Guest 29 Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 me and my husband has been divorce for a couple of years now and we are both starting to realize that we are miserable without each other. we are both christians and we want to know if it is a sin to have sex together now that we are divorced.
Owl Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 A reply from a PURELY christian viewpoint... Yes it is still a sin...because you are no longer married. If you re-married the same man, then it would not be a sin.
bluechocolate Posted March 3, 2006 Posted March 3, 2006 Wouldn't that depend on if the divorce is recognised as such by your church? You don't get a divorce in church.
tweldy Posted March 5, 2006 Posted March 5, 2006 If you're miserable without each other, perhaps you should go to counseling, work through your issues, and see if you can get back together and re-marry. Suppose it was not a 'sin' - which seems to be your primary concern, but humor me. If you have sex it may comfort you just enough so that you won't have as much of an incentive to work through what caused the divorce and figure out if you can actually learn to have a positive, healthly life together. I think it sounds like your divorce may have been a mistake, perhaps if you can repair the rift and then remarry, in which case sex will be a profound and deserved reward for your efforts.
orpheus Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 me and my husband has been divorce for a couple of years now and we are both starting to realize that we are miserable without each other. we are both christians and we want to know if it is a sin to have sex together now that we are divorced. I am sure you have a forgiving God...go for it.
BlahBlahQueen Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Funny thing, this. The Church doesn't recognize divorce as binding under the eyes of God (only annulment), so once you're married, you're married for life. Divorced people are committing adultery, therefore, if they're having sex with anyone BUT their original spouse. It's completely holy to have sex with your ex-spouse, since they're not your ex-spouse at all. This is at least according to the Roman Catholic church; I don't know about the other Christian denominations, but they might be similar. So if all else fails, become Catholic. Who knew Catholicism would ever turn sex in your favor?
Ladylay Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Funny thing, this. The Church doesn't recognize divorce as binding under the eyes of God (only annulment), so once you're married, you're married for life. Divorced people are committing adultery, therefore, if they're having sex with anyone BUT their original spouse. It's completely holy to have sex with your ex-spouse, since they're not your ex-spouse at all. This is at least according to the Roman Catholic church; I don't know about the other Christian denominations, but they might be similar. So if all else fails, become Catholic. Who knew Catholicism would ever turn sex in your favor? You stole my words:lmao: Yep Catholicism, is the way to go.
Curmudgeon Posted March 7, 2006 Posted March 7, 2006 Oh, sure, unless you're Catholic, divorced without annulment and subsequently married to someone you truly love and who truly loves you. Then you can wallow in Catholic guilt if you're so inclined. Thankfully, I'm not!
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