Church folk READ YOUR BIBLE! Your ignorance allows this kind of ungodliness to flourish. FACT: A bishop with three wives in less than 8 years is a mockery to the biblical standard of marriage and holiness. STOP DEFENDING THIS UNGODLY BEHAVIOR!

Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” Jesus was NOT saying, “Don’t judge.” He was saying, “Don’t judge your brother without first judging yourself.” CHRISTIANS ARE COMMANDED TO JUDGE ONE ANOTHER.

Psalms 105:15, “Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm.” refers to the actual touching or hitting of someone. Please stop using this scripture to “warn” people about talking against the pastor. Your ignorance is stifling!!!!!

“To judge” means “to make a distinction” or “to separate.” We are responsible for judging between truth and error. When we look at scripture on judging, it is important that we pay attention to who is being addressed. Romans 2:1 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whoever thou art that judgest: for in that thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.” At first glance, this verse seems to forbid judging, and to warn that when you judge someone else, you are condemning yourself. But who is it talking to? Those who judge others for doing the same things they are doing. If you fall into that category, then you are indeed condemning yourself when you judge someone else! But this is not a blanket prohibition against judging. What God wants is NOT for us to avoid judging, but instead to judge rightly.

READ YOUR BIBLE & IN ALL YOUR GETTING, PLEASE GET SOME UNDERSTANDING!

Kia, why do you think Jesus died on the cross for our sins. He died for lying,
divorce, killing, stealing, talking about and running folks down like you do.
Read your able. If you do not forgive and love your brothers and sisters in Christ you won’t see heaven. Thanks Bro. Torrence for an eye opening
interview. I thank God for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amen Kai!

Here in the scriptures its says that a man that is bound to a wife seek not to be loosed.

1 Cor. 7: 27
27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

The churches should study and preach and teach on marriage, remarriage and divorce, because so many people just don’t understand why so many are remarrying and so amny are confused about the issue of remarriage.!

There is a Minister on youtube name Pastor Gino Jennings he is teaching on divorce and remarriage and other topics that have been untouched in the Churches for years. He is not sugar coating, covering up anything.

Go to Youtube and type in …………….Pastor Gino Jennings 795 796 797 part 14………..795 796 797 part 15………….795 796 797 part 16…………………
795 796 797 part 17

He is speaking on divorce and remarriage, if there is anymore information on this topic please listed so we can all get an understanding. Thank You

Torrence–are you related to Sis. Glenn?

Torrence, you did an outstanding job with this interview. This is one of the few interviews that I have seen with the two of them together. People often shape their opinion on matters (whether leaning to the side of grace and mercy or judgment) based on what they’ve been through in their own life. My stepfather married my mother a few years ago. This is his third marriage. He has been consecrated as a Bishop and has held several Pastoral roles throughout his life. I didn’t ask God about his situation but I do know that many people have prophesied to him that God forgives and can still use people regardless of their past. God has shown me that he is going to change him – for the better. Sometimes we just need to allow God to do the work. Allow God to deal with whatever he needs to deal with. I think Christina is a beautiful young lady with a lot of wisdom. It is unfortunate that she was in a prior abusive relationship. I pray that God truly restores her and continues to bring out the best in her.

Hi Luvsgoodsangin, I was waiting for somebody to ask me that! lol But no, we’re not related, but her last name is pretty great don’t ya think? lol

Torrence

Hey Torrence. Great interview with Bishop Weeks III and Prophetess Christina Glenn. I really liked her. An exclusice interview with her to women would be great. You did a great job be an interviewer. I hope you will do another interview with Bishop Weeks and Prophetess Glenn. She really made the interview great. I liked when she said I did not even like him. Wow! her realness is what we need today. My mind has been changed about Bishop Weeks due to her. I admire her as a woman and I am a business man with several succesful companies. I would love for you to get a second interview with them about wedding pictures and some video footage. A thought for BET would be great to see them in a reality show. They actually have a show out called You can begin again. It was quite good. Torrence please get the wedding details and interview. I wish this could have aired on TV because it was small on the internet. Torrence let me know if you are going to get a second interview with the couple about their wedding and new start with pictures and maybe some video footage. Everybody wants that info. I think you are the man to get it. I will look forward to your response. I will check later today and tomorrow to see if you respond. Thanks so much for your time. This was the best interview of all. Keep up the good work

Divorce And Remarriage:
What Does the Bible Teach about Who May Divorce and Remarry?

