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It might be grounds for separation and it might be grounds for divorce. It IS grounds for criminal prosecution and much prayer and trusting God that He can make all things new. But it still does not allow for remarriage, which is called "adultery" in the Bible unless the marriage ended due to death or adultery on the other person's part.

Oh and realize that most of these excuses...I mean arguments are for real honest abuse. Your wife not listening to you or not going to your church is not abuse.

 

Were you a good husband to her? Did you sacrificially love her as Christ loved the church? How much abuse has Christ taken from us and yet still stayed with us? I've counseled many women in abuse situations and in the majority of cases, they have stayed unless it was a physical abuse situation. In some cases of emotional abuse, there has been a time of separation and in one case that separation continues for a few years now. But they are not acceptable causes for divorce.

 

You've told us plenty and the bottom line is that no matter what, you should not be looking for another woman within weeks of your divorce being finalized. You messed up with the first marriage when people warned you not to get married but you went ahead and did it anyway. Now, unfortunately, you need to pay the price. Biblically, if you look at another woman, you are committing adultery. Stop going to dating sites and get right with God.

 

Let's say this one more time.

NO YOU CAN'T.

Matthew 19:9 "And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”"

You can take that argument up with God.

 

Keener or the Bible? Your choice. Both aren't right when they contradict. Actually, not even the Bible. Jesus. Jesus spoke the words I wrote. So it's Keener or Jesus. Choose wisely.

 

I do understand the reasoning. From the article I gathered that "unfaithful" can be taken to mean much more than adultery, therefore there are numerous reasons a divorce can be justified under Mark 10:11 (because Jesus did not mean "adultery" literally, but graphically). I don't necessarily agree with Keener, but I get his reasoning.

I am glad that you are not as stressed as you were. I know from the experience of a few friends that a bad marriage makes for a hard life. You know where I stand on divorce and remarriage, but you don't answer to me or anyone else on this board and I am in no way telling you how to live your life. So if you were to ask me if divorcing your wife was biblical, then the answer is no, it is not. If you asked me if it was biblical for you to date and perhaps remarry, then the answer is the same...no, it is not. But if you are asking me if you were free to divorce and are free to date, then the answer is of course you are. What ever you do here you are doing freely. I believe that this is why Peter cautions us to live our lives here in fear (because we call on Him as Father who judges impartially our deeds). So I have no right to tell you what to do, but as a friend I will simply say to remember that we are accountable for what we do during our time on this earth. You are not accountable to me or any other member here for how you live your life (but you are accountable). And I wish you the best.

BTW, what book are you reading?

 

It's called a roommate. You don't need to buy a house - it's not a life requirement.

 

People have done it for thousands of years.

 

If living single all of your life is plain hell, then there is something wrong. A very wise pastor once taught us that if you can't be happy by yourself, you won't be happily married.