AVOID DIVORCE
After a significant discussion with religious leaders about how God
did not intend for people to be divorced, Jesus shared with His
apprentices "WHOEVER DIVORCES HIS WIFE AND
MARRIES SOMEONE ELSE COMMITS ADULTERY" [Mk
10:11 NL]{Mt 19:9}{Lk 16:18}. Yes, He also applied that to the
woman who divorces her husband and to the person who marries a
divorced person. In a society today where divorce is very common,
it would be nice to say it is not a sin but that would not be true. The
only comfort that can be given is to remind that like other sins such
as murder and theft, adultery as a result of divorce can be forgiven.
Reminder, it is always good to obey Jesus and pray daily
"FORGIVE US OUR SINS" [Lk 11:4]. In a parallel teaching on
divorce Jesus mentions the exclusion in cases of
"UNFAITHFULNESS" [Mt 19:9 GN]. Yes, if a spouse leaves for
another person that is valid but many marriages have successfully
survived a spouse being unfaithful and repenting. Do you try to
avoid sin?
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