okie, is that a permanent state, condition, or is it about making such a decision, and reasons not too....what happens if you do? Is one forever doomed?

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by sad_n_lonely:
<strong>okie, is that a permanent state, condition, or is it about making such a decision, and reasons not too....what happens if you do? Is one forever doomed?</strong><hr></blockquote><p>
I'll give you my understanding of it. Warning - I am not preaching, just telling you what I believe supported by the Bible. This is how I live. Jesus said even if you lust after another you commit adultery. You then also can commit adultery as the act. A remarriage (unless the remarriage is post-divorce due to adultery) is in the state of adultery - therefore constant.
What happens if you do? That has already been answered by my quoting of Proverbs 6.
Is one doomed forever? Anyone is doomed forever unless they repent and turn away from their sins. Even after repenting, the scars of sin remain. You settle for God's second best. I think people put minimal consideration into the severity of marriage. We have at least twenty years of preparation, education and introspection before we consider the act and yet we are driven mostly by our feelings. A person is ready to marry when they will not settle for anything less than what they envision their mate should be and when they know their mate will not compromise their walk with God.