This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. -Genesis 2:24, NLT “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’” And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves his … Continue reading “Adultery Disembowels A Marriage”
What Then Is This Bleating I Hear?
Sometimes God rejects those who decide to sin rather than obey. This includes, apparently, even those He initially chooses. It is clear from Scripture that our choices have consequences when we choose sin over obedience to God. Here is the classical story about how King Saul fell from God’s favor. I find it instructive in … Continue reading “What Then Is This Bleating I Hear?”
Giving Thanks
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. – I Thessalonians 5:16-18, ESV. As Thanksgiving draws near, I thought it may be good to reflect on God’s gifts to us even in the dark valleys of discovering adultery and experiencing divorce. This … Continue reading “Giving Thanks”
Abusing the Example of Hosea
When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.” – Hosea 1:2, NIV Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that … Continue reading “Abusing the Example of Hosea”
Be a Seed
“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.” Genesis 50:20 (NLT) Infidelity survivors have a lot to fight and it can certainly feel like the cards are stacked against you, that you’re being buried alive or … Continue reading “Be a Seed”
Compulsory Divorce For Adultery In New Testament Times
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast … Continue reading “Compulsory Divorce For Adultery In New Testament Times”
If the Bible is clear that we are not to tolerate adultery, why then all the pressure to tolerate it in Christian marriages?
If the Bible is clear that we are not to tolerate adultery, “You shall not commit adultery.” – Exodus 20:14 (repeated in Deuteronomy 5:18), ESV (Ten Commandments) “If a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.” – Leviticus 20:10, ESV “If a … Continue reading “If the Bible is clear that we are not to tolerate adultery, why then all the pressure to tolerate it in Christian marriages?”
Peace and Rest
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) Healing after some sort of … Continue reading “Peace and Rest”
Unrequited Love
“And then there’s another kind of love. The cruelest kind. One that almost kills it’s victims. It’s called “unrequited love.” I had never heard of the term “unrequited love” until I first saw The Holiday when it was released in 2006. I was watching tonight and the intro caught my attention in a new … Continue reading “Unrequited Love”
Righteousness as Breastplate
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. – 2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. … Continue reading “Righteousness as Breastplate”