DIVORCE
THROUGH APOSTASY.
“…You have fallen away from God’s GRACE…” (Galatians 5:4 NLT). “... IN LATTER TIMES
“SOME” SHALL [CHOOSE OR DECIDE
TO] ...DEPART FROM the [CHRISTIAN] ... FAITH !!!!...” (1 Timothy 4:1-3 KJV).
“...Take heed, BRETHREN,
lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God...”
(Hebrews 3:12 KJV). “...If ye continue in the
faith ... and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel ...” (Colossians 1:22-23 KJV).
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When
a divorce happens it means a marriage has been terminated. It also means the
legal duties and responsibilities of each spouse have been canceled and the
vows, under the rule of law, are no longer binding.
In order to obtain a
divorce, the married couple, must go through a legal process, according to
their state or country, which will require the involvement of a court to decide
on issues such as distribution of properties, child support, alimony, sharing
of debt, and the splitting of material possessions.
The reason for divorce,
varies, but could entail anything from incompatibility to infidelity. In the
instant of divorce either both parties want the divorce, or one party wants the
divorce and the other concedes to the other parties wishes.
The bottom line is that
a DIVORCE is the dissolution of a marriage and it requires a LEGAL PROCESS to
END it.
When APOSTASY happens
it means the covenant relationship with God has been terminated. “... You “WERE” SEALED ...WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.…”
(Ephesians 1 NLT).
THE WORD SAYS: “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). God says, “…I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
“…MY WORD … that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return
unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH that which I please, and it SHALL PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent
it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). “…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT).
God says, I “…am
WATCHING over my word to PERFORM it…” (Jeremiah 1:12 NASB).
Therefore, “... the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).
BECAUSE
OF WHAT THE WORD SAYS: “... the word of
God ...piercing
even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).“…you have
been cut
off
from Christ! …”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
It also means the
spiritual duties and responsibilities of a man or woman, toward God, the Holy Spirit, have been rejected and
the beliefs, based upon his holy law, are forsaken and abandoned. “… [YOU]… FORGOT
all about ME,” says the Lord…” (Hosea 2:13 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord… they
turned their backs on him….” (2 Chronicles 29:6 NLT). “...people
will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching....” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).“...
They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “...They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).
“...some will turn away from the true faith;...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...These
people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead...”
(Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“…We
will continue to live as WE WANT TO, stubbornly following our own evil
desires…” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
“…My
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
In order to achieve
APOSTASY, the man or woman, goes through a spiritual process of renouncing and
disassociating him or herself from God, the
Holy Spirt. “... a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT).
“...Now
the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in
the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and
their consciences are dead...” (Hebrews 4:1-2 NLT).
“...the people replied, “…We
will continue to live as WE WANT TO, stubbornly following our own evil
desires…” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
“…my
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
The man or woman has
willfully CHOSEN to fall away from the covenant relationship with God and
return to a life without HIM. “...For if,
after they (those who were in a covenant relationship
with God) have
escaped ... they (those
who were in a covenant relationship with
God) are
AGAIN entangled in them (their former sinful lifestyles practices)
... it would be
better for them (those who
were in a covenant relationship with God) not to have known the way of righteousness,
than having known it, to turn away from (by choice) the holy commandment ... It
has happened to them (those
who were in a covenant relationship with God) according to the true
proverb, “A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...”
(2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB). “... EVERYONE (NO EXCEPTIONS) who practices sin also practices lawlessness;
and sin is lawlessness ... the one who practices
sin is of the devil ... No
one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he
cannot sin, because he is born of God. By this the children of God and the
children of the devil are obvious: anyone
who
does not practice righteousness is
not of GOD...” (1 John 3:7-10 NASB). “…what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord
hath Christ (the Word of TRUTH) with Belial (the DEVIL or Father of LIES)? Or
what part hath he that believeth (depends upon God) with an infidel (one who
doesn’t depend upon God)?” (2
Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
“…My
people would not listen to me. They KEPT DOING WHATEVER THEY WANTED, following the stubborn desires of their [OWN]
evil hearts…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
“…It’s YOUR SINS that have cut you off from God. …”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). “......piercing ... asunder
...soul and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB).“…you have
been cut
off
from Christ! …”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
They have also CHOSEN
to abandon previously held beliefs and have decided to defy or rebel against
the practice of those same beliefs.“...dear brothers and
sisters. Make sure that
your own hearts are not evil and
unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while
it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived
by sin and hardened against God...” (Hebrews 3:12-13 NLT).
