Cheater-Speak: “I feel like God is calling me to….”
2 And he said, “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.” Genesis 22:2, KJV
Cheaters are engaging in self-deception when they decide God is calling them to divorce their faithful spouse.
God does not excuse divorce just so that we can chase another potential spouse. That sort of divorce is sin. This excuse using the story of Abraham being called to sacrifice Isaac is a sick perversion, in my opinion. It is a twisted “justification.”
Satan quotes Scripture, too.
Do not forget that.
Language about treating a marriage like Isaac is martyr language. It serves to provide the speaker a veneer of religious superiority in an act of abject treachery–namely discarding their wedding vows by jettisoning their faithful spouse.
Plus, they suggest by this explanation that they are on the same level as Abraham in the Bible.
Humble, I think not. If you have to sin to follow God’s instructions, I suggest whoever is directing you probably isn’t “God” but a “god.” That god isn’t a good one either.
God is not the author of evil and does not sin. He is incapable of directing us to sin as that would implicate Him in that sin.
It is basic theology. This also applies to abandoning one’s family and marrying one’s affair partner. God is not the author of that series of awful, wicked sins. As a final note, I do not think it is profitable to argue with a cheater stuck in this mindset. Their basic critical reasoning is captive to evil, in my opinion, by this point. They are just looking to excuse their sin with the hope of looking good. That is the purpose of that line.
It is not about being altruistic. Only a mind held captive by evil could think sinning is ever God-honoring!
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I found out several years later that the adultery partner of my ex, told my daughter in law that she believed God sent her to my ex when he needed her. My daughter in law was outraged, and told her that God does not send a woman to steal another woman’s husband. I have no doubt what my daughter in law told me was true. What his adultery partner was engaging in from my view was Blasphemy. I am glad my daughter in law didn’t accept that statement.
My ex not long after we were divorced and he married his adultery partner, moved to another city, joined a new church and then started going to school to be a preacher. He didn’t last long at the church because he tried to take over the church by arguing with the preacher about doing things his way, instead of what the preacher was doing. He was asked to leave. I don’t know of course, but I am going to go out on a limb and say the preacher had no idea of the history of my ex and his adultery with his new bride.
I found out several years later that the adultery partner of my ex, told my daughter in law that she believed God sent her to my ex when he needed her. My daughter in law was outraged, and told her that God does not send a woman to steal another woman’s husband. I have no doubt what my daughter in law told me was true. What his adultery partner was engaging in from my view was Blasphemy. I am glad my daughter in law didn’t accept that statement.
My ex not long after we were divorced and he married his adultery partner, moved to another city, joined a new church and then started going to school to be a preacher. He didn’t last long at the church because he tried to take over the church by arguing with the preacher about doing things his way, instead of what the preacher was doing. He was asked to leave. I don’t know of course, but I am going to go out on a limb and say the preacher had no idea of the history of my ex and his adultery with his new bride.