Marriage & Divorce
Martin Luther on Marriage & Divorce (From "A Compend of Luther’s Theology," page 194-196)
"God has done marriage the honor of putting it into the Fourth Commandment, immediately after the honor due to Him, and commands, "Thou shalt honor father and mother." Show me an honor in heaven or on earth apart from the honor of God, that can equal this honor! Neither the secular nor the spiritual estate has been so highly honored. And if God had given utterance to nothing more than this Fourth Commandment with reference to married life, men ought to have learned quite well from this Commandment that in God's sight there is no higher office, estate, condition and work (next to the Gospel which concerns God Himself) than the estate of marriage. —"To the Knights of the Teutonic Order," Works of Martin Luther, Vol. III, pp. 423 f." Read Complete Article
Marriage & Divorce (Remedies with Righteousness & Justice)
"Christian marriages and divorces in the United States are deficient and suffering according to the Word of Yahweh. In most cases, they resemble the marriages and divorces of unbelievers. Christian marriages should not be performed by the unbeliever but by wise believers, who will adhere to our Father’s Word. A marriage should require a detailed covenant, mutually agreed upon by both parties. Christian divorces should not be performed by the courts but by wise Christian men and women, who will be able to offer righteous and just counsel on these matters. A righteous and just divorce, performed by the Church, would bring healing to all parties that have been affected. This would remedy our present worldly wickedness performed by the courts today. As we will see, divorce is ordered by Yahweh to be performed by wise believers. The injustice performed on men by our courts in the case of divorce is causing men to cohabitate with women rather than to enter the institution of marriage. Christian marriage and divorce can be greatly improved if we follow our guiding Light, the Word of Life." Read Complete Article
Women, Wives and Yahweh
"There are a few difficult verses in Yahweh’s Word that have been used to constrain
Christian women, thereby restricting the performance of the Body of the Christ. Yahweh’s
will is that male and female build up the Church. Females, as a whole, in the natural
world have been restrained by the males because they are physically stronger. This male
domination hinders the mouth, hands and feet of Christ because half of the world’s
population is female. Yahweh does not look on the appearance of the outward man but on
the heart from which flow the issues of life. Some women readily accept their lower class
position thereby relieving themselves of certain undesirable responsibilities, while others
have been taught that their position in the Church is the will of Yahweh as illustrated by a
few verses. Other women, whose societies do not hinder them, have served Yahweh by
believing Yahweh’s Word and allowing Him to energize in them His fullness. These
women do not walk in the ordinary but in the extraordinary, exercising their supernatural
ability given to them by Yahweh. They are women of faith in whom Yahweh is well
pleased." Read Complete PDF Article
Withholding Sexual Intimacy from a Spouse (A Sin of Omission)
Sexual intimacy in a marriage is not an option, as many spouses believe but a commandment from Yahweh. The marriage covenant relationship is weakened or broken and in many cases destroyed because a spouse, for one reason or another, elects out of sexual intimacy with their companion. Their reasons may be justified in their sight but will never be justified in the sight of Yahweh. Rather it is recorded as sin on their record. The union of becoming one flesh, as Yahweh designed marriage to be, is interrupted, discontinued or destroyed when sexual intimacy is denied or withheld. The danger of this sin of omission is that it is not recognized as a sin but simply a spousal choice.
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