Divorce and remarriage have become common as civil law allows no-fault divorce. A husband or wife may dissolve a marriage for almost any grounds and remarry, regardless of the will of their spouse. The result is that many people marry without considering the teaching of the Bible. Is fornication (or adultery) the only Scriptural grounds for divorce, or does the gospel allow marriage to be dissolved for other grounds? Please consider this careful study of the Biblical teaching.
Introduction:

Many forces in society defend the practice of easy divorce.
Divorce laws in America are so lax that almost anyone can dissolve a marriage and remarry at any time for any reason. With “no-fault” divorce, a husband or wife can claim “incompatibility” or “irreconcilable differences” and get a divorce no matter how much their spouse objects.

What is right or wrong is determined by the Creator of the Universe.
Men will be judged according to whether or not we have conformed our lives to His will (John 12:48). Man’s will often differs from God’s (Prov. 14:12; Isa. 55:8,9; 2 Cor. 10:12,18; Lk. 16:15,18). Since the Bible reveals God’s will, we must learn what it says about divorce and remarriage (2 Tim. 3:16,17; 1 Cor. 14:37; Eph. 3:3-5; 2 Pet. 1:21).

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Part I: Does the Bible Say Divorce and Remarriage Is Moral or Immoral?

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A. The General Teaching of the New Testament Is that Divorce is Contrary to God’s Will, and that Remarriage Following Divorce Constitutes Adultery.
Note that there is one exception to this general rule, which we will discuss later. At this point we are discussing the general rule. The following passages present this teaching:

Matthew 19:3-9 (cf. Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18)
Jesus was asked whether divorce can properly be obtained for just any reason a person might have. He answered by appealing to the original marriage law.

Jesus taught that divorce itself, in general, is contrary to God’s will. God made one man for one woman, indicating He did not intend for either to marry anyone else. He said they should cleave to one another and the two become one – there is no room in God’s plan for a third party. God joins the man and woman, no human has the right to break that bond.

Further, whoever divorces his wife and marries again commits adultery (unless he does it because she has been guilty of fornication), and whoever marries her who has been divorced also commits adultery. (Mk. 10 adds that this rule also applies to the woman if she divorces her husband.)

To help understand the passage, read it with your name and your spouse’s name, instead of “whosoever,” etc.

Matthew 19:9 – If ____________ (you) divorces __________ (his wife), except for fornication, and marries another, _________________ (you) commits adultery; and whoever marries ___________ (her who is divorced) commits adultery.”

Matthew 5:31,32
One who puts away his wife (for some cause other than fornication) causes her to commit adultery. This assumes that she remarries as described in the last part of the verse and as implied in the previous verse (the purpose of the “bill of divorcement” according to the law was so she could become another man’s wife – Deut. 24:1ff).

By divorcing his wife, the husband puts her in the position where she is strongly tempted to remarry and if she does remarry, Jesus says she is guilty of adultery and so is the man she marries (in contrast to the Mosaic Law which tolerated the remarriage). Hence, the divorce itself is wrong and should be avoided. [Cf. Matt. 18:6,7]

Romans 7:2,3
A married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. This means that if she is married to another man while her first husband is alive, she is guilty of adultery. She is free to remarry without guilt only if her husband is dead.

(Some ask what “law” is this that joins the man and woman – God’s law or man’s law? It is the law which, when violated, makes the woman an adulteress. Clearly this must be God’s law, and this conforms to what is taught elsewhere.)

1 Corinthians 7:10,11
A married woman should not depart from her husband nor he from her. Again, divorce itself is not the will of God.

But if she departs (if divorce has occurred), she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. Clearly remarriage is not a scriptural alternative.

(Note: “depart” here is the same word elsewhere translated “put asunder” – Matt. 19:6; Mk. 10:9: The result of the action is that the woman is “unmarried.”)

The teaching of the gospel on this point is unpopular with most people. Many people don’t want to hear it preached. Jesus’ own disciples considered it very strict (Matt. 19:10-12), still Jesus did not compromise it or apologize for it. He continued to teach and defend it and so must we.

B. To Apply These Passages Properly, We Must Understand Why the Second Marriage Is Forbidden and Why It Is Called “Adultery.”
God clearly has the right to forbid any act if He so chooses, but it helps us apply the teaching when we understand His reasons for forbidding an act. What reason does God give for declaring the second marriage sinful, and why does He call it “adultery”?

