So Dave. Are you a believer in OSAS I can't remember?
If "Gods law " is that marriage lasts until death...then every single Christian when backslidden or whatever is still heaven bound?
After all. " Marriage is until death"
God calls Himself Husband in the word. He talks about Israel's 'adultery' in the word.
FYI I do not agree with you on this subject. It is harsh and legalistic.
How can we just judge any given situation without knowing all the inner details of the reasons why.
You are a 'blanket statement' man.
I hope you own walk is perfect...it better be.
Ever looked at a young girl and lusted .
Are you really honestly forgiving to everyone..
You never ever blur the lines...
"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." Jesus Christ (John 14:15)
"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me." Jesus Christ (John 14:23-24)
"He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day." Jesus Christ (John 12:48)
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven [will enter]. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and [yet] it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell - and great was its fall." Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:21-27)
God incarnate, Jesus Christ, expresses the love, authority, importance, relevance, and impact of Lord Jesus' words!
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Jesus Christ (John 3:3)
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." Jesus Christ (John 3:5-8)
God incarnate, Jesus Christ, expresses that a person MUST be born of the Spirit to enter into the kingdom of God!
"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." Jesus Christ (John 6:29)
And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
When the disciples heard [this], they were very astonished and said, "Then who can be saved?"
And looking at [them] Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
(Matthew 19:23-26)
God incarnate, Jesus Christ, expresses a person faith/belief in Jesus whom the Father has sent is a work of God!
"I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged." Jesus Christ (John 16:7-11)
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, [but] you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." Jesus Christ (John 14:16-18)
God incarnate, Jesus Christ, expresses the ourpouring of God's Holy Spirit in us believers!
"But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." Jesus Christ (John 3:21)
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn [bushes] nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits." Jesus Christ (Matthew 7:15-20)
God incarnate, Jesus Christ, expresses that we believers exhibit fruit of the Spirit of God (not fruit of man), the fruit is consistent with the words of Lord Jesus the Anointed!
ByGrace, it is Lord Jesus Christ that stated:
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell. It was said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for [the] reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."
(Matthew 5:27-32)
So, ByGrace, you termed DaveL legalistic for citing the words of Jesus the Lord! DaveL did NOT attempt to persuade people with wrongful authority to revert to the Old Covenant which is obsolete because of the New Covenant in the Blood of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:20, Hebrews 8:13) which includes the words of Jesus - even those words recorded by the Apostle Matthew about divorce (Matthew 5:31-32)!
Butterfly, Jesus our Lord said divorce is permissible for unchastity; moreover, Jesus did NOT say that a person can remarry (scripture does indicate that upon the death of the spouse remarriage is A-OK). Based on what you wrote, I would say that your fruit exhibited is consistent with the words of Jesus. I am just a wretched sinner redeemed by a gracious Savior and God, Butterfly, and I do not mean this to be judgemental, rather, I hope you find it comforting!
stunnedbygrace, according to your posts in this thread, you seem to believe that abiding the words of Jesus equates to a "default back to the letter" (post #15 in this thread). Jesus the Lord expresses the value of abiding Jesus' words. Fruit of the Spirit of God is precisely that - the Holy Spirit's fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), and the Spirit of God is the revealer of meaning of scripture (2 Peter 1:20-21). Your posts seem to try to diminish the very words of Jesus Christ recorded by the Apostle Matthew about divorce (Matthew 5:31-32). Marriage is a picture of Christ and His Bride, and even this fact is spiritually discerned. A person who remarries after divorce is CLEARLY opposing the words of Jesus - not only is adultery sinful - not only is looking at a woman with lust for her committing adultery WITH her (notice the word "with" thus expressing that she is guilty of sin too - relating to modesty) - remarriage is sinful because it defiles that person's witness of the consumation of all things!