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Maybe you have heard that it's ok if the other person commits adultery,  and maybe you have heard that in the bible it says that God granted Moses permission to give a certificate of divorce if their wife or husband committed adultery.  That doesn't mean it's ok with God for you to get a divorce, that just means that God allowed him to grant a divorce on those grounds.

Haven't you ever allowed something to go one way even though you weren't happy about it.  Maybe you don't want your kid to do something but because he complains and cries about it, you finally give in, but maybe you say "ONLY IF...",  and then you tell him or her the conditions, but you still aren't happy about it.

Divorce is not ok with God,  it's that simple.  Now we see some bible verses to back it up.

Malachi 2:16 "I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel  - NIV Version Bible - the King James version would say, For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away.  The NIV in this case puts it in better wording to understand.

Now we know he hates divorce,  let's move on to some more since some think it's ok if the other commits adultery.

Matthew 19:8 Jesus replied, Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.   This verse shows you that God does not want divorce, even for adultery, but only because the people were so stubborn, he let them have a divorce only for that reason, but he still hates divorce, but at least of you follow that rule, you aren't in serious trouble.

What about divorce if you are a Christian and you married someone that was not a Christian?  The Christian is not to get a divorce, you made a choice, a forever choice, but if the non-Christian is the one to leave, then the Christian is in the clear, you aren't under any penalty for what happened, but remember, you aren't supposed to marry someone that is not a Christian to begin with, but of course there are those who will pretend to be a Christian when they aren't and you are fooled, and sometimes you think you found the right person so why should religion matter.  Read the verses below.

1 Corinthians 7:15  But if the husband or wife who isn't a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the Christian husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.

Some more verses

1 Corinthians 7:10  But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.  Romans 7:2-3  For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.  So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man. 

Matthew 5:32  But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.

Matthew 19:6  So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 

Now you would think that violence is worse than adultery, so why doesn't it say in cases of wife beating or husband beating that divorce would be ok or any other craziness that goes on in our modern society,  I would surely think divorce would be ok in those situations, but I'm not God and God says our ways aren't his ways.

In conclusion basically God hates divorce, bottom line, it's a forever thing with God and you know it when you get married.  You know the preacher says for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, that is a promise, an oath, a swearing into your new life, when you said I do.  That was between you and the one you married and God, and he wrote that down in his big book he keeps on his desk.

How about this,  let's say Christians are God's people, and of course they are,  and everyone else belongs to the devil, and according to the bible, they do.  Divorce among Christians is higher than any other group of people, now doesn't that make God look bad,  the devils people are following the rules better than God's own people. 

It's your choice, isn't that great about God, he gives you a choice, freedom to choose, right or wrong he won't stop you, he just writes down the rules and says follow me and waits to see if anyone will follow him, so if you don't choose to follow him then you can't complain when like a bad kid, you get a spanking.

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