Posted on 05/27/2006 11:02:16 AM PDT by wagglebee
No-Fault Divorce...
BINGO!!!!! We have a Winner!!!!
Whenever you reward bad behavior you get more of it. Whenever you separate consequences from actions this is what you get. The only people who file on no fault grounds are the ones who are at fault.
While the Old Testament is full of people who violated God's Commandments, we also see that they were to some degree or another punished for it. And "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is certainly in there.
Even good christians sin.
Then youve bought the lie hook, line and sinker. The term "Christian" is only applied by the Bible to those that "do the will of My father", as Christ said. You can count out Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, etc etc. You will never get an honest answer from the media on this (which is where your source comes from).
Same here, but I wasn't worried since I don't own any of their funds.
Why does Exodus 21:10 & Deuteronomy 21:15-17 sound like a permission slip for polygamy? King David had quite a few wives too (note that he was punished for murdering Uriah, not for the other 4 wives), and he still is the one whose heart is closest to Jesus.
Why does a married man leave his family for a women with children. Why in the world would he want someone else's children? Very bizarre and it happens all the time. It reminds me of current Yankee Johnny Damon, he left his first wife with twins. Now is remarried and this bimbo is pregnant. Now he left the first one because she did not pay him all the attention he needed because she was busy with children. Now you mean to tell me he is going to be faithful to this pregnant one and stay with her and his new child? I don't thing so.
So you're saying the Mosaic law does not forbid adultery?
Could you find those references which allowed divorce and marriage to another while the wife was still alive?
Are you SURE she had no Biblical grounds for divorce? Do you have absolute knowledge of what went on in that house? Or are you ASSuming she had no Biblical grounds for divorce? Lots of nasty stuff happens behind closed doors, and just because a person goes to church a lot and says all the right words doesn't mean they're a real Christian. Maybe he's an abuser, maybe he's a philander, maybe he's just an all around scumbag... or maybe she's the problem. Some divorces are a good thing, because some people should have been left at the altar but their spouse doesn't find out until too late. Make sure you get the facts before you pass judgement, because if it turns out there was a Biblical reason going on behind closed doors one of the two of them is going to need support from every friend they've got.
I thought this was going to be a commentary on the departure of vacuum-tube amplifiers.
Can you find the verses where Christ allowed divorce for any reason EXCEPT for adultery?
Can you find any place that allows one to marry another while the divorced spouse is still alive?
Can you name someone who contemplated divorce in the NT but then didn't? What was divorce really considered by that person (what was his marital status when he thought of divorcing?)?
Didn't see the obvious as I scanned the posts:
CONTRACEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As soon as there was consequence free sex, that was the end of fidelity.
Dad didn't feel compelled to keep it at home.
When Mom got bored, she could mess around without fear of getting pregnant.
Then, as more women entered the workforce, there were a lot more distractions for all of the imperfections at home.
Christians are bound by the Word and their vows.
You must grow to understand that for which you are accountable.
Staying married but being apart (separation) would likely be acceptable.
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