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Originally Posted by Azure
The only reason I single them out is because of their stance against gay marriage. On the other hand they have no problem with divorce and remarriage. Remarriage of course being key.
Its hypocritical. And not merely just being human.
If you want to go by Bible standards, people will make mistakes all the time, born again or not. But to willingly live in sin(remarriage)....is a different story.
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When Moses introduced the letter of divorce to the Israelites its sole purpose was to allow for remarriage. There was no division of property or any other considerations. In a society without a police force and a very simple legal system any property a women possessed would be taken from her. Jesus said: "it was because of the hardness of man's heart that Moses introduced divorce". What he meant wasn't that men wouldn't stop pouting so he gave in. The problem was that men were ditching their wives which left them unprotected and impoverished. What made matters worse was that if she tried to enter into another relationship she could be accused of adultery. This left God with two options: force the man to keep his unwanted wife or command him to free her of the marriage covenant. Knowing what men are capable of God chose the latter.
The point is a lawful divorce in the Old Testament allowed for remarriage. The New Testament is no different; a lawful divorce(on the grounds of adultery) frees one for lawful remarriage. A unlawful divorce is a sin and any remarriage under those circumstances is sin.
The next question obviously becomes: What to do if you have entered into a marriage that was unlawful? Do you have to go back to your first marriage? Well according to Duet 24:4 the answer to the second question is that you can't go back. God considers that an abomination. The first question isn't so cut and dry. I do know from the original language(Greek) that the sin in remarriage isn't expressed as a continuous action but, a point in time. My thinking is that even if the vow was a sin to make, it is still a vow; You can't take it back. You can seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God but you are stuck in the bed you made for yourself.
I realize other Christian sects view marriage and divorce in a different light. Some rely on their sects traditions and others select only certain scriptures to try to use them as a means of security to protect marriages from divorce.
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Originally Posted by photon
How is getting remarried after a divorce any different from two gay people getting married?
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They're both are sins unless the first was a result of an unfaithful mate.