Divorce

Some Pharisees came and, trying to test him, they asked, “Does the Law allow a man to divorce his wife?” Jesus answered, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a divorce certificate and to divorce his wife.” Jesus said to them, “He wrote this commandment for you because of your unyielding hearts. At the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. Because of this, a man should leave his father and mother and be joined together with his wife, and the two will be one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, humans must not pull apart what God has put together.” Inside the house, the disciples asked him again about this. He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if a wife divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” People were bringing children to Jesus so that he would bless them. But the disciples scolded them. When Jesus saw this, he grew angry and said to them, “Allow the children to come to me. Don’t forbid them, because God’s kingdom belongs to people like these children. I assure you that whoever doesn’t welcome God’s kingdom like a child will never enter it.” Then he hugged the children and blessed them. (Mark 10:2-16, CEB)

You know Jesus plainly says here is you are divorced and remarried you commit adultery. You know you sin and can own it.

I have preached that. Because it is there in black and white. We are all sinners and honestly, we don’t want anyone else to know our sins, but if you are divorced and remarried you know and the world knows you are an adulterer. So own it.

Notice Jesus doesn’t say divorce is a sin. Divorce is allowable to get out of abusive relationships. God doesn’t want you to be in an abusive relationship. So get out. God also doesn’t want you to be alone. So own the sin of adultery. Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe in God’s grace even more boldly.

I know several people who are divorced and remarried more than once. It took them a few tries to find the right person. And that is ok. Everyone needs access to God and us saying that they messed up too many times is keeping them from God. We need to step back and work on our separation from God and help everyone see God’s love.

Show love in all you do.

Love like Jesus.

Loving People. Loving God.