Divorced and remarried preachers?

[Brucea]

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[Brucea]

But who are we to go drawing lines around what God has not drawn a line around? This is His business, not ours. What drawing a line means is that we want to present the best image to the world so they will think we have more than we do—so no divorcees on stage; you make us look bad.

Drawing lines is what Pharisees did and here’s what Jesus said about them: For they [Pharisees] bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do to be seen by men (Matt. 23.4-5).

The usual reaction to that is, “Well, we have to draw a line somewhere.” My response to that is, “Oh? How do you know? You haven’t tried mercy yet.”

Then I have the opportunity to quote my favorite verse, and one that encapsulates the Christian Gospel: “Mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2.13).

~Jim

Remember the weekdays and keep them holy, too.​

Amen Jim

 

[imperfectchristian]

But who are we to go drawing lines around what God has not drawn a line around? This is His business, not ours. What drawing a line means is that we want to present the best image to the world so they will think we have more than we do—so no divorcees on stage; you make us look bad.

Drawing lines is what Pharisees did and here’s what Jesus said about them: For they [Pharisees] bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do to be seen by men (Matt. 23.4-5).

The usual reaction to that is, “Well, we have to draw a line somewhere.” My response to that is, “Oh? How do you know? You haven’t tried mercy yet.”

Then I have the opportunity to quote my favorite verse, and one that encapsulates the Christian Gospel: “Mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2.13).

~Jim

Remember the weekdays and keep them holy, too.​

Honestly...I don't know anyone who lives up completely to the Biblical standard. Jesus focused in on hearts and motives.

1 Timothy 3

This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

 

[JimB]

There is no conclusive evidence to support that polygamy was a common practice among that group of people at that point in time.

Can you show me documented proof of this (that polygamy was not practiced in the first century world)? King Herod, for example, had ten wives, some of them at the same time (see here)!! He was a Jew and he was a polygamist.

~Jim

Remember the weekdays and keep them holy, too.​