Malachi 2:14-16
God hates putting away (v16). Again, divorce is contrary to God’s will. Why? Because marriage is a covenant between a man and his wife (v14). God is a witness to that covenant, and He holds men to it (v14). If a man violates the covenant, he is dealing treacherously with his wife and God will hold him accountable. [Prov. 2:17; Ezek. 16:8]

Though this is an Old Testament passage, it helps us learn the definition of marriage, which has not changed. Marriage is, by God’s definition, a solemn mutual agreement between a man and woman to live together as husband and wife. God holds them to that covenant bond and will not free them from it, even if people declare them to be free.

Remember this! The whole foundation of New Testament teaching regarding divorce rests on God’s attitude toward marriage. When people weaken the barriers against divorce, they are weakening respect for marriage. Divorce matters because it destroys a marriage, and marriage is very important to God. Any view of divorce, which fails to respect marriage as God respects it, must be an unscriptural view.

This is why Jesus, in answering a question about divorce and remarriage, appealed to God’s original intent regarding marriage (Matt. 19:3-9). God will respect and enforce His law regarding it, even when men disregard it!

Hebrews 13:4
The marriage covenant includes the right and obligation to have the sexual union only with the companion with whom we have a Scriptural marriage covenant. To have relations with anyone else is “fornication” or “adultery.”

This too is part of the marriage covenant as God defines it. Marriage gives a man and his wife the right to the sexual union, but only with their lawful spouse.

[Ezek. 23; Jer. 3; Prov. 5:15-20; 6:29,32; 7:18-20; Ezek. 16:32; 1 Cor. 7:1-9].

Romans 7:2,3
In this marriage covenant, the woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives (cf. 1 Cor. 7:39). The marriage “bond” is a lifetime covenant commitment, and God holds people to the commitment they made, even if later they try to break it.

Note that the passage says a woman may be “bound” to one man, but “married” to another man! The “bond” refers to the marriage covenant that God holds you to. “Marriage” refers to the relationship you are living in as recognized by civil law and society. The two may be the same, but not necessarily. In this case, the woman was “bound” to one man but “married” to a completely different man!

That is why a woman is guilty of adultery if she is married to another man. Adultery, by definition, refers to sexual intercourse between two people, one of whom is bound by a marriage covenant to somebody else [see definitions in notes on Matt. 19:9].

This woman is an “adulteress” because she has been joined in a marriage covenant with one man, and God holds her to that covenant for life. But she is having sexual relations with another man, and that, by definition, is adultery. This passage defines adultery for us!

Note that anytime she has sexual relations with a man other than her scriptural mate it is adultery – as long as her first companion is living, the passage says. Whether she has just a single act of intercourse, or has an “affair” involving a number of adulterous acts over a period of time, or whether it is a second marriage to another man – in any case every time she has sexual union with another man the passage says she is guilty of adultery.

This is “adultery” because the woman is Scripturally committed to have the sexual union only with one man as long as he lives, but instead she is having it with another man. This is why it is proper to refer to the second marriage as “adulterous” or “living in adultery,” just as it would be if she were living with him but not married to him (Col. 3:5-7).

Matthew 19:3-9
What reason is given why remarriage is forbidden and why it is called “adultery”? Because God declared man and woman should cleave to one another. He joins them (by witnessing their marriage covenant and holding them to it). He forbids their changing their mind and says no man can put their marriage asunder.

So, if man puts away his wife and marries another, the second marriage is “adultery” because he is having the sexual union with a second wife while God still holds him obligated to his covenant to have the sexual union only with his first wife.

Note again: the terms “marry” and “divorce” (or “put away,” and also “husband” and “wife”) as used here and elsewhere, refer to the relationship as viewed by society and the law of the land. In a first marriage, both God and society recognize the marriage commitment to exist between the man and woman. They are both “married” in the eyes of society and “joined” (”bound”) in the eyes of God.

Society and civil law may then grant them a “divorce” (not for fornication) and they may “marry” again. Society and civil law then views them as free from their first marriage and entered into a second one, and the Bible calls this “divorced” (”put away”) and “married” again. But though God uses these terms as society does, He does not recognize the divorce as making a valid end to the covenant commitment that He recognized in the first marriage. God still considers them “bound” or “joined” or held accountable for the commitment of the first marriage (v6).

