Divorce and remarriage

[peter83]

Originally Posted by Originalist

Guess what, James and Peter? The Law observing Jesus NEVER renounced this edict in his JEWISH teaching on divorce and remarriage from the LAW! That means even though God will count these hardened Jewish men as adulterers for divorcing their innocent wives and marrying others, they CANNOT return to their former spouses even if they do repent of their adultery! And guess what else? They are STUCK in the second marriages and cannot leave those wives either. So how do they atone for their root sn of a hardened heart leading to adultery? By running to the cross of Calvary. This is what the Law does. It destroys our self-righteousness and leaves us naked before a holy God. That is the whole point of Jesus' words in Matthew 5 and 19. He is showing that the standard of the Law goes beyond the letter to the spirit, and leaves us in a hopeless state. Jesus is not saying to abandon your second wife.

New testament one who has been separated has two possibilities.
1) stay unmarried till the ex dies.
2) be reconciled to the ex husband/wife.
Keep in mind that Jesus told to the Jews that the only reason to divorce was Formication.
(that's what Deuteronomy quote was about ). And that was the debate between Jews , "if the husband can divorce his wife for any reason".
And Jesus told them the only reason is Formication.
(Like Joseph thought to do to Marry when he learnt she was already pregnant. That's Formication for it was before they married. Otherwise Adultery was never the reason for divorce, for it was punished to death.)

Anyway , there are many things we can speak about but there is not a subject to debate about. Church, thanks to God ,knows the Truth.
I please you to see aside any personal opinion and feelings and listen the sermon with an open and humble heart. Pray to your God to give you a confirmation if what is preached is truth and let Him saw you if you have any fault please.
I am like you and I do the same as you. The only thing I strive is to know and obey the Truth. I don't care if you or anyone else proves that I am wrong in something. That's the challenge and the point of strict holy spirit teaching. We may be surprised when we realize we fail to obey something but that's what will save us at the end!