Can a christian never be divorced?

Jonathan Schlussel: A child raping, murderer-Christian? That's hard to believe.

Bethanie Menden: Many do, if they're not catholic.

Mozell Sponsler: I myself am Christian. I'm just wondering, because I don't know the answer.

Brittney Inabnit: The answer is definetley yes but, it's important to know there is more to be asked for this subject. When did this start? since the fall of man we have spiritually given Satan authority and dominion over us that never belonged to him. God gave dominion to man on the earth.So what's that to me now? This spiritual fight has never come to a complete end on earth yet. As a Christian we are brought back into a right standing with God and share in the victory that was won on the cross of Christ. You see, His resurrection defeated the power of sin, (which is death to us physically and most importantly spiritually.)I share this so you may understand that demonic spirits do have the power to influence but never possess a c! hristian, but are capable of possessing an unsaved individual. Satan knows his time is short lived and that we as believers have the victory and regained authority won in Christ. It's best to speak with a christian who has a strong understanding of scripture if you would like to know more in greater detail....Show more

Clifford Riggleman: A long time ago I read something about how demons wait in bars for people to get so drunk they pass out. Then they posess the body so they can feel the drunkenness. Creepy.

Coleman Senn: Bible clearly state divorce is an option.

Frederic Engellant: Biblically speaking, the only way that you are allowed to divorce is if one person cheats on the other. (Child raping would DEFINITELY fall into the cheating category among MANY other things)

Tommy Durrenberger: I understand there are a few reasons how a true Christian can be divorced... unfaithfulness, and physical abuse of the spouse and or children...

Mickey ! Isle: They can be divorced.

Nilda Bafia: There's a popul! ar belief in America that the world is America and The Evil East. The evil east don't have the internet in that story, as they are no where near as technologically advanced as america.:)(for the record: i'm kidding, please don't take me seriously)...Show more

Melina Minneweather: Nope..they are christians.CATHOLICS ARE THE FIRST CHRISTIANS

Lizzette Wendroth: Divorce is the right of every citizen in the US...you are not bound to the other person - in fact, you can leave the relationship anytime you want to, file for divorce separately and get the divorce with or without your partners consent.

Merna Fauset: The ones here don't, but try asking this in Politics.

Arnette Dominici: pish poshevery fatty christian loves a good enchilada!

Stanton Valdivia: Since a greater percentage of Mexicans than "Anglos" are Christian it is the other way around.

Alane Antes: Not by Satan. No. And such possessions are more often medical rather then spiritual. A! lso, the movies are just that, movies. Not biblical texts. I am an agnostic who used to study demonology, psychology, and theology.

Helen Zafar: If a christian has commited a sin, or broke one of the 10 commandments against there marriange, it will no longer exist in the first place

Merlin Fleischhacker: There's no reason why they would be.

Clemente Schoeck: Yes it is possible to fall under the influence of demons and in some extreme cases to be completely possessed by them ; this is why the Roman Catholic Church has exorcists and special prayers of exorcism. Having said that, one should be careful about recent movies that seem to portray the forces of darkness in a position of strength or even superiority when confronted by men of God. Nothing is further from the truth; common everyday practicing Christians are far more powerful and authoritative than any demon (satan included) ! This is because Christians who are in a state of Grace are bearers of Christ! and demons don’t mess around with Christ. The real threat that comes! from demons fall under the area of subtle temptations ; most people spend the greatest part of their life struggling with the temptations of the flesh ; Saint Anthony the Great attributes these temptations as coming from a little demon that he describes as a pathetic, ugly, dark animal like fallen creature that only bothers spiritual beginners (like most of us, me included) nothing sensational there. On the other hand there are circumstances when, as a result of the explicit rejection of God and His Holy Angels and Saints, a human being falls prey to demons ; this is the case of devil worshippers, naive teenagers who sign pacts or covenants with the devil at rock concerts because it is “cool”; or other form of severe perversion (such as consenting spiritual/sexual union with the possessed -beware of prostitutes-, severe addictions/drugs, pagan or occult practices, certain mind/soul altering techniques). However, the most common form of negative spiritual influence in l! ife remains the most ignored and is therefore the most damaging: it is called the sting and results from the unrepented sins of those ancestors of our bloodline who are damned to hell. Such sting can result in compulsive behavior that defy rational explanation (such as when we do not understand why we do what we do even though we don’t want to do it). This is where the healing of the family tree comes in (more to say about that). ...Show more

Joie Kemmis: No atheists do you think that its sad that this man is making you look bad?

Norma Marsalis: Is it really possible for someone to be posessed by Satan (like in The Exorcist, or the Exorcisim of Emily Rose)? Watching these movies made me think about it. Thanks

Cordia Fivecoat: Marriage is about bonding of souls and teaching you to be unselfish (the whole point of life actually). Yes you can divorce them if they cheat on you (raping a child is definitely cheating). Yet I would question why anyone would be ! attracted to such a person in the first place. Though they cannot divor! ce under the code of what is right and wrong in their religions beliefs if it is about being unhappy or attracted to someone else. Point of marriage as I said is to teach you to better your self about not being selfish....Show more

Clark Lachowski: we are an ignorant people. and in school, we really don't learn much about the rest or the world. i can't tell you how many times in history class i've seen people that had no idea that the holocaust and world war two happened at the same time. they honestly believed that these events were seperate parts of history.

