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Sunday, March 31, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Episode Extra: Divorce is not Kindness
One sentence in Episode 5 bothers me a little bit:
In most societies these days, there is no death penalty for infidelity. And indeed, the Bible makes it clear that divorce is really not a good first option, even in the case of adultery. Jesus said on several occasions, "...everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery." The apostle Paul wrote, "To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife."
That said, the Scripture does allow for divorces. My belief is that divorce should be a final option to end physical or mental abuse by one partner who refuses to stop. That said, the Bible uses marriage as a symbol of the relationship between Christ and the Church, so if both partners are fully willing to reconcile, it can become a beautiful picture of how loved each of us is by our Father God.
Divorce is not a kindness. Divorce rarely does more harm than good. If you feel yourself seriously considering that as an option, spend some time in prayer first, and please get some good solid counseling from a qualified Christian marriage counselor before you go that route.
For references to the Scriptures quoted above and for more Scriptures about Divorce and some great ones about Marriage too, visit our sister site, ScriptureMenu.com.
When Joseph found out his fiancee Mary was already pregnant before they were married, by the law he had a right to have her stoned to death, but he chose the way of kindness, expressed by giving her mercy: “And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.”The reason it bothers me is because I'm worried someone will think it means that in their situation getting a divorce would be a kindness. Certainly it was in this circumstance, but the reason it was in this situation is because the other option would be to stone Mary to death for infidelity. Joseph's kindness was that he was willing to put his own reputation on the line and let her live.
In most societies these days, there is no death penalty for infidelity. And indeed, the Bible makes it clear that divorce is really not a good first option, even in the case of adultery. Jesus said on several occasions, "...everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery." The apostle Paul wrote, "To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife."
That said, the Scripture does allow for divorces. My belief is that divorce should be a final option to end physical or mental abuse by one partner who refuses to stop. That said, the Bible uses marriage as a symbol of the relationship between Christ and the Church, so if both partners are fully willing to reconcile, it can become a beautiful picture of how loved each of us is by our Father God.
Divorce is not a kindness. Divorce rarely does more harm than good. If you feel yourself seriously considering that as an option, spend some time in prayer first, and please get some good solid counseling from a qualified Christian marriage counselor before you go that route.
For references to the Scriptures quoted above and for more Scriptures about Divorce and some great ones about Marriage too, visit our sister site, ScriptureMenu.com.
Friday, March 22, 2019
Episode Extra: Kindness Christmas Message
One Sunday last December, the student pastor at my church delivered the message in the adult service. The message was about Kindness! After the service I found her and said, "Did you know that I'm doing a podcast about the Fruit of the Spirit, and Kindness is coming up really soon?" I told her not to be surprised if she listened to the finished product and recognized some of it from her message! Watch her message below, and then see if you can find parts that I "borrowed" in the latest episode of The Word Go Project, "Kindness"!
You can find the latest episode of The Word Go Project at https://www.WordGoProject.com, or listen to it along with all of the previous episodes at https://podcast.WordGoProject.com!
You can find the latest episode of The Word Go Project at https://www.WordGoProject.com, or listen to it along with all of the previous episodes at https://podcast.WordGoProject.com!
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Season 1, Episode 5: Kindness
Season 1 of The Word Go Project is about the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.The three things we've chosen to talk about in this episode are:
- Kindness Takes Many Forms
- Simply Be Kind
- Kindness Walked Among Us
- Once Upon a Time
- Simply Be Kind
- Kindness Walked Among Us
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