Bible Discussion Thread

someone living common-in-law and 2 children from the relationship and has not actually made marriage vows is it still considered what God has joined together.? Now is the woman free to leave her partner and go with another man? Is the new man breaking up what God put together?

Yes, the first man the woman and the new man, all three of them will be guilty of breaking the law of God.

Mark 10:8-9 KJV

And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. [9] What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Every binding in marriage is from God. To break what God has merged indeed is going against God's will. The first combination has children indicates that they had become "one flesh" in the eyes of God even though they were not given to marriage. As a result breaking the unity that led to bear children is sinning against God. Saying we were not engaged/not legally married is not an excuse.

Also the new man Leviticus 21:7

If you live in the USA, you can google your State's laws on it. Some states recognize it;

Others do not. It can't be treated as divorce until someone moves out of the house.

Since God created the first marriage with Adam and Eve, we have to observe His requirements to put away a "spouse".

1 Corinthians 7-9; Genesis 38:8;

Deu. 24:2-5, Hebrews 13:4; Jeremiah 3:14

My comment here, is if God can say 'I'm married to you'..then marriage (a covenant) between two parties is serious and binding. If you bend the rules because society says you can doesn't mean it's the best choice.

I say that because of how it hurts children to live the impermanence of life without one parent. I overheard one day a group of children call themselves, "divorced" kids. Five of them said, I'm divorced, and 1 kid said my parents are married. The 5 told him he was lucky.

Talk it over with your Pastor or the Pastors wife.