The Urban Specter

1 day ago

How is it a sin to re-marry, if your partner commits adultery? Jesus even gave an exception of a spouse being unfaithful as a reason for divorce. What verse I'm the Bible can you give to back up the statement, that it is wrong for the innocent party to re-marry after their spouse has been unfaithful?

Ken Billings

21 hours ago

Friend, divorce is permissable under certain circumstances. However, even when a divorce is permissable, that does not justify a remarriage. This link may help you understand about both the tolerance of permanent separation, and the sin of remarriage: https://www.hesedken.com/annulment/annul.html

The Urban Specter

10 hours ago

I would also challenge you to read Mathew 19 8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” So what he says is if you divorce and re-marry except for sexual immorality you commit adultery.

The Urban Specter

10 hours ago

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Ken, it seams you've made a big jump here without Biblical backing. The link you provided uses Mark 10:10 as it's reason to say remarriage is a sin. That is not what Jesus said, what he said was he who puts away his wife and re-marries commits adultery. He also said that he who puts his wife away for any reason(including to re-marry) commits adultery. Jesus said that in the case of fornication, however that it was ok to divorce and that would not be sin. How can you then say that it is a sin to re-marry, when Jesus it was ok to put away your wife for fornication? He doesn't go on to say but don't re-marry after that. Also, just to let you know, I am not trying to justify anything for myself as I am married and it is my first marriage. I just don't see any Biblical evidence that a re-marriage under to circumstance of fornication is sin when Jesus gave an exception in this case. Do you also think it is a sin to re-marry if your spouse dies?

Ken Billings

2 seconds ago

+The Urban Specter , you have a serious misperception. As I mentioned previously it is permissable to divorce under particular circumstances. The link I gave has other links also that explain the matter fully. One of those links is this: https://www.hesedken.com/clubsite/heres-12.html . On that page is given the reference to I Cor. 7:10, 11, which is explained well in my online commentary ( https://www.hesedken.com/new_testament_commentary/1_corinthians/7_10-11excomain.html ). The matter of marriage and its alternative of divorce are clearly identified: "And unto those who have married I charge, not I, but the Lord, a wife from the husband is not to be separated, let her abide unmarried, or be reconciled to the husband" (1 Cor. 7.10, 11). These two verses deal with people with people who are married, and his/her spouse is still living. Even though God encourages, commands, and warns a couple to have unity in marriage, he will allow divorce under certain circumstances. However, there is only one permissible alternative to divorce,--that is reconciliation to the spouse. Never, in the New Testament, will you find in any place, where God, or Jesus Christ, or the apostles condoned marriage to anyone other than a woman's living spouse. Such an act would constitute adultery: "It was said, that whosoever should put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorcement. But I say to you, that whosoever should put away his wife, except on account of fornication, he causes her to commit adultery, and whosoever should marry her who has been put away commits adultery" (Mt. 5.31, 32). See also (Mk. 10:11, 12). Furthermore, the Apostle Paul explained to male virgins that they are allowed to be married, but in the case they should be loosed--they should not seek a second marriage. ( https://www.hesedken.com/new_testament_commentary/1_corinthians/7_26-27illu-pg8.html ) I have attempted to help your understanding concerning the first issue. At the end of your comment you wandered off to another issue and stated, "Do you also think it is a sin to re-marry if your spouse dies?" Here is a link that will help you understand the difference between chaste widow marriage and remarriage--two different issues: https://www.hesedken.com/message_for_today/2010_Sept_2_chaste_widow.html . Simply see my commentary and links for other questions.