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Victims of Adultery Jul 23 2010
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
Nothing devastates a home like adultery. If you are a victim of that sin you know the deep personal hurt it causes you. And the consequences are so severe that God has said that you may choose to end your marriage if you are the victim. He does give you that right.
If you are the spouse who has been sinned against, please also know this. There's no doubt that God desires reconciliation in your marriage. Reconciliation is difficult, requiring repentance on the part of the adulterer, as well as a supernatural forgiveness from the one who has been sinned against. Forgiving your spouse may be the most difficult thing you will ever do in your life. And it is impossible to do without the power of Jesus Christ.
Yes, divorce is your right. But know that the desire of the Lord is for marriages to be reconciled. It will take superhuman effort on your part and it will take years to build that trust again. But in the long run, for your marriage, for your children, and for you, it can be the right decision to make.
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Yes, report it NevermindWhat if you want to make the marriage work, the spouse who committed the adultery promises it won't happen again, yet continues to lie and be sneaky about things? What is the advice for this situation? that is currently what I am facing and I would like Biblical help
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Yes, report it NevermindLynn, it certainly sounds like he's not repentant about what he's done. If you've been willing to forgive and done all you can do to try to salvage the marriage, yet he's not changed his actions, I think that you could end the marriage without contradicting the teaching about marriage in the bible. I hope you're both in counseling. If not, and he's resistant to that, it gives you one more indication that he's not really interested in changing.
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Yes, report it NevermindThe whole point of Jesus becoming the sacraficial lamb is that people did not learn anything from using actual lambs.
Mark Twain said, "God made the monkey because he was so terribly disappointed with the human."
We are a despicable bunch, for sure.
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Yes, report it NevermindLets say there are 2 couples. One has been married for 20 years with 2 adolescent kids and the husband is only staying in it for them and the wife is not sexually aroused by her husband. The second couple has been married for 6 yrs. (both on their 2nd attempt). The husband in this couple has a sexual disfunction and the wife feels shes fallen out of love with him to due to financial and emotional familial stress. The husband from the first couple and the wife from the second couple were teenage bf/bg. They find each other after 25 yrs and the attraction between them never died emotionally, spiritually, and physically. The wife from couple B never stopped thinking, wondering, or loving the husband from couple A. What do the husband from couple A and the wife from couple B. They were both brought up in the same church and attended youth camps and choir together. The wife from couple B says she would never make him chose between her and his wife but is willing to wait for him. They both ask for God's forgiveness every day. These two long to be together. There is also almost 400 miles between them.
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Yes, report it NevermindI agree in how important it is to reconcile. In my case my children have been separated as she left our oldest child. She left me for a hoodlum on probation with alcohol and drug issues. She ignores the court order we agreed upon in partenting our children. She allows this man to do things in front of my son that is inappropiate. She left me pregnant with his child so that if she came back we'd still have him in the background as she is tied to him forever with his love child. Bill collector after bill collector calls for her as she has yet to change her address so they call here looking for her.
In my case divorce is the only solution I have as she made a terrible wreck of herself and I need to cut myself from her and these type of people she is with. Even if God opened her eyes and I forgave her I dont want the consequences and I dont want to suffer any more for her actions. It is not a hardness of heart I am seeking divorce as it is protection and peace of mind. Yes she would like to come home as she and others have insinuated but God slammed that door shut and shut it will have to remain. Thank you for this devotional as I agree with you concerning this. I think a one night affair this could happen but to run off and abandon one's family is totally inexcusable and must be dealt with.