Divorced in the world, but divorced in God's eyes?

[Guest LadyC]

so, if a woman commits the sin of adultery.... according to your understanding of scripture, since she can not ever marry again, does that mean that this scripture does not apply to her?

Psalm 103:11-13 (New King James Version)

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,

So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

12 As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

or this one?

Isaiah 1:18 (King James Version)

18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

there are things that we will simply never comprehend this side of meeting face to face with God. what we do know, without a doubt, is that EVERY sin is forgivable, except for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. and once God has forgiven a sin, it is as if it had never happened. it is a clean slate. the sin of divorce, for someone who has repented, no longer exists in their record.

and if the sin has been both forgiven and wiped clean as though it had never existed, then that means that God won't ever come back later and say "but remember when?"

God's forgiveness is total and complete. what one has been forgiven for can never come back to haunt them. therefore, a person who has been divorced, and who has repented, is not forbidden from marrying again.

1 Corinthians 7:27-28a (King James Version)

27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned;

[wyguy]

10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

The Amplified Bible puts it more clearly..

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (Amplified Bible)

10 But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband.11 But if she does [separate from and divorce him], let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband. And [i charge] the husband [also] that he should not put away or divorce his wife.

The point is, she is still bound to her husband and should be reconciled to him, BUT she is free to divorce if there is adultery or abandonment by the unbelieving partner and is free to remarry if she wishes.

..to her original husband. Not a new one.

No. If her husband committed adultery, or if he was an unbeliever and abandoned her, she is free to marry another man. BUT, she is also free to forgive her husband for his adultery and remarry him. But as for the unbelieving one, the Bible says we are not to be yoked with them.

[Blien]

10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

The Amplified Bible puts it more clearly..

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (Amplified Bible)

10 But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband.11 But if she does [separate from and divorce him], let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband. And [i charge] the husband [also] that he should not put away or divorce his wife.

The point is, she is still bound to her husband and should be reconciled to him, BUT she is free to divorce if there is adultery or abandonment by the unbelieving partner and is free to remarry if she wishes.

..to her original husband. Not a new one.

You got your answer.

I knew it from the get go I just wanted someone to debate with me in case I'm missing anything.

[Blien]

so, if a woman commits the sin of adultery.... according to your understanding of scripture, since she can not ever marry again, does that mean that this scripture does not apply to her?

Psalm 103:11-13 (New King James Version)

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,

So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

12 As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

or this one?

Isaiah 1:18 (King James Version)

18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

there are things that we will simply never comprehend this side of meeting face to face with God. what we do know, without a doubt, is that EVERY sin is forgivable, except for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. and once God has forgiven a sin, it is as if it had never happened. it is a clean slate. the sin of divorce, for someone who has repented, no longer exists in their record.

and if the sin has been both forgiven and wiped clean as though it had never existed, then that means that God won't ever come back later and say "but remember when?"

God's forgiveness is total and complete. what one has been forgiven for can never come back to haunt them. therefore, a person who has been divorced, and who has repented, is not forbidden from marrying again.

1 Corinthians 7:27-28a (King James Version)

27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned;

Hi LadyC, my concern was never about sin in terms of a person's choice for divorce being forgivable or not. I was just wondering if a person gets divorced can they re-marry and if so with whom?

[Blien]

10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

The Amplified Bible puts it more clearly..

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (Amplified Bible)

10 But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband.11 But if she does [separate from and divorce him], let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband. And [i charge] the husband [also] that he should not put away or divorce his wife.

The point is, she is still bound to her husband and should be reconciled to him, BUT she is free to divorce if there is adultery or abandonment by the unbelieving partner and is free to remarry if she wishes.

..to her original husband. Not a new one.

No. If her husband committed adultery, or if he was an unbeliever and abandoned her, she is free to marry another man. BUT, she is also free to forgive her husband for his adultery and remarry him. But as for the unbelieving one, the Bible says we are not to be yoked with them.

Please show me where in the scripture it says she can marry another man?

[Blien]

wait

wait for?

[Guest LadyC]

blien, if the sin has been forgiven and wiped clean, then it doesn't matter whom she remarries. the issue isn't one of remarriage at all. it's one of repentance.

if there is no repentance, she is guilty and cannot remarry. and i'm not talking about lip-service style repentance. God sees the heart. if repentance is there, she's forgiven, right?

God loves His children. once He has forgiven them, He does not continue to punish them for the rest of their natural born lives

[Blien]

blien, if the sin has been forgiven and wiped clean, then it doesn't matter whom she remarries. the issue isn't one of remarriage at all. it's one of repentance.

if there is no repentance, she is guilty and cannot remarry. and i'm not talking about lip-service style repentance. God sees the heart. if repentance is there, she's forgiven, right?

God loves His children. once He has forgiven them, He does not continue to punish them for the rest of their natural born lives

That's a good point, I can see that.. but how do you reconcile 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 - that's what is seriously bothering me? I mean it is in the new testament...?

[Guest LadyC]

by the way, once a person has been forgiven, and the sin no longer exists, then it is only our human reasoning that considers any forthcoming marriage to be a "remarriage". in the eyes of God, it is simply a marriage.

and for those who want scripture to back up what i just said, i provided it in my previous post. the ones from psalm, isaiah, and 1 corinthians.

besides, why should this be a matter of debate? not accusing anyone here, just pointing out that this is a topic that is frequently debated here, and it is never edifying to the body of Christ. it generally degrades into a battle between those who accuse others of living in constant sin, and those who defend the grace in which they stand...

[wyguy]

10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

The Amplified Bible puts it more clearly..

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (Amplified Bible)

10 But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband.11 But if she does [separate from and divorce him], let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband. And [i charge] the husband [also] that he should not put away or divorce his wife.

The point is, she is still bound to her husband and should be reconciled to him, BUT she is free to divorce if there is adultery or abandonment by the unbelieving partner and is free to remarry if she wishes.

..to her original husband. Not a new one.

No. If her husband committed adultery, or if he was an unbeliever and abandoned her, she is free to marry another man. BUT, she is also free to forgive her husband for his adultery and remarry him. But as for the unbelieving one, the Bible says we are not to be yoked with them.

Please show me where in the scripture it says she can marry another man?

Well, for example, as the scripture example I gave earlier says: