Christian Living

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These days sacred institution of marriages have become a joke. I will not talk about people, who live as partners. I recently, met a woman, who put a question to me when I told her that divorce is a sin.

Question


I do not know what to follow. Shall I follow God of Old Testament, who allowed divorce or shall I follow God who told us not to divorce in the New Testament? - I think that Jesus talked to Pharisees and Jews and not to the Christians


Isn't this wonderful, we don't even read Bible, yet we are full scholars on the Bible and its laws. It is on our own will to reject and accept God. Without reading the Bible, we use our assumptions.

Here is the Law of Divorce from the Old Testament

[qoute]"When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife" (Deut. 24:1.2).[/quote]

Now let us look at the Law of Divorce that Jesus gave in the New Testament


It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce. But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adultress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery (Mathew 5:31-32)


Did Jesus give a new law of divorce and remarriage? Absolutely not! The Law in the Book of Deuteronomy, clearly says that she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleaness in her and the Law in the New Testament says the similar thing except for marital unfaithfulness. Divorce is only considered in the extreme case of marital unfaithfulness.

However, when we say the Lord's Prayer, we ask God to forgive our sins the way we forgive sins of others. I believe that we must forgive each other for mistakes.

Both laws in the Old Testament and New Testament are same because both are given by Jesus Christ Himself. How can Jesus contradict or go back on His words?

I would urge all the people who are married, to take your vows, that you have made in the presence of God. You did not make promises to each other but you made promises to God. If you break them, then, you disregard, God's authority over your lives.

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