But what the Bible says is that a minister of God must be blameless, husband of one wife. The Bible does not allow one to remarry. Rather it encourages both parties to reconcile. There is nothing like irreconcilable differences.
Citing Malachi 2:13-16, Matthew 19:1-9, I Corinthians 7:10, scriptures from the Bible, he says remarrying is not an option for any Christian but rather reconciliation. He adds that marriage is solemn, as the couple must know what they are going into, and sacred because God made it so, and serious because it is binding for life.
By Oluwatoyin Akinola & Onukwube Ofoelue
I think that they may be misinterpreting the Bible a little bit. God hates divorce, but does not disallow it. This topic was brought to Jesus Christ because Moses allowed divorce. Jesus told them that Moses allowed divorce because we were stubborn or they were stubborn. Divorce is allowed in the case of adultery and abuse. The one that has been offended is allowed to forgive should they choose.
The Minister of God must be blameless, there is no evidence that this particular minister was to be blamed for his marriage failure.
The minister of God is to be husband to one wife. There is no evidence here that this particular minister is married to more than one wife at a time.
I remember so many parts in the bible where men put away their wives. I remember King Solomon that built the temple with hundreds of wives and hundreds of concubines. King David had many wives also and Jesus Christ came from the lineage of King David as well as the lineage of prostitutes.
God understands. We are not encouraging divorce. Marriage must be held as sacred at all times. Ten years of waiting for his ex-wife was long enough and God understands that as well.
The minister should leave the church, join another tolerant church or set up his own. Let the mightier than thou judges in those redeemed churches keep their church. They are not God!
I don't see a bad thing in the Pastor remarrying. Since the Bible is for reference purpose; the book of Esther Chpt. 1 Vs 10 - 22. King Xerxes invited his Queen (Queen Vashti) but due to her selfish interest and pride, she refused to honour the invitation [Just like in the case of the said Minister's Wife]. Which made the King's Legal Advisers advised him to take another Queen in chapter 2 of Esther [Which the so called fellow Ministers of his would have advised him since they are using the Bible as point of reference].
In a nutshell, the wife's refusal to come back to him could be a way that God wants to use and uplift him, it is not as if God likes divorce but He removes whatever that would stop him from blessing His faithfuls, afterall God used Esther to kill Haman [Chapter 7 of Esther] in order to save His (God) people from Haman's evil plans, that was why He removed Queen Vashti from the palace and put Esther because Queen Vashti couldn't have carried out His (God) assignment... [This is not blasphemy]
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