Quote:
Originally Posted by violet
quote=Pastor Gary
"12 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a Christian man has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. 13 And if a Christian woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. 14 For the Christian wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the Christian husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not have a godly influence, but now they are set apart for him. 15 (But if the husband or wife who isn't a Christian insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the Christian husband or wife is not required to stay with them, for God wants his children to live in peace.) 16 You wives must remember that your husbands might be converted because of you. And you husbands must remember that your wives might be converted because of you."
I thought adultery was the only Biblical grounds for divorce~
Or does this mean let the unbeliving spouse leave, but you don't divorce?
Hmmm..... |
Hi Violet!
No! To the best of my understanding, it does not mean let them go but don't divorce them! If an unbelieving wife or husband wants to end the marriage, it is not the responsibility of the believing spouse therefore, not divorcing them would only add to the the problem. The unbelieveing spose would probably enter into a relationship with someone else, so by not divorcing them, the believing spouse would be an unwilling party to adultery. My take on it, anyway...
Laura