Melissa Lavallie: Lotsa USians are NOT aware there's a world outside USA.I think it has a lot with the poor education system and a preoccupation with guns.Meh ...~

Bethany Blocker:

Mitzie Clough: ironically that would be infidelity in a very sick and very twisted waybut the only grounds for divorce according to the bible is infidelitynone of this we grew apart nonsenseum commitment hello!!!!!!!

Woodrow Neyman: no I don't at all.

Charlotte Bryar: Because Yahoo international also happens to be Yahoo US (a bit like the "world" series)

Manie Labat: Under those circumstances yes a Christian can be divorced and also on the basis of one cheating on the other there can be a divorce

Lia Argall: Of course they can. And should.

Florencia Manolakis: the exorcist was based on a true story from 1949. it was a boy named bobbie though. you can read the story and find the book. yes it is possibel and its very bad when this happens if you are weak in mind and the devil gets to you its very sad. Emily rose is just a book that stephen king wrote from his imagination.

Fannie Collingwood: Christians can divorceWhat I think happens is that after they divorce, neither can marry again in a church/under Christian beliefs ... They're still Christians though (although the child raping murderer is not much of a Christian, lol)

Anibal Katayama: No !!! !

Sylvie Snetting: No they can not..When a Christian accepts God ! into their lives God is apart of them heart.mind and soul and there is no room for satan to even have a foothold.satan would not want to be anywhere near the Holy Spirit.With all people satan is always waiting for people to make a wrong choice or fall away from the Lord -but it is not like a hollywood movie.-he is too subtle to attempt it in that way. Back in the old days people who were actually mentally challenged were thought to be possessed and thankfully that has been put to rest as being untrue..God Bless You!!...Show more

Coleman Ocegueda: Im sorry you are inclined to rape and murder. Maybe you should seek counseling for that

Hugo Pittari: I believe its possible. If not an actual demon, at least you become trapped in your own mind. Christians have a very strict code of ethics, and some times the bad parts of man kind can mess you up if you let them. But I also believe there are evil things out there that can enter your mind if you let it.

Coleen Ca! rignan: Personally I find it somewhat amusing that so many Americans completely ignore the rest of the world because they haven't ever seen it...Yet they're perfectly happy to kneel down before and swoon over an imaginary god that they also haven't seen.Ironic, isn't it? :)Peace....Show more

Stanton Valdivia: The way it suppose to work is the child raping murderer would be shunned and every one would consider them dead and no divorce would be necessary.

Angel Klym: Read the book "This Present Darkness" by Frank Peretti. It is a big eye opener and a very engaging book. You won't want to put it down!Luke 8:26-39 Jesus casts the demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs which then "goes mad" and runs over a cliff and drown in the lake.

Porfirio Gartland: think of that Israel supplies the Palestinians the Gaza in a time-honored substantial step in the direction of Peace and a 2-State answer. and then think of that the Palestinians then worked with Israel t! o settle that land and govern it in peace, residing area with the help ! of area with Israel so Israel would proceed turning in different territories like the West financial business enterprise. regrettably the actuality is that the Palestinians took Gaza, elected a 17 November as their government and used Gaza to shoot tens of hundreds of rockets into Israel. Israelis presented peace and land. Palestinians chosen conflict....Show more

Rona Ising: the bible says if you are married to a none beliver which that person that you described must be and they want to leave the marriage then let them go, if you are both in Christ hang in there and God will do a good work in your marriage.

Minh Lefrancois: You need to keep in mind that there are people from all over the world on this site, not just Americans.

Damaris Weiler: People of faith would say demonic possession is possible

James Langmyer: The Bible says in Revelation that satan was to be crushed SOON under Jesus' feet. It was written in about 68AD... many, many years ago. ! History tells us that the utter defeat of satan took place at the destruction of Jerusalem, when God's judgment was unleashed on the world for their killing of His prophets. So if satan is defeated, then no, it is not possible for someone to be demonically possessed anymore. But never underestimate the power of the mind. What a person believes... he sees....Show more

Alexis Reyer: I'm Australian, not French, but I don't see the relevance either way.If I started talking about Kalgoolie you probably wouldn't have the faintest idea what I was talking about, sometimes I don't even know.

Queenie Ruthers: Well most of them are catholics, so why should they

Annabell Bevier: Yes. Judas, the one who betrayed Christ, was.Luke 22:3 - Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. Yeah, it really is something to think about....Show more

Angel Klym: It's a safe assumption that a majority of people here are Americans consi! dering there are international sections designated for other countries ! at the bottom of your screen.I should also point out that there is an "USA only" or "All English Questions" option which may not coincide for some people.

Pei Heatherly: Yea your right. I forget that too. We all have a tendency to think our own country, our own town in the center of the universe.

Peter Lapoint: I know of 3 Austrailian creationists, so you are proof that one Aussie is an aithest and the rest are all creationists !!! Using your approach to logic !!!

Rosalyn Olivera: We assume the ones who can spell and write English correctly are American. The rest we don't care about.

Patricia Bolduc: Look at this articleyou might find out the answer.http://www.divorcemag.com/articles/Spirituality_an...