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It's so great to finally find a forum of Christians really discussing this! Thanks for putting this together and maintaining it. It's rather scary to pursue this as there's very little support from the "normal" local church and generally...

It’s hard to judge, in this day and age, just exactly what “justly” is. I would just check with her ex and see if he wants her back. If he doesn’t, especially if it’s in an email, I’d consider her acceptably divorced.

We have clear scriptural examples of that, it's certainly permissible and could be God's solution for some unique women in rare circumstances. However as a general rule a prostitute would not be good marriage material, so I wouldn't have this as...

Interesting distinction, it makes sense. But am I wrong to think that it is acceptable and perhaps honorable to convert a prostitute to be a wife, for oneself or for others. Meaning approaching a prostitute and telling her, "you do not have to...

It may be safer than marrying a woman who have unjustly divorced her husband. This may be true because in God's eyes she still belongs to her alive husband.

Interesting distinction, it makes sense. But am I wrong to think that it is acceptable and perhaps honorable to convert a prostitute to be a wife, for oneself or for others. Meaning approaching a prostitute and telling her, "you do not have to...

We have clear scriptural examples of that, it's certainly permissible and could be God's solution for some unique women in rare circumstances. However as a general rule a prostitute would not be good marriage material, so I wouldn't have this as...

Thanks for the insights. 👍

One is a deadly sin, and the other is lessor. 1 John 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death. Hosea 4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they...

Proverbs 6:26 is very interesting. It is translated in various ways in different translations, some of which don't seem to make much logical sense. But the NRSV renders it extremely interestingly: Proverbs 6:23-35 For the commandment is a lamp...

We have clear scriptural examples of that, it's certainly permissible and could be God's solution for some unique women in rare circumstances. However as a general rule a prostitute would not be good marriage material, so I wouldn't have this as...

Thanks for the insights. 👍

Proverbs 6:26 is very interesting. It is translated in various ways in different translations, some of which don't seem to make much logical sense. But the NRSV renders it extremely interestingly: Proverbs 6:23-35 For the commandment is a lamp...

So, for someone whose introduction said they'd be lurking and listening more than being heard, here's my second Book Review post in 24 hours. Understanding Biblical Marriage by Titus Strahl With a scant 63 pages (and I really wish he'd added...

My sw Christie would sometimes tell people she was Steve's mistress. That always ended the conversation. :p