admin	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 08:02 AM Hi. I have a rather conservative view on marriage, divorce, re-marriage, sex (when it is allowed) etc. but as I look through this site and forum I notice that there are quite a lot of views floating around. I wonder how people give biblical arguments and reasonings for their views and choices. Chapters like Matt 19 (and 5), 1Cor 7 (and 6), Eph 5 1Tim 3 and Heb 13:4 come to mind and should be relevant to look into. Post Reply
Hilltop View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 10:03 AM Curious how you look at John 4- 16 thru 19? This lady had 5 husbands and the one she was with was not her husband. Jesus didn't condemn her. He talked about living water. Post Reply
NoMoreHeartOfStone View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 12:21 PM The woman at the well at that time had no husband. She had been with 5 and the one she was with, the way I understand it is, she was exchanging sex for rent. He is calling her to repent of these thing as she was not saved. If she was saved in the beginning she would not have lived like this. He's calling her to repent and follow him. The living water. Right, he did not condemn her but he didn't condone her lifestyle either. Post Reply
View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 01:14 PM I must agree with "NoMore..." here. We find a similar situation in John 8:11. Post Reply
Hilltop View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 5 Mar, 2011 01:55 PM Or , let those without sin cast the first stone- Go and sin no more Post Reply
leipzig View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 04:58 AM Joh 8:11 Neither do I condemn thee - This is evidently to be taken in the sense of judicial condemnation, or of passing sentence as a magistrate, for this was what they had arraigned her for. It was not to obtain his opinion about adultery, but to obtain the condemnation of the woman. As he claimed no civil authority, he said that he did not exercise it, and should not condemn her to die. In this sense the word is used in the previous verse, and this is the only sense which the passage demands. Besides, what follows shows that this was his meaning. Go, and sin no more - You have sinned. You have been detected and accused. The sin is great. But I do not claim power to condemn you to die, and, as your accusers have left you, my direction to you is that you sin no more. This passage therefore teaches us: 1. that Jesus claimed no civil authority. 2. that he regarded the action of which they accused her as sin. 3. that he knew the hearts and lives of men. 4. that men are often very zealous in accusing others of that of which they themselves are guilty. And, 5. that Jesus was endowed with wonderful wisdom in meeting the devices of his enemies, and eluding their deep-laid plans to involve him in ruin. It should be added that this passage, together with the last verse of the preceding chapter, has been by many critics thought to be spurious. It is wanting in many of the ancient manuscripts and versions, and has been rejected by Erasmus, Calvin, Beza, Grotius, Wetstein, Tittman, Knapp, and many others. It is not easy to decide the question whether it be a genuine part of the New Testament or not. Some have supposed that it was not written by the evangelists, but was often related by them, and that after a time it was recorded and introduced by Papias into the sacred text. Post Reply
View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 08:30 AM Good and interesting answer Leipzig. Could you expand a little on your point Hilltop? Post Reply
r_irish View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 11:56 AM Hey y'all. I really need some biblical support/advice.... Both parents are Christians, however my father has been having an affair for a little under 6 months. He has no idea that we are all aware. I know I need to tackle this from a biblical angle....but I seem to have skirted round the subject for the past week to no avail.... Any help would be much appreciated! Rach Post Reply
View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 12:23 PM John 12:47 3:17 'Jesus did not come into the world to judge or condemn the world, but to save the world' Rach, Proverbs 15:29 James 5:16 Ephesians 6:12 The earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer of a righteous person makes tremendous power available, dynamic in its working. Pray, let God handle it. If you act without the direction of God you will be acting on your own. Post Reply
r_irish View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 12:48 PM Thank You. I have been praying about it for so long it seems as though my fathers faith is totally out the window now & I dont know what to do. My heart is saying hang in, but the rest of me is saying I want nothing to do with him..... Post Reply
View Profile History	Views on marriage, divorce etc. Posted : 6 Mar, 2011 01:17 PM As twosparrows has said, prayer is the key. Still, confronting a fellow Christian who is living in sin is important. But ask God for guidance regarding how and when, and that God will also work on your dad's heart. Post Reply

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