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Originally Posted by L8Gr8Apost8
Abuse is not a scriptural reason for divorce and/or remarriage. Biblically there isn't really any abuse unless it is the wife doing it to the husband...[...]
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
New Living Translation
And if a Christian woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
English Standard Version
If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
Originally Posted by L8Gr8Apost8
Abuse is not a scriptural reason for divorce and/or remarriage. Biblically there isn't really any abuse unless it is the wife doing it to the husband...[...]
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
New Living Translation
And if a Christian woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
English Standard Version
If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
That may be true, but there is no way I'd ever counsel a woman to remain in a home where she was being abused.
Why would you be counseling abused women? I thought you worked with computers.
He could be referring to a friend, coworker or relative. Whatever or whomever there are at least two Bible Believers who you, and i, have locked horns with on several issues who have stated plainly that they strongly oppose spousal abuse. Give credit where credit is due.
Originally Posted by Orion RulesOriginally Posted by L8Gr8Apost8
Abuse is not a scriptural reason for divorce and/or remarriage. Biblically there isn't really any abuse unless it is the wife doing it to the husband...[...]
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
New Living Translation
And if a Christian woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
English Standard Version
If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
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Originally Posted by BaptistFundie
That may be true, but there is no way I'd ever counsel a woman to remain in a home where she was being abused.
That's the way it's meant BaptistFundie, the word of God has been misused.
Imagine that, how many times has that scripture been misread?
Time to get the glasses out. Or put the glasses on.
Most obviously if he is abusing her he is not content living with her.
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