Is it lawful to get a divorce as a Christian?

 

 

     I hear and am ask if you can or cannot be divorce in the church or as a Christian, I can tell you I have prayed about this and look up many verses on this question? I will tell you what I come to believe is the right answer, and give you all the verses I use to find the answer.

 

     Matthew 5:32) But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, cause her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

 

     Matthew 19:9) And I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and who so marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

 

     Now what is fornication and adultery? I used the Webster's New world Dictionary to look up these words.

fornication is an unlawful sexual intercourse including adultery.

 

adultery is sexual intercourse between a married man and a woman not his wife, or between a woman and man not her husband.

 

     So I can say that Jesus said it, it has to be true, am I right or am I right? I am so tired of hearing Pastors of churches say it cannot be done, God knows we are not perfect, not even us who try to be God's shepherd here on earth. But the more we study the Bible and pray for knowledge the better we can do God's work for Him.

     Now if you can forgive the other person for their sin, then God want you to do it, and stay married. But if there are reasons that you cannot do that, then the church has to grant you that divorce after you have proven your case, and then help both of you back in to God's house and family. For even if the other person did or did not commit fornication, Jesus tell us we are to forgive them. (Luke 6:37) Judge not, and ye shall not be judge: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (Matthew 7:1) Judge not, that ye be not Judged.

     I hope this has help you understand divorce better for you that it has happen to, or to the others that think divorce is a sin that we are not to forgive them for. We all have sin and come short of God. Jesus died for all sins so through Him all of us can be forgiven and saved.

 

     If you have been through a divorce and have question please call me, or if your church or friends has put you out. You are more then welcome in this family of God.

 

God Bless you all

Reverend Dale Merchant

 

Have we lost the power of prayer?

 

     Prayer is the one tool that God gave us to use that we use way to little, or incorrectly. Prayer can be use in many ways. I would like to talk to you about a few of them today.

     To ask, or tell God of thing going on in our life, for healing, decisions making, understanding of something, for comfort in our life or someone else, or praising God for something great he done for you.

     How long do you spend praying? is it a minute or two then you are done and off you go, do you like to pray with other in a group, at church, or with someone who having a hard time with something? Then their the question of how often do you pray in a day. Some would say at less 3 times a day, I would say as often as need too. The power of prayer is dying, because we do not understand the power of it. In the king James Bible there are so many time prayer help solve people problems. We have lost our faith in prayer, so we have done less of it, or we do quick short ones. We see in Acts 12:5-8, now we see that they prayed with out ceasing. Now I couldn't tell you how long that was, but I bet it was longer then quick prayers most of you do now days.

     When we get ready to pray, we are supposed to be in the spirit, with a thankful heart, being righteous in God, and sober minded. Do you take the time to get yourself ready? Do you take the time to ask Jesus Christ to look into your heart to find the sins we haven't confess to?

     The more we pray, the better we get at it and the close we come to God, and the easier it is to pray to Him. God want us to come to him in prayer, and when there is two or more gather together Jesus is there with us too.

     Now you may not get the answer to your pray right away, but you will get it if you keep your heart open to God, even if it not the answer you wanted.

     In my younger years I can remember the churches being open more often so you had a place to go to pray. For Jesus said that the church will be known as the house of prayer. Matthew 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46. So now you have to find a nice place in your home to pray, because the so call church has change for the world.

     Time has change so many thing in our life, it is time we take a stand and stand up for God and his ways. To find out God's true ways. You have to take the time to read the King James Bible, then learn how to apply what you have read to your life.

     It is high time we get back to praying long and hard, it is time we show Jesus Christ we really appreciate the blood he spilled  for us on that cross.

 

     If I can help you in your life toward God, please feel free to call or e-mail me

God Bless

Reverend Dale Merchant

 

God's ways, for the greatest obtainable impact!

 

 

     There are people out there who are working to break you down, they see you as an adversary. The want you to fail in what you are doing or want to do.

     There are people who don't want anyone to get ahead in anything. Those are the people who think they can or should rile everything around them. I ask you, is this a good behavior for a Christian?

     As a Christian, we may see a lot more of this kind of person. But I want you to know, that these people think they are holing us back have a big surprise in store for them. Our God will take care of us, and if we let Him, God will deal a lot worst with that person then we ever could. Now you may think God only deals with something serious. Ok I ask you as a parent of an child, how serious will things get before you step in and do something for your child? Once we believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him in our heart, you are now God's child! God will and want to protect you.

     We all have someone in charge of us, a boss, and husband, some who we have to report to. This is the life we live in now, but that person has to be fair and honest with you. He or she cannot hold you back because he or she doesn't like you for some reason. As a Christian we have more people who want us to fail, but our God will bring us through the unfair times. When we rely on God to help us, we are stronger and better off then when we started.

    So at work, or home, or anywhere you are, God is there with his band of Angels. He will protect you and take Vengeance on anyone, or thing that he believe He should protect you.

