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Under what conditions may Christians divorce and remarry?

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    In earlier generations, this question was very seldom raised, simply because divorce was almost never encountered among Christians and was unusual even in the general population. Today, however, it has become a very real problem in evangelical Christian circles. Infidelity is no longer rare, even among Christian leaders, and one can hear almost weekly of some new pastoral “affair” and its traumatic effect on his church. With such examples in the leadership, it is bound to be even more common among the ordinary members, and the resulting decline in the stability of the Christian home today is surely one of the more alarming signs of the times. In the past, attempts to deal with this question on a Biblical basis have tended to be somewhat academic, probably because the very idea of divorce was so alien to the expositor's own experiences. Nowadays, however, since the tragedy of divorce has spread so widely that almost every C...

THE FALL

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  The greatest drama in history The good news without the bad news is not news at all Genesis Ch 3 is unique in the world because it gives us coherent answers to the fundamental questions we ask ourselves: What is the origin of the evil ? Where does the suffering come from ? Why are we dying ? Please open your Bible in the book of Genesis, in chapter 3 Genesis 2 v 16: "The Lord God gave this order to man: You may eat from all the trees in the garden, but you will not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for the day you eat it, you will surely die." The fall of our parents in 6 steps: Genesis 3 v 1: The serpent sows doubt of the Word of God in the heart of the woman. V 2 and 3: The woman tries to get by alone by talking with the snake, her husband does not protect her. V 4 and 5: The Devil who speaks through the serpent reverses God's plan. V 6a: She looks at the tree and lets herself be seduced, instead of asking for help from God and Adam. ...

THE DISCIPLE

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 (The Greek word can be translated - Apprentice or pupil) The will of a good boss is to train his apprentices to become like him, the goal of a good apprentice is to become like his Master. Jesus Christ is the perfect Master, do you want to be his disciple? Proverb 10 v 17: "He who observes discipline is on his way to life, but he who forgets the warning goes astray."                                                                          Proverb 18 v 1: "He who stands aside seeks what he likes, he challenges against all wisdom."                ...