Question: .

I have recently been saved and want to know something. I have a previous marriage, and was remarried before I was saved. Does this mean I am constantly committing adultery? I am very confused. My first wife is not a Christian and my second wife is. Will I be condemned from now on, or can I just go on with my new happy life with Christ without worrying about this?

Stan

Answer:

Dear Stan,

First, I can only give general counsel over the internet. I cannot give specific advice in this forum, as it is impossible to know your situation well enough without personal counseling, etc.

General background about the situation about which you ask: Christians and churches differ about divorce and remarriage. I believe that 1) God forgives us when we are saved, and that we are new men and women at that point. If we have been legally divorced, and we are legally (in terms of the civil law in the country in which we live) able to remarry, we as Christians may.

2) Divorce and remarriage for Christians is generally explained in the light of Matthew 19.

Thus, (as general overview advice about the basic situation you describe ) once one has accepted Jesus Christ, and believes - if that individual is legally remarried, then Jesus Christ accepts that marital status.

In Christ,

Greg Albrecht