One of my best friends lost her husband she acquirred alot of material wealth, she is a wonderful godly person, she does not want to be married again HOWEVER she met a man who she does love but he comes with alot of debt from a horrible divorce, they are together hurting no one, they will not marry and I doubt they are going to hell for it..
What kind of example are they setting for other people? What will they say to younger couples who are shacking up?
they will not marry and I doubt they are going to hell for it..
While we can't judge their souls, St. Paul was very explicit in condemning fornicators:
1 Corinthians 6:8-10Their actions are understandable, but cannot be approved."...neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God."
There are important reasons for not getting married after a certain age. You brought up a very important one.
Children do best being in a stable two parent home. Before divorce was acceptable, there were a lot of families that suffered abuse, etc. I think it is imperative that the government stay out of people's homes, as they are too busy cracking down on homeschoolers, instead of finding the kids that are really abused. In other words, they don't know what the hell they're doing, as usual.
The opportunity for divorce doesn't do people much good, if their ex is abusive and uses the kids as pawns to get even with the other parent. You dream of finally having a peaceful, safe environment, and the child's other parent will do their best to make sure that it's the last thing you'll ever have. In this scenario, the kids are the ones who lose big time.
I expected the usual pontification on this subject by the usual culprits.