Comments on: Having Your Reward in Full http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/08/having-your-reward-in-full/ . . . searching for sanity in a Christian culture gone mad Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aslan http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/08/having-your-reward-in-full/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Aslan Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:14:46 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=246#comment-1226 I have been reading this blog for quite awhile and decided today to "de-lurk" and leave a comment. The entry was very sobering, and, as usual, well-written, clear and concise. I am now wondering about the biblical status of my own marriage, inasmuch as I initiated my divorce from my first husband, after three separations and multiple "indiscretions" - he actually wanted to come back three or four months after he had departed for the last time but I refused to allow him to once again use the revolving door the marriage had become. Hmmmm. Two marriages later (entered into with unbelievers at a time when I was so angry I didn't care what happened to me; flagrant acts of disobedience that ended when both departed and filed for divorce), I am now married to my 4th husband, a believer, who was divorced by his wife, also a believer, after she had committed her own acts of indiscretion, probably out of desperation and need, and SHE is married to ANOTHER believer who was also divorced by HIS wife (God must be truly appalled - I am, just reading these words)...everyone involved this sad drama bears some measure of responsibility and some burden of blame. There is much, much more to the story - but I now wonder...should we be in this arrangement at all? I have long since repented of my actions and have come to understand what was driving my behavior in those days. Even though the damage is done and I can in no way undo what happened then, I STILL wonder if I am NOW in a sinful arrangement and if so, what should be done to rectify the situation. I don't mean to blab my entire life story out onto the the pages of your blog, but I think the way in which you have discussed this very important and timely issue has impacted me deeply and has sent me off on a search for answers.. Thank you. Well done. I have been reading this blog for quite awhile and decided today to “de-lurk” and leave a comment. The entry was very sobering, and, as usual, well-written, clear and concise. I am now wondering about the biblical status of my own marriage, inasmuch as I initiated my divorce from my first husband, after three separations and multiple “indiscretions” – he actually wanted to come back three or four months after he had departed for the last time but I refused to allow him to once again use the revolving door the marriage had become. Hmmmm.

Two marriages later (entered into with unbelievers at a time when I was so angry I didn’t care what happened to me; flagrant acts of disobedience that ended when both departed and filed for divorce), I am now married to my 4th husband, a believer, who was divorced by his wife, also a believer, after she had committed her own acts of indiscretion, probably out of desperation and need, and SHE is married to ANOTHER believer who was also divorced by HIS wife (God must be truly appalled – I am, just reading these words)…everyone involved this sad drama bears some measure of responsibility and some burden of blame. There is much, much more to the story – but I now wonder…should we be in this arrangement at all? I have long since repented of my actions and have come to understand what was driving my behavior in those days. Even though the damage is done and I can in no way undo what happened then, I STILL wonder if I am NOW in a sinful arrangement and if so, what should be done to rectify the situation.

I don’t mean to blab my entire life story out onto the the pages of your blog, but I think the way in which you have discussed this very important and timely issue has impacted me deeply and has sent me off on a search for answers..

Thank you. Well done.

]]> By: Blogotional http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/08/having-your-reward-in-full/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Blogotional Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:06:25 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=246#comment-1223 <strong>Perspective On Marriage</strong> This is probably not something I should make a joke about, but I just could not resist. Perspective On Marriage

This is probably not something I should make a joke about, but I just could not resist.

]]> By: Milton Stanley http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/09/08/having-your-reward-in-full/comment-page-1/#comment-1221 Milton Stanley Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:08:59 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/?p=246#comment-1221 Excellent post, Mike (assuming you're the "stranger"). Excellent post, Mike (assuming you’re the “stranger”).

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