“If a man is discovered committing adultery, both he and the woman must die. In this way, you will purge Israel of such evil.” -Deuteronomy 22:22, NLT What Christians need to understand is that adultery is truly evil! This is not “second fiddle” to divorce. Adultery is the main event in the evil performance. This … Continue reading “It is evil!”
Author: Divorce Minister
Adultery and Divorce Are Spiritually Wounding.
Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united … Continue reading “Adultery and Divorce Are Spiritually Wounding.”
Alone, Adultery Causes Divorce!
And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery—unless his wife has been unfaithful. -Matthew 19:9, NLT It mystified me why good Christian pastors ever needed to hear more to the story of my marriage’s ending than verification that my ex-wife had committed adultery whereas I had remained sexually … Continue reading “Alone, Adultery Causes Divorce!”
Divorce: Assigning blame, why bother?
“For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.” -Isaiah 61:8, NLT When I was going through my ecclesiastical trial to keep my ministerial credentials, the question was raised over why my former denomination was so fixated … Continue reading “Divorce: Assigning blame, why bother?”
NOT the Christian Answer to Who Is Responsible for Cheating!
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. -I Corinthians 5:10, KJV When caught in marital infidelity, the Christian response to such actions is not to claim the devil or one’s … Continue reading “NOT the Christian Answer to Who Is Responsible for Cheating!”
Josh Duggar Saga: Blaming External Forces Isn’t Repentance
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. -Jeremiah 8:6, KJV News is flying that Joshua Duggar may be coming back to TLC. It is reported from a source … Continue reading “Josh Duggar Saga: Blaming External Forces Isn’t Repentance”
Our Awesome God Continues To Paint Beauty
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and … Continue reading “Our Awesome God Continues To Paint Beauty”
Signs of Real Repentance
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.” -Luke 19:8, KJV (quotation marks added) So, you think your cheater has hit rock bottom and is truly … Continue reading “Signs of Real Repentance”
Regarding Advice Coming From Cheater’s Family
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” -Matthew 7:5, NIV Some in-laws are truly godly and wise people who would never dream of giving critical advice to the victim of their family member’s adulterous betrayal(s). However, my personal … Continue reading “Regarding Advice Coming From Cheater’s Family”
Cheater-speak: “But I never intended to hurt you!”
“Sure, I cheated. But I never intended to hurt you.” -Cheater “Good” intentions do not magically make STDs go away. “Good” intentions do not magically make stolen money spent on OW/OM reappear. “Good” intentions do not magically make adultery okay. I chalk the “But I never intended to hurt you” sort of statement up to … Continue reading “Cheater-speak: “But I never intended to hurt you!””