Dr. Betters,
I am a Christian. I have been divorced and am now remarried. I want to know if I am in a continuous state of adultery, or have I been forgiven? I have asked for forgiveness. Do I have to leave my Husband to be forgiven? God bless you.

Rose

Pastor Betters responds:

Divorce is always against the purposes of God. Now that you are married you must build that marriage with Godly principles and living. Your sins have been forgiven when you trusted Christ as your Savior and Lord. When He died on the cross all of our sins were "future" to Him. The only way ANY sin can be forgiven is by giving our lives completely to Christ in true repentance and faith. You must not leave your husband. Instead you both need to order your lives around the cross of Christ. Having said that let me also say that you will have to bear the consequences of a failed marriage but not as an adulteress. Patterns have been established that you must in the power of Christ overcome - patterns such as distrust, unresolved conflict, bitterness, etc. Those consequences of the divorce will remain with you and can be overcome in time. The way in which God blesses us is when we trust what He has given to us - His Son Jesus Christ. As time goes on God promises to bring beauty out of ashes and to restore the years the locust has eaten. I hope this helps.

In His Grip,
Dr. Chuck Betters

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