     So the next time you have a person getting in your way, call on your Father, and Big Brother Jesus Christ. Then step back and watch them take care of you. As Christian you have more right then anyone or anything, on this world has.

     Here are some verses you can rely on.

Isa 35:4 Say to them that are of fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: Behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; He will come and save you.

 

Jer 11:20 But O LORD of host, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them, for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

 

Mic 5:15 And I will execute in anger fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

 

Na 1:2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

 

Ro 12:19  dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will replay, saith the Lord.

 

 

 

Why we should forgive after a love one is taken from us.

 

 

     Today I would like to talk about how we are to keep living when love ones are taken from us. All through the Bible you examples of this happing to people, some are great and others are small, so are rich and other are poor. the first one was Able, (Genesis 4:8) his own brother kill him. How do you think Adam and Eve felt? Then we have Jezebel who plan out Naboth death so Ahab could have Naboth vineyard. (1King 21:1-4)

     We have to learn to forgive. It is easy to tell yourself to do it, but it is hard to put in to practice. Adam and Eve had to forgive Cain, Then there was Israel who older sons sold Joseph off, because they we jealous of their Father's love for him. They told their dad that some evil beast ate him. Think of how the boys lied to their dad for years, then when their dad found out he was still alive, he had to forgive his sons for lying for all those years to him, and how Joseph forgave his brothers for treating him so bad.

     In the New Testament, You have Mary, Jesus's mother who had to go through seeing her son punish and killed on the cross, along with her his friends and disciples. Think how everything in Christianity could have went if they decided to hold their anger in, and not to forgive them that done that horrible thing. (Matthew 19:26-27) Then there was John the Baptist, Who did God's work and was beheaded. Think how his followers felt, these are only two examples in the New testament. There are so many more explanations of how if we don't forgive others, it can eat away at us and make us nonprofit able to God.

     In Mark 7:21-23, it tell us how the things from the heart, and is shown by the by the way we talk and act. If you do not forgive someone for their mistake. All it does is sit in our heart and fester, till it take over our outlook, and actions. We all have done wrong, hurt someone in some way. In 1 john 1:8-9 it tells us all have sinned, will sin again. Not that we want to, but because we are born of sin, and without Jesus to help us, we cannot be forgiven of it or learn to forgive others. Then I 1 John 5:17 it tell us that all unrighteousness is sin. So in the end we all need to be forgiveness from someone. Matthew 5:14-15, 18:35

     So I ask you now to search your heart and ask Jesus Christ to search it too, to show you of your sins, and then ask to forgiveness from Him.

     If you have not yet ask Jesus to be your savior, there is no time to waste. God loves you and does not want you to go to hell for any reason, If you have any questions please get hold of me or your local King James Bible church.

 

God Bless

Rev. Dale Merchant (Minister)

 

Put your worry where it belongs.

 

 

     If you read Psalms 34. You will see David telling us how God will be with us through trouble times, and take care of us.

     Psalms 34:4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

     Psalms 34:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

     Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto theirs cry.

     Psalms 34:17 The righteous cry, and the Lord hearth, and devereth them out of all their troubles.

     Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth them out of them all.

     Psalms 34:21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

     Psalms 34:22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.{desolate: or, guilty}

    

     These are true promises of God to take care of us in our trouble time. God never told us that when we accept Jesus Christ in to our heart, that we would never have trouble in our life. But God did tell us that when we do accept Jesus Christ that He will always be with us and be there to help us through it all. (Romans 8:38-39) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor angels, nor principalities, nor power, nor things present, nor thing to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Jesus our Lord. The Bible is full of promises of God to take care of us, sure we may be sick, have no money , have people we work with that do not like us, we may be living on the streets, their is so much that we can worry about that we can make ourselves sick or even want to kill ourselves.
     But we have the one true God through Jesus Christ that will, or should I say going to take care of all of us that believe. (Mathew 6:30) Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much clothe you, O ye of little faith?
     You may want the things of the word, but the things of God last forever, things like money, jobs, houses, cars, any thing that man makes will pass away, all sickness will pass away, only things of God will last forever.
     So I ask again why do we worry? It is because as human we are taught through our life to worry about things we have no control of. The more you worry about something, the less you see of God taking care of it.
     Faith in something we can not see, and seem hard to believe in, but is it really? We have faith in our car starting every day, we have faith in the place we work to be running for a long time, we have faith in our friends being there, we have faith in things that wont last. God will last, from the beginning to the never ending. Someone with that much power, the power to speak something and it is made or done. The power to kick Satan out of heaven, so really, what can there be to worry about? Well the only thing I can think of is not believing in Jesus, and going to hell!
     So if you are not saved through Jesus Christ now, please, this is the time to pray to Jesus, ask forgiveness of your sins, Believe Jesus die on the cross for you, Jesus went to hell and rose 3 day later to go to Heaven to be seated by God. If you are saved through Jesus Christ, you have nothing to worry about.