I recall that Charles Stanley's wife wanted a divorce in the early 2000s, and Dr. Stanley wanted to stay with his wife. Several years later, she went ahead and divorced him anyway. Dr. Stanley went before his congregation at First Baptist Church of Atlanta, and he wanted to step down, but his congregation wanted him to remain as the Head Pastor. As a result, Dr. Stanley remained as the Pastor until his untimely death several months ago (2023). I do not question Dr. Stanley's integrity, and I would leave the judgement in this case to the Lord. I might add, Dr. Stanley never remarried, and he focused the rest of his life to his ministry.

I was married almost 24 years. My wife wanted a divorce, although she had no biblical basis for it. She was unhappy. I did everything in my power to save our marriage and family, even believing God would restore the marriage. It takes two to make a marriage work, and if they other person does not want to remain, you have no choice in the matter.

I have been married 36 years. A pastor cannot be divorced. The Bible clearly states a pastor can only have one wife. What really alarms me is that you only hear divorce in the church being discussed on social media. You never hear the issue of divorce discussed in the Christian churches. Pastors are afraid to discuss the issue. But, they know exactly what the Bible says.

Some pastors need to understand that they ask to be held to a higher standard once they hold that position as a pastor. They love it when things are going well for them, they call their congregation out at every service when "life" happens to them, but when their sins (pastors) are put in the spotlight, then all of sudden they're not allowed to be called out. Look inward and keep that same energy that you have for the sins of your congregation. No one is above accountability.

this men are not humble enough to leave their position as pastors that’s why. They don’t want to let go either because of money , or the attention.

He just sounds like a man trying to justify his sin. I thought that was what Christ does for us. If we love Him, all WE need to do is obey Him.

Yep Charles Stanley. Great man of God

The answer is NO. You cannot be a pastor. If you cannot handle your home, you cannot handle the church.

many marriages end because of pride and selfishness by one of the parties and sometimes both.

Pastor cannot preach if their own household is out of order. A divorce is the ultimate demonstration that your house is out of order.

You see… this is not judging, it is by the AUTHORITY of the word…. Without order and authority/ any institution turns CHAOTIC.

You are correct that he is unrepentant. He rightly claims that the church is to be a place of healing and reconciliation, but that reconciliation and healing start with repentance. Those in positions of elders and overseers need to step aside for the time it takes for the work of the Holy Spirit to complete the regeneration and healing.

The Lord hates divorce, whether you're a pastor or not. God will not change his word to suit ours. If your other half divorces you, there's no room for remarriage.

You go for legal advice to a lawyer & for salvation advice to a pastor. The 2 can’t be compared. 😩

Nobody knows what marriage is until you get married. That’s obvious, well at least to me.

The breakdown & build up. Regarding Marriage & Divorce (according to the WORD) in this video. Is so On-point! 🎯

Thank you this helped clear up some concerns for me about certain pastors I know.

Husband of 1 wife… Pastor YPJ was married to 1 wife at a time so that doesn’t apply to him. Divorce and remarriage isn’t the unpardonable sin and it also doesn’t disqualify you from ever teaching and/or preaching the Gospel of Jesus… I think Pastor YPJ’s teachings and ministry are a blessing to the body of Christ. Love covers a multitude of sin! Where there is sin, much abounds Grace! I agree with Brother Corey… Once disqualified doesn’t = always disqualified… 🙏🙏🙏

I’ve been married 3 times and people judge me all the time. It really sucks. First time I was not a Christian and he was a cheating alcoholic. Second one was an abuser. Yet, I get looked down at by believers all the time. Third one- I became born again and met a man of God. We decided to get married on the 4th date. I’m so thankful he didn’t judge me for my past. We’ve been married almost 24 years. HOWEVER, if I were a Pastor, it would not matter. I would not pastor no matter how unfair I thought it was.

Excellent dialogue! So true, I've learned so much. I've been taught that pastor, five fold ministry, is chosen by God, you need God's heart, to do it, you need be called! Clearly this guy has issues. He went, before he was sent.

Thank you for this interesting video + your explanations on that topic which I can fully follow. Please, allow me to express a few thoughts: 1. When the divorce of a pastor happens due to his immorality, he has nothing to do in the pulpit anymore as he will never be able to prove to his community that he is free of any immoral thoughts and thus pure. 2. If he had not been immoral, the question is whether he tends to make wrong choices concerning a wife hence might make wrong decisions when leading a community. 3. If other reasons led to a divorce, point 2 applies as well. If a church community still wanted him to be a pastor (after repentance etc.), he should be scrutinized beforehand. This could be done by asking him to preach on the topic where he had failed in his marriage. The congregation then would see how (intensely and genuinely) he preaches on this topic and could see whether a real healing had taken place.

