Are baptized people told to renounce adulterous marriage?

[longdistancerunner]

Does anyone have any experience of a practice that I know occurs in other fundamentalists. Have you hear of people baptized into the CoC who are remarried after a divorce told to end the current adulterous relationship if their first divorce was not for adultery and either be celibate or reunite with their true spouse?

[agricola]

I've heard of it but never personally been around any people who actually DID it. I think it is pernicious and evil. It's also weirdo theology - after all, if baptism (etc) pardons all sins then you should start 'fresh' AT THAT POINT.
In other words, if a person divorced or remarried or whatever, BEFORE then, it should be a non-issue. ABSOLUTELY NOT EVEN MENTIONED.

That's my opinion.

[Ivy]

Does anyone have any experience of a practice that I know occurs in other fundamentalists. Have you hear of people baptized into the CoC who are remarried after a divorce told to end the current adulterous relationship if their first divorce was not for adultery and either be celibate or reunite with their true spouse?

Yes, unfortunately I have seen this practice in action. It was truly horrible to watch. The couple did leave and go to a better church situation where their marriage was accepted.

[longdistancerunner]

I've heard of it but never personally been around any people who actually DID it. I think it is pernicious and evil. It's also weirdo theology - after all, if baptism (etc) pardons all sins then you should start 'fresh' AT THAT POINT.
In other words, if a person divorced or remarried or whatever, BEFORE then, it should be a non-issue. ABSOLUTELY NOT EVEN MENTIONED.

That's my opinion.

The way that is addressed is that God’s law applies to nonbelievers, so the transgression of the law is not wiped away by baptism, there is only one marriage and the only thing th a t ends it is death (some claim adultery and there are denominations that say adultery does not allow remarriage

[B.H.]

I think a man by the name of Fuqua argued that the law didnt apply to nonbelievers. Another CoC preacher challenged him on it in a written debate. I dont recall reading it but everyone seemed to think Fuqua lost.

[Ivy]

Cofc view: If something can be made more difficult, make it more difficult.