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Mortarman - funny this thread popped up. I had a freind ask me last night to check here for a question she has.
She was married to a man that became violent - threatened her life - tried to kill her -etc. (btw - navy seal...)
She ran from it for many years, feared for her life, but remained faithful to the covenant. Two or three years ago they had a child. She now has another life to protect, and her XH was (edit)and is(end edit) still violent. Friends of theirs told her she should sleep with a gun. She sought counsel (at church) and eventually divorced him.
She has a friend that told her she can not re-marry according to scripture, but I think the "taking it to the church and the church ruling" issue applies here.
I am not sure how far she took it "to the church", and if the church ruled on him.
Does anyone want to weigh in on this issue?
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BK - thank you for your input. I really appreciate it.
Mortar - I would like to collect as many opions on this from a biblical perspective as possible. Have you a comment?
foundareason - the last time someone asked me for some advice "on behalf of someone else" it turned out that they were really asking for their own situation. Any chance this is really about you?
A couple of questions if I may. You may have already addressed these and I may have missed the answers, but if you wouldn't mind repeating, I would appreciate the answers as a help in guiding potential responses.
Is your friend a Christian?
Is her husband a Christian?
Are you "involved" with this woman?
They ARE divorced, so on what basis is the "church" (denomination unknown) telling her that she cannot remarry?
"Should not," "May not," and "Can not" are all different things. On what basis is "Can not" applied to forgiveness from God? "Can not" is a self-imposed restriction on God, BY God Himself and is perhaps better stated as "Will not." God has the ability, the capacity, to do anything He wills.
So what is it that forms the basis of
"a friend that told her she can not re-marry according to scripture?" Looking forward to hearing more about this situation.
God bless.