There is a definite distinction between the covenant commitment (bond) which God recognizes and the divorce and marriage which civil law recognizes. (cf. Mk. 6:17,18)

Again, the second marriage is “adultery” because the person is still joined in God’s eyes to his/her first spouse, but they are having a sexual relationship with a second spouse. That is adultery, and it will continue to be adultery every time they have the sexual relationship, because God has still “joined” them to their first spouse and He will not “put asunder” that bond.

1 Corinthians 7:10,11
This explains why, if a woman divorces her husband, she still has no right to remarry. She may get divorced in the eyes of civil law, and God calls it “divorce” and says she is now “unmarried.” But that does not free her from her bond or covenant obligation to her first husband. Since she is still bound to her first marriage covenant, her only choice then is to be reconciled to her husband (the one God recognizes) or else remain unmarried.

Sexual relationship outside of a Scriptural marriage bond constitutes fornication (v2-5). Hence, if the woman divorces and remarries, that second marriage, as long as it lasted and as long as her first husband was still alive, would constitute adultery.

Understanding these principles will be vital to reaching proper applications and answers to other questions we will deal with.

[Note that adultery involves a sexual act - John 8:4; Heb. 13:4; Prov. 6:20-35. It is not just the act of divorcing and remarrying that is adultery.]

C. God Allows an Exception to the General Rule When One’s Spouse Has Been Guilty of Fornication.
This exception is clearly stated in Matthew 19:9 (and 5:32).
“Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery” (”saving for the cause of fornication” – Matt. 5:32).

The question originally asked Jesus concerned the grounds or cause for which a man may divorce his wife (v3). In v9 Jesus clearly says there is no acceptable cause except if ones companion has been guilty of fornication.

Unlike the Mosaic Law, which Jesus admits tolerated divorce and remarriage for other causes, Jesus’ teaching allows one and only one cause.

Note that the only one who is granted the right to divorce and remarry without being guilty of sin is the one who has been sinned against by his/her companion who committed fornication.

What is fornication?
Definitions: “illicit sexual intercourse in general” (Thayer); “every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse” (Arndt and Gingrich). Fornication includes any form of sexual intercourse with anyone other than ones scriptural spouse, regardless of whether that person be of the opposite sex or of the same sex. Note passages that explain the meaning:

1 Corinthians 7:2-5 – To avoid fornication, one is to satisfy the sexual desire with and only with “his own wife” or “her own husband.” Our own marriage companion is the only one who has power over our body. If we satisfy this desire with anyone else, the passage says it would be fornication, whether it be with someone we are not married to, someone else’s husband or wife, or someone else of the same sex (i.e., homosexuality). (See also Heb. 13:4).

Jude 7 – Sodom and Gomorrah gave themselves over to fornication. But Gen. 19 shows this refers to homosexuality (men wanted to lie with men, not with women) ["and going after strange flesh" has the significance of even going after...]. Therefore, homosexuality is a form of fornication, and would be scriptural grounds for one’s companion to obtain a divorce and remarry.

Some say fornication would not include adultery (i.e., the case in which one who is married has relations with someone not their spouse). But the following passages use “fornication” to include extra-marital sex: 1 Cor. 5:1; Amos 7:17; Ezek. 16:8,15,26,29; Jer. 3:6,8. Jesus used “fornication” in order to include, not just extra-marital sex, but also premarital sex and homosexuality – any form of illicit sexual intercourse.

When a man and woman marry, they make a covenant to have the sexual relationship only with one another and with no one else (of the same or opposite sex) as long as they both shall live. If one companion violates that covenant by having sexual relations with any person other than their own spouse, he/she has violated the marriage covenant in such a way that God grants their partner the right to divorce them and remarry.

The New Testament teaching regarding divorce and remarriage can be summarized like this: When a man and woman marry, they enter into a lifetime covenant in which God binds or joins them, holding them accountable to keep this covenant. If there is a divorce for some cause other than fornication, God’s will is violated; and if either or both remarry, the second marriage relationship(s) is (are) adultery because God still holds the people bound to the first marriage commitment. If during the first marriage, however, one companion commits fornication, then the other companion may choose to obtain a divorce and remarry without sin.

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Part II: Does the Teaching of Jesus Regarding Divorce and Remarriage Apply to People Outside the Church?

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Some people believe that Jesus’ teaching regarding divorce and remarriage was addressed only to those who are in covenant relationship with Him (disciples, Christians, members of His church). It does not apply to people outside the church since they are not citizens in Christ’s kingdom, not members of the body of which He is the head, etc.

