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Is it a Christian Sin to Get Divorced?
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Sep 22, 2025 06:23AM
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Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now
Steve wrote: "Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now"What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way around?
Hazel wrote: "Steve wrote: "Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now"
What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way around?"
That's a sin and he should turn to God and repent, but you can't solve sin with more sin
What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way around?"
That's a sin and he should turn to God and repent, but you can't solve sin with more sin
Steve wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Steve wrote: "Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now"What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way around?"
That..."
But then it's a toxic relationship, just because he repents doesn't make him any better of a husband. At the end of the day he cheated.
{Star} Tella ver~ wrote: "Steve wrote: "Hazel wrote: "Steve wrote: "Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now"
What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way ..."
If God didn't want them together he shouldn't have made them fall in love
What if the husband cheated on the wife, or the other way ..."
If God didn't want them together he shouldn't have made them fall in love
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I'm not rly religious, so this is just a genuine question - what if someone is in a toxic/unsafe marriage? Would it still be considered a sin?
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what if the husband is beating the wife? or the wife is cheating on the husband? (I'm using straight marriages as examples because most Christians condemn non-straight marriages anyway)
its not the people involved in the marriage's fault it didnt work out. should people be miserable for the rest of their lives instead of getting a divorce bc its a sin?
what about the kids involved if there are any?
I think it depends, you probably shouldn't rush into marriage if you aren't sure, which would help to avoid divorces, but if someone is cheating on their spouse or they are abusive then....
Sage wrote: "Steve wrote: "Yes it's a sin. You fell in love, that was God's intention. You cannot betray your husband now"what if the husband is beating the wife? or the wife is cheating on the husband? (I'm ..."
the Bible says "what God has joined together, let not man put asunder"
so marriage is extremely important to God and He values commitmentthe only exception i can think of is abuse or possible unrepentant unfaithfulness
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what if the husband is beating the wife? or the wife is cheating on the h..."
i don't see how a god affects who you choose to marry
well isnt this topic about Christians so of course we believe God is in control and sovereign
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I think that there in a case of abusive, unfaithfulness, etc. then they have the right to have a legal separation but not a divorce because marriage is forever because like Faith said, ""what God has joined together, let not man put asunder". That person is your spouse until either one of you dies or until Christ comes, and nothing can change that. So I'd say get a separation but not a divorce because divorce is man's way of breaking what God has put together.
As a Christian, I believe that God created the world and didn't just leave it alone. He orchestrates events in our lives. Obviously, we have free will and can pretty much do what we want, but God knows everything
Faith wrote: "As a Christian, I believe that God created the world and didn't just leave it alone. He orchestrates events in our lives. Obviously, we have free will and can pretty much do what we want, but God ..."
If he knows everything why would he put together a couple who would in the end fail?
We have free will and we are sinners. That's why marriages fail
Genuine questions:I see for the most part the Christians here say no divorce unless the cause of abuse or infidelity.
Does abuse include verbal abuse? What about potential abuse? Say your husband/wife is a drunkard and you're scared she/he might hurt the kids. Is divorce acceptable then?
I saw Syd say that if someone cheats and is truly sorry about it, no divorce. Personally if my husband or wife cheats it will be a divorce because i dont condone cheating. But i think everyone's boundaries are different. For example, one couple might think flirting is cheating or flirting multiple times is cheating, but another couple thinks flirting is just platonic, or maybe they have to flirt for their job and so its allowed in their relationship.
Anyway, for the actual question, what if there has been no infidelity, no abuse towards the partners, but they fight and argue all the time, and they have children. What would be the best course of action? I believe hearing your parents fight especially if its a heated argument, can be traumatizing or scary for a child. But on the other hand, divorce is also traumatizing, but less so. If the couple is endangering their child but their is no infidelity nor abuse, can there still be grounds for a divorce?
Also im not saying oh one fight get separated i mean like repeated fighting with a chance it could turn degrading or physical.
Faith wrote: "We have free will and we are sinners. That's why marriages fail"So God doesn't put couple together at all, its us and our free will?
Faith wrote: "TESSIE wrote: "Genuine questions:I see for the most part the Christians here say no divorce unless the cause of abuse or infidelity.
Does abuse include verbal abuse? What about potential abuse? Sa..."
Whats the difference between a divorce and separation? You've already separated, a divorce protects the victim, whomever that is, from relying or being relied on financially. In wisconsin, for example, there is a 'whats mine is yours' law where if you're married you dont own any possessions personally, they are both of yours. If you get a separation, you can be responsible for bills for things you aren't using. Or your bills can only get paid if someone else does it because your banks are also shared.
I think this is grounds for a divorce, not just a separation, especially if the couple doesn't plan on getting bzck together.
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I don’t think relationship issue has anything to do with god
Normally no, once you are married you should work it out together. If you are abused and it is unsafe to be married to this person, that is another thing.
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I don’t think it’s a sin but i feel that you should have some reason behind it. Like people fall out of love and there are abusive relationships and then there’s the people that get divorced tens of times for no reason. That’s where I draw the line.
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its not your line to draw but i guess i get it. like you mean if they have a little not physical fight?
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I’ve seen a lot saying that God does not approve, however I haven’t seen any bible verses I don’t think.
It depends on the context behind the divorce. It’s understandable if:
A spouse is abusive
A spouse seriously cheats
A spouse is a criminal and the other had no idea
The Bible speaks a lot about divorce:
Matthew 5:32
Mark 10:12
Malachi 2:16
in the catholic church its only not a sin to grt divorced if one of them or both of them did not mean the vows when they got married
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It’s understandable if:
A spouse is abusive
A spouse seriously cheats
A spouse is a criminal and the other had no idea
The Bible speaks a lot about d..."
How do we determine whether the divorce was due to those factors or others? It can be difficult to prove the existence of abuse, and people can lie.
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