The title almost sounds like an impossibility and if she was "a widow indeed," it would be.
I have met a few women that are widows....BUT..... the deceased husband was covenanted with her in an adulterous union because she was divorced and remarried while her first husband is still alive.
I'm fairly sure that since God says that she shall be called an adulteress if she be married to another man while her husband liveth, but if her husband be dead then she is no more an adulteress, though she be married to another man, that the woman is bound unto her first husband as long as he liveth and her second marriage was an adulterous one, so I don't see that the death of the second husband would free her from the law of her first husband, as he is the one that's still alive. I was nearly tricked into thinking that one such woman was "a widow indeed."
1Timothy 5 "she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man."
"The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord."
"For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband"
"So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man."
This is more of a statement than a question because the scriptures are clear. If anyone can offer any scriptures that would indicate that she would be free to remarry, please do share.
I realize that the truth is not very popular in modern theology, but it really wasn't very popular in ancient theology, either. They literally killed the saints and the prophets for speaking the truth.
Today the modern religious folks conflate love with comforting feelings that please the heart and accuse those that speak the truth, of not having "the fruit of the Spirit" because they didn't FEEL that emotional pleasant feeling which they enjoy. The Spirit of Christ never compromises the truth of God's words for the feelings of someone's heart (Jeremiah 17:9).
It's sad to see so many women on this site, claiming faith in Jesus Christ, are divorced and seeking an adulterous covenant.
I do think that many of them actually believe that they are free to remarry as they have been convinced by many teachers that scratch their itching ears.
But definitely under New Testament teachings, it is not okay to marry a divorced woman, and it is adultery for a divorced woman to marry other men.
It is okay for a virgin to marry a divorced man. If there is sin in it, it is not her sin, but that of the man. While I think you are right concerning Matthew 19:9, others get it wrong by considering all things equal and gender fluid. So, Matthew 19:9 speaks of a man causing his faithful wife to commit adultery by divorcing her; thus, causing her to commit adultery upon her having another man. But no one is going to follow the scriptures on the matter. A woman like Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 remained celibate, 2 Samuel 13:20. Not everyone is like Anna in Luke 2:36-37. It is natural that if a man divorces his wife that she may look for another even if she was faithful to him while married. So a man might cause a woman to commit adultery by divorcing her. But if she already committed adultery, then he did not cause it. But the idea is that men should not be divorcing women and women do not have authority to divorce men. In the Bible, only the husband is given authority to divorce under the Law of Moses. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) But divorce is not what God wants. It is not what God intends. Therefore, it should not exist in the church. Yet there it is anyway and people condone it. Better to be celibate.
WNT, Yep. It's not difficult to concede the truth. God was not ambiguous about it. He was very specific with a wide variety of situations to make things absolutely clear. The very basic truth of this kind of area in life is founded on the fundamental differences in God's creation and design between men and women. It's just not popular in today's modern culture. And then you have these silly women, laden with sin, searching for an adulterous covenant with a man, wanting to think that they're being moral and good. They can't even form sentences, but will project their inadequacies and ignorance towards educated men of God that search the scriptures to find out what God has to say and publish God's truth.
I would want to encourage you, though. There really are some people that want to know what God has to say about matters. There may not be many, but there are some. Please do consider that not all women and men have intentionally positioned themselves against God's words. The preachers,, writers,, speakers, celebrities,,etc have muddied the waters and there are some that may just need to be corrected. I'm sure you've had conversations with some that had fertile ground. Might not see the fruit until the harvest, but God's words shall not return unto him void.
In regards to the OP, this was one scenario I really have not had crystal clear understanding with, though there are similar situations addressed in scripture. The very basic, fundamental truth has been clearly established; a woman that is divorced is not free to remarry while her husband is alive.
I was glad you gave your insight and was hoping that others might join in the conversation and maybe offer scripture or ask questions, to increase everyone's overall understanding.
How long have you been on these forums? Have you found a few that have understanding? I do hope that you find a young maiden that will recognize how valuable of a husband you will be. You might need to bring a dowry to a third world country and find the underground church that's being persecuted to find such an one, but it might be worth it. That could be a win/win all the way around!!! 😁😂
American women have a way of being empowered by ignorance and emboldened in stubbornness like none else. And American men will generally bow before them with servitude. How bass ackwards this country is.
Sly and the Family Stone sang "I can be right. I can be wrong. My own beliefs are in my song."
Yes, some times we get corrected.
We are not the standard for truth.
Jesus said, " “You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it that you may be saved." (John 5:33-34)
The idea is that the Bible is to be the standard of truth.
We are to align ourselves with truth.
But the kingdom of God is filled with all types. Some are celibate. Some are monogamous. And yes, there were patriarchs with multiple wives. Rahab was considered righteous by what she did in faith. The kingdom of God has all types. John came neither eating nor drinking. Jesus came both eating and drinking. They had names for both. (Matthew 11:18-19) I don't want to be narrow, but I want to narrow myself to scripture. I am close-minded even while open minded. I want to be open in the way that scripture is open and closed -minded in the way that scripture is close-minded. I don't want to cast any stones. I just want to heed the scriptures. Sometimes, you get in trouble for that. John, the baptizer got in trouble for calling out Herod and reminding him that it was UNLAWFUL for him to have his brother's wife (while his brother was yet alive). He lost his head for that one. So, sometimes we lose our heads.
The Bible says "No one is righteous. No, not even one."
The Bible says, "Let God be true and every man proved a liar." Easy to find fault with me. I'm not the standard for anything. This site is just one hypocrite and another writing each other. We are just Bible students. But not all of us are here to find another seeking the scripture. One Old Testament verse in Proverbs says, "As iron sharpens iron, so one sharpens another." But here we make another dull. You seem a little sharp though.