It is argued that people outside Christ are condemned because they have not subjected themselves to Christ or because they have violated God’s universal moral law; but until they become Christians, God does not notice or hold them accountable for violations of specific New Testament teachings such as divorce laws.

So it is concluded that, no matter how many times such people divorce and remarry before they become Christians, when they are baptized they just keep the companion they have then. But consider the following points:

A. Jesus Is Lord over All Men, Not Just Those in the Church.
Jesus is not just Head of the church or King of His kingdom. There are other positions He holds that show that all men are obligated to obey Him. He is:

Jesus is God (Deity)
John 1:1,14; 20:28,29; Phil. 2:6-8; Col. 2:9. If He possesses Deity

On…….youtube……I did NOT LIKE Bishop Thomas weeks iii message dealing with the bed room is undefiled, He was illistrating that married couple can use profanity in their bedroom. and basically do and say what they want. I disagree because the bible says that ……………”every Idol word spoken will be counted in judgment…….. When the camera scope the audience there was a young man shaking his head as if to say this is not right, and mostly eveyone else was laughing. ………………………………………………….2 Pet. 2: 1
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false ceachers among you, who privily shall BRING IN DAMABLE HERESIES , even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
………………………. Christian brothers and sisters please wake up. ………. The devil will try to deceive the very elect if it were possible (Mathew 24′24.

…………Go to you tube and type in Bishop Weeks cussin………….

Church Organization Wants Bishop Thomas Weeks Suspended
Lynn on September 3, 2007 — 9 Comments
Update #15

A national coalition of African-American and Latino churches wants Bishop Thomas Weeks III suspended from the ministry for allegedly beating his wife, popular televangelist Juanita Bynum.The Washington-based National Black Church Initiative acknowledges that Weeks’ Global Destiny Ministries is not part of its network, but considers the domestic violence charges leveled against him detrimental to the entire Christian church. Link

This man need 2 stop lying and Christina Glenn should be running the other way. Now, she’s haven’t preached in other countries c’mon they’er lying and they know they are already married in secret. People need 2 wake up becuz Weeks really is a liar and his family are all CROOKS.. Please!! He was not even know if he wasn’t chasing after Juanita Bynum. Now, his this well-known author I vomiting while I am writing this comment.

Wait a mintue!!! Wasn’t he the one sending e-blasting 2 every one to see who he’s married 2… Weeks said Wedding then he said his birthday party….People that was his b-day bash and wedding celebration and she’s lying 2 and that’s a problem…. Now, he wants 2 be her best friend…Give me a break!!! Look at what he did when he wrote about Juanita Bynum and they were married and he was suppose 2 keep their secrets. He wrote it in that “STUPID” book of his… Chrstina needs 2 stop lying along with Weeks all of this mess will resurface again…… Hmmm, she just said her and her brother was traveling from different cities and states… Now, I thought she said she was traveling all over the countries. Then she said her and her brother were traveling from Cities 2 Cites and States 2 States.. Those are COUNTRIES…..This 2 are going 2 BURN in HELL…..

Finally, she doesn’t have any friends becuz she can’t be one that’s why… She a liar and a snake she’s co-signing all of Weeks lies and why can’t they talk about their lives together instead of, what happened in the past…. At first, she was EVANGELIST and he changed her name 2 PROPHETESS GLENN. I thought he said he didn’t want another PROPHETESS… You see he LIED again….. He’s a BALD FACE LIAR and so is she……. There are more lies I can picked out in this interview but I don’t have the energy nor the time….. Now, they want a PRIVATE wedding ceremony PEOPLE if that were true he would’ve keep her PRIVATE until he married her… They have been married already while they were doing interviews with Lexi and T. Glenn. LYING right in the church…..

Michelle Jones, who made you God of the universe. May God forgive and
bless you. It’s obvious you don’t have the love of Christ. Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michelle Jones, who made you God of the universe. May God forgive and
bless you. It’s obvious you don’t have the love of Christ. Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This has not been said before. Check it.

Truth be told, I don’t care what Bishop Weeks does or how he lives his life. I’m too busy minding my own business to devote my precious time commenting on whether or not he should remarry. It’s his life. I’m trying to set on own affairs in order. I’ve learned that the people to condemn other people the most have the most chaos in their own lives…

Amen! You are so right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Michelle Jones—It’s hard to understand what you are saying??????