Bible Discussion Thread

I was married to a man for 21 years that was mean to me I committed udultery against him we divorced and I remarried my second husband died now my ex husband resides in my home and sleeps in my bed he wants to have sex will that be a sin against me and will God forgive me for the udultery I have committed in the past he has no where to go and I'm helping him out

First of all, this isn't a place to discuss personal things; however, I remember what needing help is like and not knowing where to turn. Any sexual relations outside of marriage is sin. Period. If you feel you need to help your ex there are plenty of ways besides giving him a place to lay his abusive head. After we accept Christ and are saved, God expects us to change... move forward and not look back. You already know right from wrong. Do it.

yes if you ask for forgiveness through CHrist, you will be forgiven absolutely. Once you ask for forgiveness, the sin then belongs to Christ and you have no right or ownership of it. He has bought and paid for it. Any shame or guilt is His and not yours. As far as your "ex", in God's eyes you are probably still married to him.

According to the bible, you wouldn't be considered married to your husband, because of the adultery on your end. Your adultery freed him from his oath.

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 whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Therefore, avoid fornication on both parts, you both will need to stay single in purity or remarry each other.

Yes, the Lord will forgive you. But, repentance is more than a prayer, it's a lifestyle. You must continually turn away from a lifestyle of sin. If your ex-husband was mean to you before, given the circumstances, that may not change. In God's eyes, I believe you are still married to him. However, you left him for a reason. I wouldn't go back to that type of bondage. As someone mention earlier, you can help him in other ways. You don't have to sleep in the same bed or be intimate with him. You can stay separated, but you will not have rights to remarry while your ex-husband is living. My recommendation is to regard purity.