Divorce
“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery”
Matthew 5:31,32.
Here is a scripture that some people point to and say no divorce in any situation.
Jesus uses this it is believed to point out that the practices of the teachers of the law were wrong.
They would allow a man to divorce his wife if she displeased him even for something as simple as burning his food. This is not what God intended.
Paul writing to the Ephesians states,
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Ephesians 5:25.
Husbands are called to love and cherish their wives.
I’ve heard some ministers say a wife should stay with her husband even in an abusive situation this is totally wrong.
Look at what Paul says again.
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Ephesians 5:25.
A husband should give his entire life for his wife. Not abuse her.
Abuse in my opinion is violation of the marriage covenant. She is not his servant but his help mate. His equal partner under God.
Any man that abuses a woman is not a Christian. He is not living in accordance to scripture.
It is the place of a man to love his wife. The apostle Paul giving us a description of love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.”
1Corinthians 13:4-8a.
Corinthians 13:4-8 needs to be everyone’s definition of love. It should be the bench mark that we use when measuring if we truly love.
Think about it.
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