Originally Posted by
fuego
I state this with a little trepidation after already having been labeled a 'passive aggressive' for an innocent remark, but I am going to distill what I think Quest is saying.
Apologies for calling you passive aggressive. Was referring to the statement not your person
After stripping all the extraneous stuff away, and what I consider people responding to things Quest wasn't actually saying, this I think is the gist of it:
The Bible gives a couple of specific reasons for divorce.
We all agree
Any reason outside of that should be met with prayer and seeking God.
No she believes that no other reason is allowed. We believe the above not Quest..
One should not necessarily stay physically with a spouse who is physically or mentally abusive. I see where Quest has specifically say separate from them and did not advocate staying around to be beat.
In other words, one can separate from their spouse without divorcing them from the get-go. Separate and spend time in prayer and fasting for direction, and for the spouse that is doing the abusing. God can change them.
Yeah after many pages she did concede that point but in any case Dont think anybody disagrees with this premise. problem though is does not pass the biblical litmus test which Quest herself set as it pertains to divorce in general
No relationship is unsalvageable when God is involved. If God tells us to act a certain way toward our enemies, then how much more toward those we love or at least supposedly love. Pray, bless, intercede, fast, etc for them. God has put many marriage back together that were seemingly way beyond repair.
I think a lot of what has been posted is in reaction to things Quest has not been saying, but an overreaction to what she might be saying or what one thinks she is saying. But it's been pretty clear to me. She has qualified that she is saying.
I don't see how anyone could argue with her basic premise, which is separate if you have to, and fast and pray about the whole thing and for the other person without running off to divorce court at the first chance. And really pray and fast and seek God and pray for the other person with faith and patience, not just giving it a little lip service, divorcing, and then finding the next person you want to marry which is not the answer.
Sorry Fuego that was not her basic premise . Her basic premise has been that we dont take God's word seriously and have turned to human reasoning /emotions/experiences /pop psychology etc etc to inform our views on divorce while she is a stickler for the word . What you are ascribing to her is actually what we were saying not her