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From the Christian perspective should I stay seperated from my abusive husband or divorce?
My Christian faith is really being tested. Abuse started not long after we were married and I remained silent for way too long. I've since seperated and believe that my spouse is unrepentant and unremorseful to this day. I've sought counselling, pastoral support and have tried so hard to work on the marriage but he is not the Christian he says he is even now. From my fellow Christians I'd like to know if it's better to seperate hoping he will change or should I follow through with the divorce. I have sought God's wisdom and do feel deep inside that God wants me to no longer allow him in my life.
I would say that you should stay separated from him, keep praying for him every day that he would come to the point of repentance, and then allow him to make the decision to divorce you if he doesn't get to that point! In this particular case, I think you should treat him like an "unbelieving spouse"...even if he calls himself a believer, his actions indicate that he isn't listening to Jesus' instructions regarding the way he should treat his wife and you're under no spiritual obligation to submit to him. If you want to be free to remarry, I think it is better for him to divorce you than for you to divorce you based on what Paul said in II Corinthians. However, I would suggest you ask God this question...you said he has made it clear that you shouldn't allow this man in your life, but that doesn't mean divorce, separation is sufficient as long as you recognize that you aren't free to start another relationship while you're still married AND you're strong enough to keep holding the line you've drawn with him.
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