And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce….
-Jeremiah 3:8a, KJV
What I find curious in cases with adultery is how the Christian community is so quick to press against the faithful spouse choosing divorce as if this was a rash decision.
The elephant in the room is how adultery really was a failure of impulse control on the part of the cheater. This sort of impulsiveness gets a pass, though. Just don’t divorce!
I honestly do not know a faithful spouse who approaches divorce rashly or impulsively. They usually agonize over this decision.
The ones really needing the lecture about rash, impulsive decision-making are cheaters.
They are the ones who have foolishly thrown away a secure family for the passing pleasure of sin. These are the people with the greatest need for sound decision-making as they have demonstrated the opposite most recently.
Agreed 👍
Although I was the faithful spouse, I chose to temporarily separate from my cheating and abusive husband. Nevertheless, he (my now ex-husband) responded by filing for divorce. SMH!