I just read this:
...a Christian conservative writes that the break-up of his marriage was a sad but "healthy new beginning for each of us in our own way." And he continues that he was called by faith like Abraham to leave the security of marriage to embark on a spiritual pilgrimage toward emotional authenticity.Is this sort of thinking acceptable? It bothers me. What do you think?
Another writes, "I hope my wife will never divorce me, because I love her with all my heart. But if one day she feels I am minimizing her or making her feel inferior or in any way standing in the light that she needs to become a person God meant her to be, I hope she'll be free to throw me out even if she's one hundred. There is something more important than our staying married, and it has to do with integrity, personhood, and purpose."
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I actually read this post soon after you published it, but needed some time to think about it.
Jesus tells us that our love for Him should be so great that in comparison, it's as if we hate our immediate family.
However, I believe marriage is a privilege with God at the center. And as a married couple, as we strive to grow closer to God, we grow closer to our spouse.
Husbands should be rooted in the Word to make good decisions and love his wife like Christ loved the chruch -- giving of himself daily. Wives should help husbands in this process.
Marrige is the joining together of two people. These examples you discuss here show two people who are still just two people. There doesnt' seem to be any togetherness or love or submission.
They only seem to be staying apart while using "growing closer to God" as an excuse. It's not that you're staying married just for the sake of staying married. It's a partnership and a relationship centered on God that should be there, but is completely lacking in these two examples.
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