Why doesn’t Isaiah Saldivar say anything to Greg locked ? he claims to be so “connected” to the spiritual things of God .

Thank you for the teaching, sir!

Excellent teaching

Divorced pastor here. I caught my ex wife in an emotional and possibly physical affair. She refused to take accountability and filed for divorce without a Biblical basis. I did not aid the process, but I did not stop it. The Lord will not disqualify you for the sins of others. I know that most divorces are initiated by women, and few of them are for Biblical reasons. Women were barely granted the right to divorce according to Biblical law because their emotions have to potential to wreak havoc on godly men. However, their rebellion will not stop the work of the Lord.

Great show Corey!

Some of us need a crash course again on what the blood of Jesus can do. Does God hate divorce of course he does just like every other sin! But if a person repents and goes through the proper time of being broken and restored, who are we to put a limit on how the blood of Jesus can justify a person and cast their sin fron them as far from them as the East is from the west? We must uphold the qualifications of being a leader im the church. That is without question. If the call and anointing and gift is on a person, it's not for us to determine. Should leaders be sat down for any sin? Of course! But if the blood of Jesus is not powerful enough to restore a person back after they repent and gone through proper restoration? Then Jesus dying was in vain...... PERIOD!

No Christian can initiate divorce proceedings against there Covenant spouse. The non believer can, but the Christian must stand for the Covenant of marriage and remain single until the spouse dies. However according to the Word of God, He is able to change the stony heart and restore the marriage. All Glory to Almighty God in Christ Jesus' name through the Power of His Holy Spirit Amen

Awesome teaching!

Amen Brother Corey! 😇

God gives the necessary measure of Grace to continue forward in the ministry… which is why ministers can be going through a situation and still be able to function in their assignment as a minister of God. It’s not because Pastor YPJ is that strong… It’s because God’s strength is perfect in his life! 😇😇😇

Great teaching ❤

This man is not qualified to be a pastor, and neither is any other man who has gotten an unbiblical divorce. Unless there was sexual immorality or the wife died, he's not even divorced. In God's eyes, he's still married. It doesn't matter if his marriage was years ago or before he got saved, because marriage is permanent in the Christian faith. If he has gotten another woman, then he's a cheater. If his wife has gotten another dude, then she's a cheater. It's comical that we think The Lord respects our laws. We come up with stuff like "irreconcilable differences," and think God should approve our paperwork. Jesus is clear as Windex about marriage and divorce. He deals with this in Matthew 5. He repeats the same standard in Matthew 19. If a man is deliberately violating Jesus' teachings, then he his bringing reproach to himself and should not be a pastor. For those who have gotten a divorce and call this "being judgmental," please remember what 2 Timothy 3:16 says "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." Let's not confuse correction with condemnation. If Christians keep simping on this topic and being lenient about divorce, then we'll continue to destroy our families, which is exactly what Satan wants.

The bible is clear you cannot remarry if your spouse is still living after there is a divorce.....

I played drums on a worship team and I came to the pastor to have him help me with the counseling of saving my marriage. After 3 counselors (2 pastors) all telling me -we can't help your situation, I filed for divorce. I immediately got chastised and kicked out of the church, but my wife was allowed to continue to attend. 1 year later that same pastor was caught with an underage girl from the youth group. Then he got kicked out. He got his karma. But I always wondered where the "Forgiveness" was.......

I’d LOVE to see you do a show on this Michael Petro. I’d never heard of him but his messages are brutal.

Bless His Name, Amen🕊️

Question for you Corey. Once a pastor is sat down for his personal issues, what is used in determining how long? My concern in this is those in charge of that determination are human, and the tendency is to mark someone with the Scarlet letter forever. How can the pastor and church reconcile to move forward?

Look. Jesus said if any person who divorces their spouse and marries another while their spouse is still alive commits adultery. The Apostles gave the requirements of an elder and bishop. It is that they be the HUSBAND of one wife. Jesus gave 2 TWO reasons for divorce: 1 fornication or sexual immorality 2 death (natural or spiritual) . (I) don't see where God says you can't pastor or minister if you are divorced. It is rather what the Pastor does after he is divorced.

Well put.

If she just walk out on him for no reason, his can’t make her stay.

