In this post I will continue to focus on bible teacher and author Martha Peace. This time we will look at a statement from Chapter Three of her book "The Excellent Wife."
Martha Peace: "Women can either have a wrong thought or a right thought about their marriage as follows:
Wrong thought: "There is no hope for this marriage."
Right thought: "If he repents, there is nothing that I cannot forgive and that we cannot work through."
My Comment
Forgiveness is one thing but a couple can only work through issues if both parties are willing. Moreover, a couple should not be reconciled in case of mental, emotional, spiritual and/or physical abuse since there may not be real change and to be reconciled could be dangerous for the abused party.
Case One: Peter had godly sorrow (Matthew 26:750) and was reconciled to the Lord (John 21:15-19).
Case Two: Judas felt remorse but did not show godly sorrow (Matthew 27:3-4) and was never reconciled to the Lord (Matthew 27:5).
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