Well, now you are dealing with a higher standard. You went from a discussion about marriage within ancient Israelism, and here you are asking about New Testament Ecclesiastical order. Yet, to answer your question, the answer is no. Being the husband of one wife, means just that. Only married once. It’s also not about what we “think.” God doesn’t care what we think. He, has appointed apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors who teach. If they commit adultery while in their appointed office they were never appointed by God. They were simply man ordained. In
1 Timothy 3:2 other English translation interpret one wife as “faithful to his wife.” Like I’ve said in a number of different threads. A preacher who commits adultery is not only betraying his wife, but also his children, and his church family. This isn’t rocket science. Just good old logic. If a minister cheats on his wife, what stops him from cheating on all other oaths he makes before God? If he will blow up his own home, his own children, his own church family. What chance do we have? Let’s look just a little deeper here. This isn’t just about divorce. This is about a man holding an office of Spiritual leadership. What is going on in a preachers mind when he is committing the act of adultery? Explain that one?
It’s betrayal plain and simple.
If you had a child molester over the Sunday school, and he or she was caught. After years they were released from jail. They then went through rehabilitation, through counseling, and Spiritual restoration. Would you place them back over the nursery or Sunday school?
Bad police officers do not get put back on the street.
Like I said, this isn’t rocket science.
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