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school would we try to send them to What is the wife’s chief role in marriage Is she to be first an assistant breadwinner and then a keeper of the home Or is she first to be a keeper of the home and assist as a breadwinner only if it does not interfere with her duties at home What about family devotions What about the responsibility of giving to God’s work What about the use of birth control measures etc., etc. By facing these questions before marriage, at least two goals will be realized. First, it will provide a forum for the examination of the spiritual sensitivities of each person. Two people may be convinced the other person is a child of God, but if agreement cannot be reached on these issues, there are serious doubts as to the advisability of marriage. To enter into the intimate, binding relationship of marriage with disagreements on these issues is exceedingly dangerous. The disagreements are sure to intensify during marriage. On the other hand, by honestly and openly facing these issues before marriage, a solid foundation can be laid for a happy, God-glorifying marriage. If there is honest agreement on these matters, both will enter into marriage secure in the knowledge that harmony will prevail. 48 What God hath joined together...
Chapter 10 SOME FINAL QUESTIONS We will consider some questions that arise in Christian circles. For example, when we become a Christian, old things have passed away and all things have become new. Does this imply that if I was divorced before I was saved, after I am saved I am a new creature and I am free to remarry What if I become saved after I have married a second time DIVORCE AND THE NEWLY SAVED A common assertion these days is that if we were divorced before we were saved, after we become saved we are free to remarry. This is based on the contention that saved people have become new creatures in Christ; old things have passed away and all things have become new. Is this teaching Biblical This teaching is quite unbiblical. First, it does not recognize that God’s laws apply to all mankind. For example, the commandments “thou shalt not kill” and “thou shalt not covet” apply to the unbeliever as well as to the believer. The difference is in the response to these commands. The true believer earnestly desires to be obedient to all of God’s commands, while the unbeliever pays little or no attention to these rules. The true believer knows that all of the commands of the Bible are to be obeyed. There is no statement of the Bible he would disregard. Therefore, if the Bible says he is not to remarry after divorce, then he will remain single. This is true whether he was divorced before or after he was saved. Second, becoming a new creature in Christ does not necessarily nullify the physical results of our sin. For example, a murderer is sentenced to the electric chair, and while waiting to be executed, he becomes saved. Because he is a child of God, he will never be threatened with hell for murder or for any other sin he committed. He now stands absolutely blameless before God. Does this mean that he can leave death row and avoid execution No, he must be executed for his crime unless he receives a pardon from the governor. The same is true of a drunkard. Because of his drunkenness, he is dying of liver disease. Then he becomes saved, and all of his sins, including drunkenness, have been covered by Christ’s blood. Does this mean that he will not die of liver disease Not necessarily. Normally, the effects of his drunkenness continue with him. Likewise, the man who has messed up his life because of divorce can be forgiven of the sin of divorce along with every other sin he has committed. When he becomes saved he can know that he will never have to answer to God for any of his sins. However, much of the impact of his sins remains with him. God’s laws concerning marriage and divorce still stand. Even if he becomes saved after he was divorced, God’s law prohibits remarriage while his former spouse lives. Therefore, he will remain single as God has commanded. Chapter 10 / Some Final Questions 49
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