What God says through all the scriptures about marriage is that there is an ideal, a perfect way for relationships to exist between men and women. That way is to become one flesh.
He wants man to raise his sights, to stop living in the permissive way allowed because of the hardness of hearts, and to begin to live according to the way of the Lord. He wants us to elevate our sights to His level.
However, thank God, if you have messed up, made a mistake, and failed in marriage, you do not have to stay in the muck and mire. You do not have to be guilty ridden and condemned and live lonely and alone for the rest of your life.
Traditional religious doctrine is trying to say that Jesus forgave the woman taken in adultery, but He will not forgive you your mistake! Even if He did not stone her, why did Jesus not condemn the woman and tell her she could not marry again?
Why did He not say, “You dirty thing, you. You have messed up right in the face of the law. Just suffer the rest of your life, and always remember that you committed this act of adultery.”
That is what many ministers and many churches are saying you have to do because you messed up a relationship when maybe you were not even saved yet. Now you are trying to “sin no more” and make your life right.
But you cannot do it, because God is not going to forgive a divorce. He forgave a woman taken in adultery, but He will not forget a divorce.
God’s best is that you marry and stay married. But that is assuming that you know the Word, are committed to the Word, and love the Word enough to make whatever adjustment necessary for the Word to have first place in your life.
If both people in a marriage do that, there is no way they cannot have a successful relationship.
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Apostle Frederick K.C. Price is the founder of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) in Los Angeles, California. He began CCC in 1973 and shepherded it into a ministry of world renown, with services held in the 10,000-seat FaithDome.
In 1978, Apostle Price received instruction from God to begin a television broadcast and, as a result, Ever Increasing Faith Ministries (EIFM) began broadcasting in five major television markets. Thus, the television broadcast soon after became global.
EIFM can be viewed on many television stations in all 50 states and in many foreign countries. Apostle Price is also heard on numerous radio programs and 19 Internet broadcast stations. Additionally, he can be seen on most social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and others. In 1990, Apostle Price founded the Fellowship of Inner-City Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM), which later became the Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries before disbanding in 2017. And in 2001, he established an East Coast church, Crenshaw Christian Center East.
A visionary and prolific author, Apostle Price is the author of some 50 books on faith, healing, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit. How Faith Works is a classic on the operation of faith and its life-changing principles.
Although he had already operated in the fivefold ministry gift of apostle, in 2008 Apostle Price was publicly affirmed as an apostle of faith. Under the mantle of the teaching gift, Apostle Price established several schools for ministry and formal education at CCC. Among them are Frederick K.C. Price III Christian Schools (preschool to 12th grade); the Ministry Training Institute in 1985; a CCC Correspondence School; the Frederick K.C. Price School of the Bible; and in 2008, the Apostle Price Ministry Training Center. Over the years, Apostle Price has received many prestigious awards, most notably the Horatio Alger Award and the Kelly Miller Smith Interfaith Award.
A year after his affirmation and after more than 35 years of service, Apostle Price stepped aside as pastor to formally install his son, Frederick K. Price Jr., as his successor. For years he served as the presiding prelate of both CCC West and CCC East and as the chairman of CCC’s board of directors. Having retired from his position as pastor and all other official duties, he restricts much of his travel.
A devout husband, Apostle Price has been married to Dr. Betty Price for 67 years. They are the proud parents of four children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.