What God Joined Together - Family Radio

So, too, those who insist on having their own way concerning divorce or
remarriage after divorce effectively are complaining that God’s way is too
severe and too harsh. They are insisting on having their own way.
Ancient Israel insisted on having its own way and as a result came under
God’s wrath. Can we expect God to treat any differently those who insist on
having their own way in important matters such as divorce and remarriage
Indeed, it is a very serious matter to contend with Almighty God!
Moreover, the idea that I can sin for as long as I like, and then, sometime
in the future I can repent at will and secure God’s grace, is entirely faulty and
does not recognize nor understand the nature of God’s grace.
Mankind is not the decision maker in salvation. Only Sovereign God
Himself decides who is to be saved. He comes to us commanding us to believe
in Christ as Savior, and He warns, “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great
salvation” (Hebrews 2:3) He exhorts, “make your calling and election sure”
(II Peter 1:10). He tells us in Psalm 51:17, “The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” He warns
that He resists the proud and gives grace to the humble (I Peter 5:5).
With such warnings and exhortations, how would anyone dare to
deliberately rebel against God in something as serious as divorce or
remarriage after divorce These are not sins that one slips into incidentally or
accidentally. These are sins that require deliberate planning and consistent
action over a period of considerable time. If one’s heart is rebellious and hard
enough today to commit such a sin, the probability is that this person is not
saved. Moreover, it is evidence that God is not even drawing him toward
salvation. If God is allowing him to engage in such rebellion today, what
assurance can he have that later God will deal kindly with him, and soften his
heart, and draw him to salvation
We may never presume upon the mercies of God. Today is the day of
salvation. No one has any guarantee or promise that he will even be alive
tomorrow. How then can he know that tomorrow he can make peace with God
To divorce or remarry after divorce, knowing that such action is contrary
to God’s will, is the most foolish and dangerous action anyone could take. The
only fulfilling way to live is in accordance with God’s laws. The best time to
begin living in accordance with God’s law is right now. May God give wisdom
to those who have even played with the idea of sinning now and repenting later.
HOW DID IT HAPPEN
The problem of unbiblical marriage and divorce is so serious and
catastrophic that we wonder how the church could have strayed so far from the
truth. Fifty years ago, it was only in the more rebellious elements of the
secular world that this sin was visible. Because the church would not even
countenance this sin, the secular world did not dare to go too deeply into sin
because the church is to some degree the conscience of the secular world.
Then, a dear lady comes along who was married to a man who was living
adulterously with other women. The church began to wonder: “Must this dear
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