Do you believe the innocent party in a situation

blueeyes · #1 05-13-2009, 08:31 AM

For the longest I understood and was taught if an innocent party is faced with divorce because of adultery then that person is released from the vows and free to remarry. Recently, I had a discussion with a minister and that was brought up. Now I feel confused about the matter. I just want to know the truth and what God thinks.

*AQuietPlace* · #2 05-13-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by blueeyes

For the longest I understood and was taught if an innocent party is faced with divorce because of adultery then that person is released from the vows and free to remarry. Recently, I had a discussion with a minister and that was brought up. Now I feel confused about the matter. I just want to know the truth and what God thinks.

Good luck with that! This is one of the most controversial subjects around.

To study it for yourself, look up the phrases 'no longer under bondage' and 'save for the cause of fornication'. That will get you started.

*AQuietPlace* · #3 05-13-2009, 11:03 AM

I do definitely believe in 'innocent party'. Yes, both people in a marriage have faults, they're human. But they also BOTH had the ability to choose adultery, but only ONE did, usually.

Some people want to say - 'Well, yeah, he committed adultery, but SHE....' ummm.... do you think HE was perfect??? And yet SHE didn't choose the devastating act of adultery to deal with the situation. Adultery can be avoided no matter HOW difficult the marriage situation is.

If one person walks away from the marriage, the other one is innocent of that act. Not a perfect human, but innocent of the 'crime' of severing the marriage.

I've seen a lot of good people married to some pretty rotten ones. When the rotten ones committed adultery, walked away, whatever... yes, the other party was 'innocent'.