Below is an exchange between myself and another pastor on my post: “Divorce is not sin.” It is shared with permission from Bruce. David, Good morning and thank you for sharing your thoughts, spoken out of your own pain and theological wrestling. I have some follow-up questions for you to ponder as you continue to … Continue reading “Pastor Exchange on “Divorce is not sin.””
Category: Theology of divorce
Buffet of Bad Options
“‘If a man is found lying with a married woman, then both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.” -Deuteronomy 22:22, NASB. While much is made of God’s proclamation of hating divorce in Malachi 2:16, I fear that many … Continue reading “Buffet of Bad Options”
Mrs. Divorce Minister Speaks
Guest post from my wife today. Good stuff! Here you go: Pain is something that we all feel. It’s also something that we seem to try so desperately to avoid. Pain sucks. Yes. We all understand that. Yet the pain we go through is also the key piece when it comes to ministry, … Continue reading “Mrs. Divorce Minister Speaks”
Adultery Is Downright Demonic!
“You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” – John 8:44, NASB. If … Continue reading “Adultery Is Downright Demonic!”
Pondering Point: Divorce and Adultery
Pondering Point: Divorce and Adultery Why is divorcing after adultery treated as more shameful in some Christian communities than actually committing adultery? This is not Biblical (see Matthew 19).
Divorce is not sin.
False Assumption: Divorce is sin. Where to begin? I think I will begin with Jesus’ words about the Pharisees and Scribes. He says in Matthew 23:4 about them: “For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers” (NKJV). … Continue reading “Divorce is not sin.”
Welcome To Divorce Minister
Not in a million years did I imagine that I would be hit with the dual freight train of my former spouse’s infidelities and divorce of me.Yet that is now part of my story.My scars.Witnesses of my survival.Scars that may produce healing as scars are wont to do for those who follow in the Good … Continue reading “Welcome To Divorce Minister”