So we read about the divorce rate issue in the church, yes as said as it is,
it happens.
What do we do with the divorced? Sanctions? . . . Not really . . . The
question is a bit vague and does go begging. So what's the point? True there
are those in the church that have divorced for the sake of own safety, or
because of an erring spouse in the most server sense of an adultress action
.. . . Yet I think that the greener pasture syndrome enters into the picture
as well. Like those in the world outside of the church, divorce is just to
easy.
The only offices that i believe a divorced Christain should not be allowed
to are the offices of Bishop, or Pastor, and Evangelist might be iffy. And
yes I do believe in repentance, forgiveness and restoration, followed by a
time of proving ones self.
"Tom P" <t_h_om_as_p@iyahoo.com> wrote in message
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So at what point did adultery and divorce become so passive a sin in the
church; how can saved, blood bought christians justify such (those that
do
it) within the body of Christ (the Church) and go with business as
usual?
It seems the question goes begging.
I am well aware of the words of Jesus concerning adultery as recorded in
Mark 10:10, Luke 19:9, and Matthew 5:32 and 19:9, and those words seems
rather unequivocal.
What do you recommend the churches do to divorced Christians? What type of
sanctions do you believe the churches should impose on divorced
Christians?
Remember that Jesus also commanded, not suggested, not encouraged, but
commanded his followers to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give to
every
beggar, love our enemies, give to charity in secret, and come to terms
with
anyone we are involved in a legal dispute with before we go to court.
Yet,
the world is fully of starving, malnourished, and ill-clothed people while
good Christian church members grow fat and spend thousands of dollars a
year
on their wardrobes. How many Christians walk past the beggar? How many
good Bible believing Christians arbitrate their disputes in courts every
single day? And how many churches are parties to civil litigation? How
many churches publicize the lists of donors and amounts of their
donations?
How many good church going Christians accept awards and nominate others
for
honors for their charitable donations? Jesus never said these acts of
omission and commission were more sinful than divorce. Shouldn't those
Christians who commit these acts be sanctioned by the churches to the same
extent as the divorced?
Jesus also said rather unequivocally that rich people cannot enter the
Kingdom of God at Mark 10:25, Matthew 19:24, and Luke 18:25, and the words
of Jesus recorded in those verses are just as unequivocal as the passages
on
divorce I mentioned above. And since Jesus himself said that a rich
cannot
enter the Kingdom of Heaven, how can rich people be considered saved?
Do you suggest that rich Christians be treated the same as divorced
Christians? Jesus did not opine that one sin was greater than the other,
so
if the churches are going to sanction the divorced, the church should also
sanction the wealthy, shouldn't they?
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