“...God’s promise of entering his rest still
stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail
to experience it...” (Hebrews 4:1 NLT).
The reason for APOSTASY,
varies, but could entail anything from a desire to continue to practice a
sinful lifestyle to spiritual infidelity. “... They
will follow their own desires and will look for teachers
who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “...They
will reject the truth and chase after myths...” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 NLT). “…For years
on end my people have FORGOTten ME…”
(Jeremiah 2:32 NLT). “…They ABANDONED the Lord to serve Baal (other objects of faith)…”
(Judges 2:13 NLT). “…Ever since I brought
them from Egypt they have continually ABANDONED ME and
followed other gods (other objects of faith)…” (1 Samuel 8:8 NLT). “…For my people have ABANDONED
ME and offered sacrifices to pagan gods (other objects of
faith)…” (2 Kings 22:17 NLT).
In the instant of
spiritual APOSTASY against God, the Holy
Spirit, only one party wants to forsake or abandon the covenant
relationship. God, the Holy Spirit concedes
to the other party’s CHOICE. "… I hate
divorce (APOSTASY)," says the LORD, the God of Israel..."
(Malachi 2:16 NASB). “…[Yet]...GOD GAVE
THEM OVER to a reprobate mind to do those things which are convenient...being
filled with all unrighteousness...” (Romans 1:28 KJV). “…, …We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own
evil desires…” (JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT).
“… my people have stubborn and rebellious
hearts. They have turned away and ABANDONED me….”
(JEREMIAH 5:23 NLT). “…They
kept doing whatever
they wanted…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT).
The
believer can willfully CHOOSE to depart from God, the Holy Spirit, but God, the
Holy Spirit, doesn’t depart from the believer. : “…I am with you always, to the very end…"(Matthew
28:20 NIV). God will “…Never leave
nor forsake you…”
(Hebrews 13:5 KJV). “…Behold, I
am with … [you] and will keep … [you]
whithersoever [you]… goest…I
will not leave [you] ..." (Genesis 28:15 ASV).
However,
God, the Holy Spirit, concedes, to
your CHOICE to leave or depart from HIM. “...The Lord said, My [Holy]...Spirit shall not always strive with
man…” (Genesis 6:3 KJV). “…They DID NOT like to retain God in their knowledge (MINDS), GOD GAVE THEM OVER
to a reprobate mind (wicked, unrepentant mind)…” (Romans 1:28
KJV). “...God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts
to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them...” (Romans 1:24 NASB). “...God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those
things which are not proper...” (Romans 1:28 NASB). “....I gave them over to worthless decrees and regulations that would not lead to life...” (Ezekiel 20:25 NLT).“...It has happened to them according to the
true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire...” (2 Peter 2:20-23 NASB).
“… I will remove thy candlestick out
of his place…” (Revelation 2:5 KJV).“… the
dividing asunder
of soul and spirit…” (Hebrews 4:12 KJV).“…you have been cut off from
Christ! …”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).“…You have fallen
away from God’s GRACE…”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
The bible presents the
scenario, in regard to, human relationships, which says if you are married to
someone who is NOT believing STAY committed to them. However, “...if the unbelieving one leaves, let him (her) leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has
called us to peace. For how do you know, O wife, whether you will
save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your
wife?” (1 Corinthians
7:15-16 NASB).
Similarly,
God, the Holy Spirit, concedes to the
man or woman’s willful CHOICE to depart from him, yet he REMAINS faithful to
his covenant promises to them. “…If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is…” (2
Timothy 2:13 NLT).
God, the
Holy Spirit’s, LOVE also remains UNCONDITIONALLY. “…[Nothing]…will be able to
separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord…”(Romans
8:31-39 NASB).
God, the Holy Spirit, will NEVER let his
covenant partner perish or let anyone SNATCH them out of his hands as long as
THEY CHOOSE to abide in him. “...I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me...” (John 10:28 NLT).
