Biyn.org -- Motivation and Dedication

When my wife divorced me, I had many questions about what to do, and what the Bible had to say. I needed answers quick. I read several books, and found that every book seemed to come to a different conclusion. It has taken me five years of studying and prayer about this subject where I have prayed through many of my questions, and sought the Lord through His word to find answers. Yet, even through all this, there are still questions that I have, and will maybe never fully know this side of heaven. My desire is that what I write reflects the heart of God, so as new things are revealed to me, I try to update these pages to reflect them. I have tried to include about every reference in the Bible concerning marriage, divorce, and remarriage. We, who have been divorced, have a responsiblity to comfort others in the same situation according to:

``Blessed by God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we oursevles are comforted of God.''
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Therefore, I wanted anyone else who went through the same situations to be able to have a place to start looking. I don't encourage anyone to blindly accept my conclusions, but rather to "search the Scriptures" for themselves, and see if these things are true (Acts 17:11). And if you come to a different conclusion, please feel free to email me so that I can go back and prayerfully consider if I do not see some things correctly.

Dedication

First, I thank the Lord Jesus Christ, for without Him I have no reason to live. He has given me life abundantly, life that is everlasting. He has turned my "mourning into dancing" (Psalm 30:11). He has completed me and made me whole. Words would fail to express what I owe to my Saviour.

Secondly, I would like to dedicate this book to those with a heart to do the will of God, whatever the cost. In John 6, many people turned away from following Jesus. It is written:

``Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said,
This is a hard saying; who can hear it?''
John 6:60

``If the case of the man be so with his wife,
it is not good to marry.''
Matthew 19:10

There will be few that will able to follow the way of Jesus, the way of suffering, and take up their cross daily, in the midst of much loneliness, despair, sorrow, standing against the tide of so-called "believers" that will use "grace" as a means of "lasciviousness" (Jude 4). There will only be a few that will remain unmarried for Jesus' sake. As it is written to the church in Sardis:

``Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.''
Revelation 3:4