Biblical Solution to Spousal Abuse

There is a number that a woman rings when her husband abuses her, it is 911. The husband is required to submt to the laws of the country, his refusal required him to go to jail. She should then divorce him for abandonment.

 

1Cor. 7:10-16
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

She would be free to leave.

As for the Christian man who abuses his wife.......Ephesians 5:21-33 (he should pay special attention to verses 28 and 29.) If he is truley doing like he's suppost to be according to the Word, he shouldn't be abusing his wife.

BenW~ has a good advice there too!

 

I don't agree with society.

 

Eladar, no it should not have been put in bold. When I was pointing out that the woman can LEAVE! If a man isn't doing what the Lord tells him to do evidently its wrong....right? Read Ephesians 5:21-33 its right there.

BTW, You mentioned a man being a christian and beating his wife... someone better be asking him some questions, because if not for what it says in Eph.5...the word also clearly states to "love your neighbor"...who would be closer than a wife. Also it says "if a man hates his brother he is guilty of murder". Surely the word is not excluding the female gender from that?

BTW, your not trying to say its alright for a man to abuse his wife are you?

 

What I find interesting is that Jesus never asked a person if they were saved he just simply told them to come follow Him. If a man does not follow Christ I would certainly wonder about his salvation. How can a disobedient man follow Christ. It is impossible.

How can a man say he loves God and abuse his wife. The two cannot coexist.

 

God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.

-- Martin Luther, "Martin Luther--The Early Years," Christian History, no. 34.


There was a day when I died:

Died to George Mueller: to his tastes, his opinions, his preferences and his will.

Died to the world–its approval or censure.

Died to the approval or blame of even my brethren and friends.

Since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God.

 

Some don't have much if any common sense. They want a verse for everything. I simply cannot find one verse that tells me to use tiolet paper.

 

A man should NEVER hit his wife. Saved or unsaved. PERIOD.
Now that that is out of the way, let's get some perspective, shall we?

Should a man "take it" if he is being abused by his wife?
Should a man "take it" if he is physically hit in the face everytime he goes out to the street corner to witness of the saving Grace of Christ?

There are dozens of scenarios I could offer to illustrate my point.

2Ti 3:12
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

2Ti 2:11
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
10:If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

1Pe 2:19
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20:For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

1Pe 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

1Pe 3:14
But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15:But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16:¶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17:For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18:¶ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

1Pe 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
16:Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17:For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18:And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19:Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

Re 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.


That is ALL who will live godly SHALL suffer. Not just husbands, preachers, missionaries, children, sunday school teachers, or wives. ALL.

This is a hard saying but it is Scriptural. God is pleased when we suffer WRONGLY for Christ's sake.

"Be thou faithful unto death!

This goes against every sense of "fairness" in my being, but I am NOT God, and I cannot PLAY God either. You asked for Scripture. I gave it. It all applies.
Does a wife "suffer" under the iron fist of a cruel man? Sure she does. But what is the reward? Life now? OR a CROWN of Life later?
I guess a woman must choose. Hard one, you bet, but nevertheless, that is the choice. Please don't rail on me and call me insensitive or any of the other worldly epithets. Whenever you offer an excuse for a woman to flee, try applying it in Paul's case and see if it will fly, or in the case of a missionaries wife who is abused while her husband is out preaching, or any number of other ways we could suffer and still do it for the glory of God. Try it. Then see if your excuses are valid.
We are NOT here to save our own lives, but to GIVE them to God and trust God with them COMPLETELY.

In HIS service;
Jim

( I am truly sorry if this is hard. Nobody ever said living a pure and godly life is easy or safe.)

 

Post of the day my friend!

 

Ben is correct. Restraining order and then Jail.

In Jail the man might repent and become a real Christian as opposed to the fake Christian of example A or the blatant non-Christian of example B.

If he becomes real Christian she wins a good husband.

If he stayes evil - she protects her children and keeps away from him. Indeed "he" has left her.

In Christ,

Bob