Potential trigger - religious discussion
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Originally Posted by liveforfish
Question: Is your husband a believer in Christ? The Bible does allow divorce when you are a believer and he isn't.
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Liveforfish - I have a hard time answering this question. Yes, H is a believer who struggles with wondering if he is saved or not. His actions, IMO, are not those of a believer.
I've been to the Bible many times to try to get guidance on what to do, but I'm not smart enough to make my way through what seems to be conflicting advice even within one book. 1 Cor 5:11 says, "not to associate with anyone who bears the name of
brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one."
But 1Cor 7:12 says "If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife ... for how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband?"
And that's just two verses. I can find many for both sides. In the end, after a long night of tears and prayer, I begged G-d for a verse I could understand and hold on to. He gave me Deut 2:3: You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward.
So I turn my attention northward and upward.
Bub