Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

1Cor.7:10 But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband 7:11 (but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

It is only when religion sanction abuses that those in the Lord find hardship in understanding basic bible teachings. Any person with a half-a-wit could comprehend what Paul stated here to the Corinthian's without defiling ones conscience. What rights does a Christian's have in their marriage arrangement to make their mate doing something against their own will?

1Cor. 13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing. 13:4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 13:5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 13:6 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 13:8 Love never fails.

How does a Christian's stop a mate from leaving them if they choose to do so, when we walking under the law of love? Well, one cannot without violating the very law that controls the body of Christ Jesus, which does not taking away a person free will. Moreover, what would drive one to prevent a mate from leaving if its not fear out of losing a possession under the works of the flesh? Abuses happen for so many unrighteous reason, but more than not it is loss of a possession, or fear of looking bad too others. When people are put into religions that earn standing by looking good to other members all kinds of lies and abuses manifest themselves in member doing what ever they can not too look bad to their peers, but Christian's are to walk in love confessing their sins openly to one others to be healed.

1 John 4:20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

How can there not be tribulation in the flesh if you are married, Christians' have tribulation in their flesh just being a part of Christ Jesus life in a world hostel to his righteousness? Yes, being one flesh with another person bring much tribulation, trying to maintain integrity in Christ while pleasing a mate with a strong will is almost impossible, will there be some departure(s), absolutely! Who business is that? Well, if you are a busy body in Church, everyone's! However, if your in Christ, then no ones business, but the two person standing as one before the Lord.

Paul's simply instruction does not violate the one law of love, its states the truth of love, if our mate leaves their nothing we can do about accept continual to walk in love, and stay faithful to our commitment to the Lord by not re-marrying; hoping the mate will come home.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

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