Searching for Reasons

To find reasons why divorce is so rampant these days, one does not have to look very far. By that, I don't mean to suggest that the one reason which is the answer to all problems is so close to us that we cannot miss it. What I intend to suggest is something many people may find very unpopular and perhaps nearly universally offensive.

Marriage Covenant - A Wedding Vow, Promise

When we enter into marriage, we make promises

• to God, who trusted use with His loved ones,
• to the one we are marrying, to remain faithful
• to our families, to stay the course and never divorce without dire reason
• and to society, to uphold the most foundational covenant necessary to the honor and survival of the nation

and those promises are for life. If we're honest, we keep those promises. Divorce, adultery, abuse should never be an option. If we break the vows, we're not honest; we're liars and hypocrites and we need to come clean. That may seem harsh, but to love people sincerely, we must think of marriage in these terms.
 

What Works to Save Marriage?

Are there things that you have been doing to make your marriage work that you know for certain should work but always seems to fail?  Do you find this frustrating? Do you find yourself doing the same thing with more and more intensity and finding that the problems just coming with greater intensity in response?

Have you ever heard someone talk about what horrible things Christians can do sometimes?

We hear about Christian women leaving their husbands and running off with other men. We hear of preachers crying out for money and flying to Vegas to squander God's money on prostitutes, pornography, and gambling.

Do you think they will go to heaven? Will they be forgiven if they say they are Christians? If they repent? If they say the sinner's prayer? If they are baptized? If a Christian has his or her ticket to heaven guaranteed for all time, can they live in adultery, lying, extortion, and such?