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Why God Hates Divorce Jan 14 2010
"I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel..." - Malachi 2:16a
God could not be clearer, He hates divorce. Scripture actually lists four specific reasons why He feels this way.
1. First, He observes that divorce so often springs from adultery - a complete violation of the marital bonds.
2. Secondly, He notes that divorce is sometimes the result of a man who deals treacherously with the wife of his youth - in other words, he casually trades her in for a newer model.
3. God hates divorce because it treats the sacred institution with contempt, as the couple disregards the covenant commitment they made before God.
4. But perhaps God's greatest reason for hating divorce is because of the harm it brings to children. The Scripture refers to "Godly offspring," and how difficult it is to have Godly offspring with the children of divorce. Why is this? Because these children have seen the most sacred human relationship trivialized and destroyed. They have been disillusioned. And what do children do when they are disillusioned? They become confused and angry, and they often blame God; even worse, they blame themselves.
Human nature tends to turn against God, rebel against God, and blame God for the sinfulness of man. The best way to have Godly offspring is to have Godly parents who believe it is worth the time and effort it will take to save their marriages.
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Yes, report it NevermindI couldn’t agree more about the statement ‘Why God hates divorce’ I come from a well balanced but poor family, my dear husband comes from a wealthy family but broken home. His parents divorced when he was 9, however his Mom sent him back to his Dad to rear and believe me his dear Dad did a wonderful job he was brought up with respect had a good education, he admits he had a bitter childhood growing up with one parent. We met in grade 8 [standard 6] and kept contact till the day we left school worked and got married. I couldn’t have wished for a better husband on the 30th January we will be married 39 years, we have had our ups and downs but we worked through it we are so happy. We had 1 son we sent him to the best schools he was brought up in a well balanced Christian home. He married in 1994 after a marriage of 11 years his wife wanted a divorce they have 2 beautiful children. We begged and pleaded and to no avail they didn’t want to reconcile or go for counselling our granddaughter was 9 and grandson 7 it broke our hearts in a million pieces I don’t think we could ever put the pieces together again. In the end our grandchildren are suffering because their mom has met up with a bad crowd she has remarried the poor children are so torn between 3 family’s their Mom their Dad and us the grandparents who often have to step in to settle disputes. To all the people out there before you even let the word DIVORCE leave your mouth sit down and think again, go to a Minister, Counselling, don’t give up there is help out there and especially when you have children. I’m not a counsellor I hope my comment makes sense !
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Yes, report it NevermindI heard Dr. Phil say yesterday "a child would rather come from a broken home than be in a broken home." I believe that's a lie of the enemy - "he comes to kill, steal and destroy" - especially families.
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Yes, report it NevermindJust curious. From what scriptures are the 3 points derived?
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Yes, report it NevermindWhile I don't disagree with any of Bryant's points, I think that it's more complex than a determination to save the marriage. What I am thinking of is the casual nature in which so many enter into marriage today. Many marriages are doomed from the beginning.
I think that the cornerstone of a lasting marriage is the seriousness which the parties bring to the marriage vows. God takes marriage very seriously and speaks much on it through Holy Scripture. He warns against marrying outside the faith. He included adultery in one of the Ten Commandments.
As Christians, we need to teach our young people that marriage is a holy covenant before God. Unfortunately, society is screaming a different message and it's wrecking a lot of lives.