Is it a sin to remarry after getting a divorced because you wanted a change in your life?
Matthew 5:32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.
It's only a sin after you've heard Messiah's New Covenant teachings about divorce and remarriage. If you've never heard what Messiah taught, then you fall under Moses' teachings on divorce.
Matthew 19:8-9 Jesus said to them, “Because of your hard hearts Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. It was not like that from the beginning. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for adultery, and marries another, is guilty of adultery. Whoever marries her that is divorced is guilty of adultery.”
Hebrews 13:4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
If you choose to get a divorce, because you're sick of each other, you can, you just can't remarry. This is why it's better to work things out, rather than divorce. You can also separate for a time to work things out.
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 I have this to say to those who are married. These words are from the Lord. A wife should not leave her husband, but if she does leave him, she should not get married to another man. It would be better for her to go back to her husband. The husband should not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
An important thing to do, before you marry anyone, is to consider who you're vowing to spend the rest of your life with in the Covenant of marriage. One of the most important rules in getting married is that you should be of like-minded faith.
2 Corinthians 6:14-15 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?
People change in life, sometimes two unbelievers can marry, and one of them can become a believer years after they’ve been married, and sometimes a believing spouse can fall away from the faith after they’ve been married. For those who are married to an unbeliever, work things out, if you can, otherwise you fall under Messiah’s New Covenant teachings.
1 Corinthians 7:12-14 Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her. And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.
When you choose a Covenant partner, put more weight on character, rather than looks. It takes time to weigh the character of a person, but to marry for looks takes only a minute, but looks can be deceiving. Many people today spend more time ordering from a McDonald's menu, than they do choosing a Covenant partner.
There will always be someone in life that you are attracted to, but remember the Covenant. The Covenant should be the priority in the marriage, not love. Love is an emotion, sometimes emotions run wild. Sometimes love needs some work and intervention from YAH. If you run into that one person that flirts and seems to be very attractive, remember the Covenant, and resist taking that dead end road. Anyone who flirts with a married person is an immoral person, whether it's a man or a woman.
Proverbs 5:3-6 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. But in the end, she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.
Sexual sins will take you further than you're willing to go, and cost you more than you're willing to pay. Sexual sins have the power to destroy whole countries.
Proverbs 6:32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul.
Remember, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. That's because it's over the septic tank.
Amen...