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« on: December 06, 2024, 12:25:10 PM »
The real question for the church is how do we deal with those that have been divorced. Do we preach at them or do we minister to them. Remember, going through a divorce is a lot like loosing someone through death.
For sure we must minister to them, but according to the guidance of Scripture. Not by what we think man needs or wants. Remember God can do what is impossible for man to do. Who do we trust? God or man?
It looks like the church follow the guidance of man and science.
The real question is HOW do you minister to them? Do you minister in LOVE, or do you look down your nose at them, and condemn them because they have been divorced? To many in the church do the latter, rather than the former. And, as a result, they are chased away from the church and are lost to Christ.
Divorcees needs love not condemnation. They are people hurt in our broken world. Yet the solution is not to remarry, but to remain single or to reconcile according to Scripture.
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« on: December 06, 2024, 12:22:29 PM »
You can’t correct a previously broken promise by breaking a current promise.
This is where Grace is so important. When God forgives, He forgives. He takes us right where we are and expects us to be godly from that point forward.
Where does forgiveness and reconciliation to your spouse feature in this? 1 Cor 7:11
You can forgive and be forgiven without remarrying
Again if the person has already remarried you can’t teach to divorce a second time to remarry the first
I know this is difficult and we cannot give blanket statements, but I knew of persons who have did it and are now reconciled and happy in their first marriage. To me the important part is to reconcile our actions to the commands of Jesus. I really have some difficulties reconciling the actions "approved" by the church speaking the blessing of God on marriages, while Jesus said such are adulterers. I do not see the justification of such actions. Just for the record I see a difference between divorce and remarriage. Sometimes divorce could be necessary, but the command of being single or be reconciled stays put imo.
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« on: December 05, 2024, 02:52:49 PM »
The real question for the church is how do we deal with those that have been divorced. Do we preach at them or do we minister to them. Remember, going through a divorce is a lot like loosing someone through death.
For sure we must minister to them, but according to the guidance of Scripture. Not by what we think man needs or wants. Remember God can do what is impossible for man to do. Who do we trust? God or man? It looks like the church follow the guidance of man and science.
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« on: December 05, 2024, 02:49:02 PM »
You can’t correct a previously broken promise by breaking a current promise.
This is where Grace is so important. When God forgives, He forgives. He takes us right where we are and expects us to be godly from that point forward.
Where does forgiveness and reconciliation to your spouse feature in this? 1 Cor 7:11
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« on: December 05, 2024, 10:36:47 AM »
Thank you all. I have asked Ferdi also to join us.
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« on: December 05, 2024, 10:35:48 AM »
Today most "christian marriages" will end in divorce and many will remarry. If we look at Scripture and the teachings of Jesus and Paul it seems that marriages were until death do us part and remarriage were by exception allowed.
In most churches today the teaching are very different than that of the Bible and many believers follow the teaching of the churches and not of the Bible.
We know Scripture teaches woe to those that cause someone to stumble and by teaching something contradictory to Scripture are churches not such a stumble block? Are we surprised that churches are in such a terrible state today, because of these teachings?
What are the consequences of these teachings on believers and society? The break up of families and all that follow this.
We know that all sin can be forgiven and divorce and remarriage are not the unpardonable sin, yet if you are remarried unbiblically, how can you ask for forgiveness but stay married? Luk 16:18
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« on: December 04, 2024, 03:30:08 AM »
Hi all my friends
It is so nice to discover this site this morning.
I could not wait to register.
Hope to have fellowship with all of you to the glory of God.
Greetings
Kalahari
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