Marry a divorcee and you commit adultery - SIN!

 

Condition for marriage vary and one has been discussed in an earlier page where the Bible talks of being unequally yoked with unbelievers. In this article I want to address the issue of marrying someone who has been in a wedlock before.

I have heard pastors say its okay to remarry when you have divorced someone. The condition of the previous partner having passed on is now ignored. However, The Bible has not changes and it says, ‘ ... anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery’ Matthew 5:32. General and obvious knowledge is that no one commits adultery individually, its takes two to commit this sin. If one is committing adultery, then the other should be doing the same. For any sin that is committed collectively, all the involved are in sin. Consider corruption for example, both the giver and the recipient are corrupt.

Note that anyone whose partner has passed on is free to marry anyone who is in the same situation or anyone who is not a divorce whose partner is still alive. Not until the partner is late that the living can start looking around.



It therefore is a must that you study the life of the person you want to marry before you commit. The sin applies whether you did it knowingly or unknowingly but at any time you come to know about the condition of your partner, you must make the right move. If it calls for nullifying your marriage, do so for the sake of saving your life from hell. I know this might come to you as a shock if you are in a marriage like this one.

Note that nothing of my own have I said but the Bible does.

　


How then do you pull out?

First and foremost, pray to God for direction. If you are true to yourself and to God, He will not allow you to stay in such a relationship, no matter the number of years you have been together. You can repent but once you do, you must not stay in sin. Whenever you repent, you mean that you will make every effort not to commit that particular sin again.

God will never compromise His standard for anyone. Don’t you therefore deceive yourself and think that God understands your situation and therefore you have to do nothing about your situation.

I recommend that you hear from God and not the your pastor because He might wrongly advise you, making you comfortable in sin. That pastor of yours does not love you when he fails to refer you to the unchanging word of God.