Does God allow Divorce Today?

In previous posts you have almost always quoted the KJV when you post scripture. This time I see you cherry-picked a modern translation that omits the critical phrase, "and be converted", as in:

"Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out..."

Kind of funny that Sixteen-Eighty-Nine-Dave needs to pick up a modern translation from 2005 to find a verse to support his assertion.

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"the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases"

Why are you trying to place them under bondage, contrary to scripture?

 

All of these verses refer to "repentance unto salvation", or repentance as part of conversion. And only one refers to forgiveness of sins (as a part of salvation.)

Once you are saved you're done with "repentance unto salvation". Your mind has been changed about Jesus. You've repented of your unbelief. Your sins have been forgiven. Once and for all.

You are speaking of people repenting of sins committed against other people. You are saying that people cannot forgive other people unless they repent of whatever deed they've done. That's not in the Bible.

 

Yes, every sin I've committed since I was saved.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

 

How can God command someone to repent and not give the person that ability?

 

Confession of sin is a tacit acknowledgment of repentance. You can't realize you need to confess a sin without repenting of it. Repentance means a "change of mind". Therefore if one agrees that what they did was a sin they are changing their mind about it, they are repenting.

Do you think someone has to actually utter the word repent, as in, "Lord, I repent of my sin of lying to my spouse. Please forgive me."

If someone continues to commit the same sin over and over and over, then perhaps they didn't truly repent of it. Doesn't mean that God doesn't forgive them of the sin if they confess it.

 

I was simply treating you to your usual method of evading the issue by changing it with a question.

 

Yeah...I might be familiar with that verse about being In The Light.

Our sins are forgiven when we are justified by faith. This happens at the moment of conversion, when the Holy Spirit indwells us. Our sins are forgiven once and for all.

What you are espousing is a works doctrine--we must do something in order to be forgiven. It's all a part of your faulty Lordship Salvation doctrine.

Walking in the light is part of the ongoing process of sanctification.

 

Like Paul, I require a marriage to be made by God before it is something sacred to God.
If the unbeliever does not want to hear the gospel ... shake the dust off your feet and move on.
If the unbeliever wants to leave the phony marriage (one in which God's marriage covenent has been broken ... if it ever existed) then don't let the door hit them in the tush on the way out.

This was less of a problem under the Law of Moses ... most of the legitimate reasons for divorce were punishable by death, so the wronged party became a widow/widower rather than divorced.

I have broken up no marriages. I have slept with no ones wife. I have been faithful to my wife.
I am against you punishing victims with merciless LAWS. I am for a GRACE that can cover all sins and a GOD who forgives and restores and makes the last days better than the first.

 

Yes, but the death of Jesus covered that sin, the only unpardonable one is to reject Jesus to save you!