A Few More Definitions

Although I have addressed many of these things before, several times, I feel it necessary to reiterate them again.  These are common terms revolving in and around the law of chastity, which are often argued over and justified.  The problem is they are so very serious that one must understand there is no compromise in the Law of Chastity and it's eternal consequence.  The blessings that are attached to chastity are of such magnitude, there is no way to completely fix them once lost.  Using the scapegoat of atonement is flawed if a person does not also realize that God is just, and the atonement only applies to the degree of one's repentance.  Repentance meaning of course turning the heart to God, and to repair the damage, and collateral damage, ensuing from the lack of chastity.  And since the damage can only be repaired to certain degrees, it is commensurate with those degrees to which the atonement can be applied.  This in no way inhibits the atonement from acquiring a soul from the depths of hell upon the turning of the heart towards God, which is one degree, and in full accordance of the laws of justice and mercy. 

In the previous post I covered fornication, and in this post I will remind my viewers of my definitions of Marriage, Adultery, Divorce, Putting Away (Separation), Re-marriage, etc.  A correct understanding of these terms is necessary for progression, even if a person is not yet meeting these definitions.  Our faith must be based in a correct principle for it to bear fruit.  If a person has done wrong, the best course of action is to own up to it, and repent completely, and live up to the standard which will produce eternal joy and eternal progression. 

I have already addressed the definitions of marriage and adultery a couple of times in my posts, and it would be wise to re-read this blog as there is much here that can easily be missed.  Marriage is when two people join sexually.  They are no longer two, but now one.  They belong to each other and no longer belong to themselves.  When either one is with another person, they are committing adultery.  Basically, any sexual contact with a person who is not your spouse is adultery, because that person is, or will be, someone else's spouse.  I do not feel it necessary to defend my definitions again, considering I have already done so in other posts. 

Divorce - Divorce is a horrible crime against Godhood.  It is something that should never happen.  Even Christ explicitly said that any man who divorces his wife, for any cause, saving that of fornication, is committing adultery.  If he is committing adultery, he has lost his Godhood.  There were very few reasons the ancient scriptures allowed for the death penalty, and adultery was one of them.  That fact in and of itself should reveal the seriousness of the crime. 

Putting Away - There are a  few times when the term "put away" is used, some of which seems to indicate a separation, but not a divorce, yet at other times it refers to divorce from a marital situation.  When John the Baptist used this term against Herod, it obviously was indicative of a type of separation, because Herod was with his brother's wife illegally.  In other words, they were living in adultery.  While Philip was yet alive, Herodias was bound to him.  In other areas of the scriptures, putting away refers to a separation, but not necessarily a divorce.  It often refers to keeping a spouse, just not having a sexual relationship, which ironically is a type of fornication, to which divorce was permitted.  The misunderstanding, or twisting of this term, has led to the justification of adultery. 

Divorce and remarriage was permitted under the Law of Moses to limit the filth and unrighteousness that was occurring.  Yet, when Jesus came, he denounced divorce and remarriage, and renewed the Law of Marriage from the beginning.  In fact, the only thing evil enough to merit divorce, according to the gospels, the Lord said was fornication!  And even then, to marry a divorcee is strictly forbidden.  By the Lord's own words, according to the scriptures, to marry a divorcee is strictly forbidden.  The arguments to support divorce and remarriage are usually found in the Law of Moses, where because of the hardness of their hearts, the Lord allowed for them to divorce and remarry.  But from the beginning it was not so. 

These terms and definitions are a hard sell to a wicked society, but I propose that we look at the concept of eternal progression and accept them with the determination that one day people will progress far enough to live by them. 

The Lord is real.  He lives according to the strict law of chastity.  And if He can do it, then so can we.  Let us all follow His example, and be as He is. 


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