However, they are
to choose to “...Remain in me, and I will
remain in you...” (John 15:4). “...Abide
in me and I in you...” (John 15:4 KJV). “…Choose
you this day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15
KJV). …If a man (woman) abide NOT
in me, ‘he (she) is cast forth as
a branch, and is withered;
and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and
they are burned…”
(John 15:6 KJV).
God’s
FAITHFUL and LOVING role in the covenant relationship with the believer is
UNCONDITIONAL, but the believer’s ROLE is “NOT.” “…I
am the Lord, I change NOT…” (Malachi 3:6 KJV). “...[My Word to you].... is the same yesterday and today and
forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV). However, “…Choose you (through human will) this
day whom ye will serve….” (Joshua 24:15 KJV).
Every
vow and promise God makes, to the believer, is SOLID. “…MY WORD …
that goeth forth out of my mouth: it SHALL NOT return unto me void, but it SHALL ACCOMPLISH
that which I please, and it SHALL
PROSPER in the thing whereto I sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV). God
says, I “…am WATCHING over my word to PERFORM it…”
(Jeremiah 1:12 NASB). “…He has
granted to [his people]… His precious and magnificent promises…” (2 Peter 1:4 NASB).
“…As many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes
…also … Amen …” (2 Corinthians
1:20 NASB). “…Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made … failed; all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB).
BUT, because of HUMAN WILL, the believer’s
vows and promises to God are NOT SOLID. “... You, that were sometime
alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and
unreproveable in his sight (THE NEXT VERSE REQUIRES HUMAN WILL OR
HUMAN CHOICE) “If” ye (CHOOSE TO) continue in the faith grounded and
settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have
heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof
I Paul am made a minister...” (Colossians 1:21-23 KJV). “... Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters (BELIEVERS)...” (Hebrews 3:12 NLT). “...Take
heed, brethren, lest there be in
any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in
departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is
called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
For we are made partakers of Christ, (THE NEXT VERSE REQUIRES HUMAN WILL OR
HUMAN CHOICE) “if” we (CHOOSE TO) hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end...” (Hebrews 3:12-14 KJV). .“...HE (SHE) THAT “SHALL” ENDURE (THROUGH HUMAN WILL OR HUMAN CHOICE) UNTO THE END
SHALL BE SAVED...”
(Matthew 24:13 KJV).
The bottom line is that
APOSTASY causes the dissolution of the
covenant relationship and it requires a man or woman to willfully CHOOSE to
FORSAKE or ABANDON the relationship in order to END it.“…If
you love me, you will (CHOOSE TO.) keep my commandments…”
(John 14:15). However, “…My people would not listen to me.
They kept (CHOOSING TO DO) ...whatever
they wanted…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “… The people replied, “Don’t waste your
breath. We will continue to (CHOOSE TO) live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires…”
(JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT). “…Thus saith the Lord; ‘Cursed be the MAN (or woman) ... whose HEART (WILLFULLY) departeth from the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 17:5 KJV) Thus, “…They (MY PEOPLE) broke [THEIR]
... covenant [WITH ME BY CHOICE],
though I
loved them as a husband loves his wife,” says the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 31:32 NASB).
“… to
... those who
were once enlightened— AND THEN TURN AWAY…”
(Hebrews 6:4-8 NLT). “… repent and DO the first works (CHOOSING to ABIDE with God, the Holy
Spirit)…” (Revelation 2:5 KJV).
“…Choose you (through human will) this day
whom ye will
serve….”
(Joshua 24:15 KJV).
“... REPENT AND RETURN, “SO” that your sins may be wiped away…” (Acts 3:19 NASB). “ ... Return ... to the Lord ... [your] ... God... [AND HE] ... will heal [your] ... apostasy ....” (Hosea 14:1-4 NLT). “…EXCEPT YE
REPENT, ye shall all likewise PERISH…” (Luke 13:3 KJV).
DR. PENSACOLA H.
JEFFERSON
PASTORAL
COUNSELOR
YADA COUNSELING
MINISTRY
DIVORCING GOD:
YOUR CHOICE
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