Image via WikipediaI'm not shocked by the Westboro Baptist Church calling for picketing Elizabeth Taylor's funeral. I mean they have to do silly things to fool themselves into thinking they are still relevant. They bring a reproach on Christian everywhere. I totally agree that we need to call out sin and call people to repentance but dishonoring them is not the way to do it. The two things about Elizabeth Taylor that seems to have offended them is that a) she sought to help people who are suffering for aids using her resources and fame and b) she had eight husbands. Besides the sheer stupidity of blocking someone in helping others who are suffering, I found the poor understanding of what the Bible teaches about marriage and divorce very problematic. The Bible does not teach that the person who is innocent in the cause of a divorce cannot remarry. When 1 Corinthians 7:15 was brought up, Megan Phelps seems to not have read the entire passage.
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. - 1 Corintians 7:15
If the believer is no longer bound, then why can't he or she marry another believer if their spouse leaves them? I mean do we really think that God expects you to be alone even though it isn't your fault? I don't think so.
Let's go back to what Jesus said. Megan Phelps did not exactly give all of what Jesus had to say about marriage and divorce in Luke 16:18. Jesus gave more information in Matthew 19 in the context of if a man can divorce his wife for any reason. The short answer: no. Here is the full answer:
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” - Matthew 19:7-8
Does this contradict Luke? No. Jesus is teaching about how terrible Divorce is but because of our lusts and greed we are allowed to do it but it should never be taken lightly - as we do today! Again why would God punish the one who was cheated on by never being able to remarry? What kind of God is that? It's not the God of the Bible, but pretty consistent with a God that hates homosexuals and protests funerals of patriots.
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