THE HYPOCRISY ABOUT MARRIAGE AMONGST PREACHERS

Bible Baptist Church
Asheville, NC
Pastor Andrew Sluder
828-231-3316

[kjvpreacher]

Nowhere in the Bible does it say divorce precludes anyone from service.

[WordAboveAll]

Funny how the brethren don't think a guy can pastor because of a divorce and they ignore other qualifications like apt to teach, not a striker, given to hospitality etc...
I know numerous pastors who cannot teach and I know a pastor who got into a fight with a member of different church (which makes him a brawler) yet he looked down at another pastor who stayed in the ministry after his wife left him.

Bro Grady brings up a good point in the fact that God divorced

[jeffayers]

Andrew, even before I believed the same as you, I asked all my I FB pastor buddies this question: if a pastor has a spouse who dies, can he be remarried? The answer is yes.
Next question: if that same pastor divorced his wife, Then she died, can he be remarried? Or continue to pastor?The answer was no. Do you see the hypocrisy, stupidity, and lack of biblical understanding these IFC nutjob pastors have about divorce and remarriage?

[edwidgewhatsosons]

A mechanism for control. I was in a Baptist College and they taught that they make up rules to where if they don't like someone they can move them out of the Church. This was a College close to Hyles. It's a cultic type of belief. They teach that they can do whatever they want as long as they are married, some wife swap, and if the wife doesn't reconcile the marriage it's on her. Now, of course she's been to a college where it's totally dependent on the benefits and support of those loyal to the Pastor who operates this coercive manipulation. It is unbiblical. It is government based divorcement and a modernist view of marriage that they are applying to the Christian Faith. It is filled with evil.

[sjurdurkjv]

You are absolely right! The Bible is clear on this. God bless your ministry.

[leroygoodman]

it’s amazing how many men believe their wife is saved until they get a divorce and then suddenly she is an “unbelieving spouse”

[ginaspointplus]

You have a good point pastor, I'm not remarried or anything, but my husband has been married 3 times, I'm his third wife, but the previous wives cheated and abandoned him.

[christopherbradford]

I think, you are right on most of what you said. I know that there are a lot of churches (pastors) that make the person that is divorced out to be a 2nd class 'christian'. However I think the bible makes it clear what the requirements are for "pastor" (not preachers, anyone can and should do that) in 1. Tim 3:1-7. Because in Timothy he is addressing the office of 'pastors' (bishops) & Deacons, in Romans he is talking to Christians in general. I believe that there is only one ground, where a man who is "remarried" can be a "Pastor" and that is if he was lost when it occurred; or got saved while married but the wife did not and left him. In that case I don't see anything wrong with him becoming a pastor. The verse in Matthew is dealing with those (in my opinion) who are engaged to be married, but have not came together as of yet. Because contextually in the book, those who have been engaged (like Mary and Joseph) are considered husband and wife. And I do not even have a problem with a pastor who is divorced, as long as he remains, and does not remarry. The other verse you mentioned in Cor. is dealing with lost people, or one being lost. and I do not think God sees that as being a marriage anyway because he says that we should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. All of that to say i agree with you in regards to preachers, but when it comes to pastors i think God does have a higher standard, and us pastors should strive to reach that standard. Love ya brother, looking forward to Thursday.

[ProjectCould]

Matt 19's exception is for 'fornication'...in this context, there is very strong reason to believe that the fornication here is exclusively referring to sex before a husband and wife have come together (excluding the situation where someone's spouse has died and then they look to marry a qualified person). Matt 1 shows us THE biblical example of this in action - Joseph was considering divorcing Mary his wife before they had come together. In other words, Matt 19's exception is NOT referring to adultery committed after a husband and wife have come together to be one if someone cannot ever forgive their spouse because of adultery or whatever other reason....then if a divorce happens, your option is to remain unmarried until the spouse dies.

1 Cor 7 is a horribly abused passage of scripture. Understood correctly, there's only two legitimate options for divorced people who's spouse is still alive: either remain unmarried or be reconciled to the spouse.

[checkmate]

Yet another great video Andrew. Thanks for these little snippets.

[CANIGAW]

Amen to the true understanding God gave this brother. Hypocrites are the product of Pharisee leaven! No bible believer who is a bible reader will get fooled!

[Dizdan]

Ruckman theology was based on the Scriptures interpretation of the scripture. One of the greatest teachers of the Bible in history

[JohnBruski]

What about this one?

Mark 10:3-12 KJV
And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? [4] And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. [5] And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. [6] But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. [7] For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; [8] And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. [9] What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. [10] And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter . [11] And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. [12] And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

[Dizdan]

I preach the same thing at my church brother. Good job on Exegesis. I’m also a pepper loving Preacher. Tell Nick Jay and randy Keaton that. Would love to have fellowship with you live in Morganton North Carolina

[Keepitoriginalministry]

Same thing with salvation We are the bride of Christ. That can be lost

[bridejesus]

How is the SBC any different than the Pharisees or Sadducees of the Bible? 😡

John 8:7 KJV
[7] So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone….”

[monagoldsmith]

So, what you are saying is that if a man is married for 6 weeks and in that time 5 of his family members nd the friends of the family member continuously attack his wife of which he allows leaving her to sit by herself in a bedroom whilst he rubs shoulders with, therefore, the wife goes to live with a family member whilst he gets a home for his family but than decides to abandon his wife with no word that he can remarry and be a preacher.

[jimseaman]

Thank you my dear brother. You have helped me personally.

[SRCMinistry]

He is exactly right..I researched this for several years and he is Biblical. FINALLY, a Baptist preacher who uses scripture and not old RCC doctrine!!

[davidrobinson]

Since you bring up 1 Corinthians 7 read the next verse:

1 Corinthians 7:16
[16] For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

Even if the spouse is unbelieving and is not going well you should still try to save your marriage because God hates divorce as Malachi 2 states. As for Matthew 19 that doesn't say you can put her away for committing a grievous sin. Saving for the cause of fornication is talking about if the man finds impurity in his soon to be spouse and decides he doesn't want her. There's a similar teaching to that in the Old Testament. I understand where you're coming from but this is the teaching that is going to give an excuse to those who divorce for poor reasons such as not trying anymore. If your marriage fails than you have failed in the most fundamental way possible. That is a qualification for a bishop in 1 Timothy 3.

1 Timothy 3:4
[4] One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;