The only reason God would aprove divorce is if the spouse was unfaithful. What about the women who have been physically abused? I can't imagine God would want a Christian woman to stay M to a non christian man who abused her. Does this mean she is not free to D and have the blessing of another M?

As I understand it, abuse IS one of the reasons for divorcing in the eyes of God. Someone correct me, but I'm pretty sure I read it here not long ago. I do know that no one here condones staying with an abusive partner, and we have many very religious posters.

It's called being unevenly yoked.

That's what it's called..unevenly yoked! I have decided to divorce and would not think God would want a woman to edure abuse. I could go cheat, but I think God would be less happy with that. Besides the next man I'm with will be the second man I have slept with, I do hope he will be the last.

I will take a year round campsite with a travel trailer on it. The cost is very reasonable next to housing. This will allow me time to clear my head, divorce and recover. I want to be able to afford my sports and traveling with the team so I will cut cost by living in a travel trailer while saving money for a new home...Least it comes furnished. Yes I plan on having my almost 16 y/o son come with me. I guess by the time he graduates school I will have divorced and recovered.

Of course, God doesn't want you to be abused. Thorned Rose says it so well: It's not Divorce God hates, so much as the sins that cause divorce. Abusing your spouse is cer4tainly breaking the one of the two charges Jesus left us with."Love the Lord, thy God, with all your heart." The second is like unto the first: Love thy neighbor as thyself. Beating up your spouse definitely violates the second.

Good luck.

yes, and "love your wife as christ loved the church"

mlhb

How do you know that your husband is a non-christian?

Are you applying the term because of the aleged abuse?

My own wife accused me of being non-christian when I tried to bust up her affair and refered to me as abusive when I confronted her with exposure.

I believe God only allows divorce in the case of unfaithfulness.

I'm not saying you need to stay in an unsafe home. However, I don't believe that abuse is biblical grounds for divorce. I do believe that separation, under the guidance of a pastor or counselor with the intention of reconciliation is a valid move.

If divorce is filed, I believe it should be by him, because he is not willing to come back and be your husband. I don't think a believer should file for divorce, ever.

However, I also believe God forgives those who have been betrayed and cannot forgive their unfaithful spouse, choosing divorce over forgiveness and reconciliation.

In Paul's 1 letter to the Church of Corinth, he addresses the issue of being unequally yoked. He tells believers not to marry one who is not a believer, but if they are already married, not to leave the unbeliever. In fact, he says if it pleases the unbeliever to live with the believing spouse, then the believer is NOT to divorce the unbelieving spouse.

So if one is already married, their belief is no longer an issue, as the command is clear, the believer is not to leave an unbeliever.

If you knew this, and chose to marry as a believer to an unbeliever, you don't correct the sin with another sin. I believe since the command in 1 Corinthians 7 here is clear, stay with the unbelieving spouse, to do otherwise would be sin.

Pariah....My H says church is a business, they only want money. It's a scam. Alleged abuse applies to your M. Mine is abuse. Sorry to hear about your W being unfaithful.

Enlighted_Ex....My H as a child was catholic, we married in a christian church as I'm not catholic. To my understanding when I was only 18 years old when we M, he was a believer. Over our M, H would say that the church is a scam, my parents forced me to go to church against my will, and so forth. So is my H a believer? He was baptized, made his first communion and confirmation. Made me believe he was. But if you ask him, he says...FORCED.

I am the one leaving. I recently agreed to a seperation (wanted a D) while working on the M. H wants the M and for me not to seperate. My H fear is becasue I'm attractive I will have many offers. I explained to H I'm not excepting offers and I'm working on this M while being seperated. And just for the record, I have never been unfaithful to my H, not even before M.

If the seperation proves to be a failure, and leaving him is sinful... I will sin rather than be abused again. God forgives sinners.