How many people do you know that are divorced? Wrong question; how many people in your extended FAMILY are divorced? Big difference in questions, isn't it. Its one thing to talk about "people" and quite another to discuss "FAMILY". Why, because it becomes personal, that's why! When you see all the problems that can happen when your "FAMILY" breaks up its not just personal, life becomes impossible. Normality goes out the window and everyone suffers, especially the children. What does God think about divorce? Read this passage from Malachi and see...Mal 2:11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
Mal 2:12 Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.
Mal 2:13 This again you do: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, because he doesn't regard the offering any more, neither receives it with good will at your hand.
Mal 2:14 Yet you say, 'Why?' Because Yahweh has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion, and the wife of your covenant.
Mal 2:15 Did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Mal 2:16 For I hate divorce," says Yahweh, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with violence!" says Yahweh of Armies. "Therefore take heed to your spirit, that you don't deal treacherously.
World English Bible
First of all, marriage is a Spiritual thing. When it ends in divorce there are Spiritual consequences. Consequences between you, your mate, and God. Can you see the parallels to the relationship of Husband and wife and that of created and creator? When divorced, that union created by God is broken and broken means broken. You don't come out of a marriage with your "half", you get something broken. Just like the car in the picture, it just won't work like it was designed to and something beautiful becomes something less that lovely. Its no wonder that God hates divorce; it is a violence that rips apart not only cars, but lives as well.
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