Divorce

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  • avatarDavid Derksen
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    Major Support for Divorce-WCF 1646 - Divorce Minister

    “Adultery or fornication, committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce, and after the divorce to marry another, as if the offending party were dead.” … Continue reading "Major Support for Divorce–WCF 1646"

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  • avatarEliezer Gonzalez
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    Unlimited: Teaching On Divorce | Good News Unlimited

    Jesus answered the Pharisees’ question about marriage. He said that Moses’ regulations allowing divorce was not God’s original intention. Jesus said that, “What God has joined together, let no one separate.” In apparently not allowing divorce, Jesus had thrown his disciples into quite some confusion. Didn’t Jesus allow any exceptions in which divorce was permitted? Throughout this whole discussion on marriage and divorce, it’s interesting to see how Jesus was especially concerned to protect and uplift women. In a culture that sought easy divorce, it was the women and the children who were the prime victims. They were the ones whom Jesus was protecting.

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  • avatarEliezer Gonzalez
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    Unlimited: God’s Intention For Marriage | Good News Unlimited

    Human relationships have always been one of the most difficult things for people to navigate. And it was like that in in Jesus’ time as well. The Pharisees had a question for Jesus about marriage and divorce. To understand what Jesus said here and in subsequent verses, you have to first understand the context. First, notice that this took place in “the region of Judaea and across the Jordan.” This is the region in which not too long ago, John the Baptist had been arrested and killed over what he had to say about marriage, adultery, and divorce. And Herod’s adulterous marriage was still a hot topic of conversation.

    3 min readMarriageDevotionalDivorceAdultery
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    Cheater-Speak: "We drifted apart." - Divorce Minister

    “We just drifted apart,” says Cheater. This is probably one of the lamer excuses a Cheater might give for their behavior. Like ships on the ocean of life, this metaphor suggests the tides of time simply separated the couple. In other words, the excuse serves to blame external circumstances. Is it possible to “drift apart” … Continue reading "Cheater-Speak: “We drifted apart.”"

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    Dear DM, What about porn use? - Divorce Minister

    Dear DM, It was a Godsend to come across your blog after as the evangelical Christian community’s biased view of divorce versus adultery is so prevalent, harsh, and unBiblical. Anyway, my current personal situation with marital infidelity is primarily related to decades of unrepentant porn use by my husband that has escalated over the years … Continue reading "Dear DM, What about porn use?"

    4 min readDivorceMarriageSinCouples
  • avatarDavid Derksen
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    Time for "new thing" - Divorce Minister

    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” -Isaiah 43:18-19a, NIV Sometimes the marriage is not fixable, and it comes time to focus on a new thing. A cheater who refuses to repent makes a marriage not fixable. It would be unwise to reinvest in a … Continue reading "Time for “new thing”"

    1 min readDivorceAdulteryRelationship Anxiety
  • avatarDavid Derksen
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    Contrast to the usual "Christian" resources - Divorce Minister

    While I am thankful for the help of some Christian resources in my dark season, I discovered most had an agenda apart from freely presenting the options. Most Christian resources–in my experience–are focused upon “saving the marriage.” This goal is pursued at the unacknowledged cost of the faithful spouse’s well-being. For these authors and pastors, … Continue reading "Contrast to the usual “Christian” resources"

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  • avatarFrank Walker
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    Soften Your Hard Heart this Valentine’s Day

    Posted by: Frank Walker LMFT | February 7, 2024 Soften Your Hard Heart this Valentine’s Day It’s that time of year again. This hardness of our hearts has caused us to have generations of children divorce where they do not know the true Biblical love of a man for a woman. Check out all his blogposts at walkertherapy.wordpress.com and check his YouTube channel “A Marriage Minute” @ Frank Walker LMFT http//youtube.com/c/FrankWalkerLMFT Frank has written several books that are available @ http://www.blurb.com/user/store/frankjwalker Frank is an artist with 31 years of teaching experience.

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    Spiritual Abuse and Cheating - Divorce Minister

    “What Is Spiritual Abuse? Any attempt to exert power and control over someone using religion, faith, or beliefs can be spiritual abuse.” –WebMD 7 “The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 8 But you … Continue reading "Spiritual Abuse and Cheating"

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    Speculating on why divorce is treated as worse - Divorce Minister

    The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. -Deuteronomy 28:13, NIV Why is divorce treated from the pulpit as worse than enduring unrepentant adultery in … Continue reading "Speculating on why divorce is treated as worse"

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