You need a plurality of elders looking at the particulars of the individual to make The determination as to whether or not that person can hold the office a pastor.

thank GOD i never got married or gave my heart to anyone 🙌🏾 this is why it’s okay to be single forever 😊

Corey what program is that lets you compare the English with the Greek?

What office would you say you hold? KZfaq Pastor? KZfaq deacon? Everyone is always criticizing but not bold enough to Shepard people or start a church.

If it does happen, remember grace.

Cori I love you brother my concern is 50 percent of the time your teaching people how to judge Christians I hope I'm wrong....

I’m noticing that many divorced men simply state that the reason was “irreconcilable differences” & the courts use the same term as a broad stroke in most situations. Most often, the reason is simply INFIDELITY. I’m grateful that YHWH is omnipresent and sees ALL!!! You can fool anyone except TMH!!!! HALLELUJAH LORD!!!!

Character Flaw 🤔 That’s a huge assumption my Brother. I divorced my first husband, he was cheating and gave me an STD I ended up in the Hospital and he destroyed my chances of having children…, Staying in a marriage that is not a marriage does no One any good.!!! We need peace, and if you can’t have that as a Christian, oh well I’m out!!!! Some these messes called marriages need to be put ASUNDER because God hasn’t joined a lot of these people together 😂😂😂

They need to throw out the irreconcilable differences bs which is no reason to get a divorce and definitely not biblical

It’s a narrow path to walk man very narrow. And few there be that find it

I like this video. I'm divorced. Not by choice. Husband chose his sin nature with women led him away. He initiated the divorce, and although I prayed every day, God let my ex husband finish it. With that in mind, I've become so sensitive to this. The man was making excuses. Irreconcilable Differences is an unBiblical reason to divorce. That term means that two people can't see eye to eye, which means REFUSES to see eye to eye. And as a Believer we lay down our lives for another. If he readily divorced her and kept focusing on the church members, he did not lay down his life for his wife ...the one he committed to first on this earth. And he did need to sit....but pride keeps men pushing forward.

More power=More responsibility

Depends on why. If he was caught in the hotel room with someone other than his wife and absolutely not but if his wife had cheated on him then yes it's not too complicated really

I believe what the Spirit says the qualifications are as outlined in 1 Timothy 3: 1-13. At the same time, I also believe what the Spirit says in 1 John 1:9, Psalm 103: 8-13, Psalm 51, and especially 2 Corinthians 7: 9-10.

Yes a pastor can be divorced but only if his wife is unfaithful within their marriage. He cannot remarry again unless his wife is deceased.

This is a tricky subject for some. I would say that it depends on the circumstances surrounding the divorce. If the divorce happened because he committed adultery, then that is lifetime disqualification from ministry imo.

No divorce only death u free

Must have skipped these scriptures...Romans 7:2-3, Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, Mark 10:10-11, Luke 16:18, 1 Cor 7:10-11. He's living in adultery.

What is the app that you use the gives you the Hebrew reference

There are way too many factors in a marriage to hold only ONE person accountable. Society judges divorce because it’s an easy target or criticism because people know divorce hurts and is unlikely done in haste. It’s a way for people to extract narcissistic supply when they criticize or judge a divorced individual.

The person in a marriage that first mentions divorce, destroys the marriage because they are thinking/planning it. Jesus said it "everything comes from the heart".

Is this considered a commandments and consequences from the God? 1 Corinthians 7:10 But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 11 But if she does leave him, (let her remain single) or else be reconciled to him. And (the husband must not leave his wife.) Jesus continued:] "You have heard the law that says, 'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.' But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And (anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.)" - Matthew 5:31-32 Later, when [Jesus] was alone with his disciples in the house, they brought up the subject [of divorce] again. He told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery." - Mark 10:10-12 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 : 9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people-none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 9 I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people-- 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

Obviously forgiveness & attempting reconciliation in hopes of restoring the marriage should always be the 1st option since it’s in accord with the will of God at the institution of marriage (Gen. 2:22-25). However, if sexual immorality/infidelity occurs or abandonment, or abuse, I wonder how many of those dogmatic about no divorce & remarriage would still be such if it happened to them or a family member.

if God has called him to pasture and if he is living in absolute holy and obedient life unto the Lord God does not take away his position at as a pastor in the body of Christ. Then according to the word of God this is the measurement rod to determine whether or not he can be married a good again. These things are so simple but people make them very complex because they don't acknowledge the simplicity of God's word oftentimes .

I knew a wonderful pastor whose wife died. Years later he married a divorced woman. He immediately resigned as pastor of a church he had founded and pastured for 20 years. He did continue to preach, but he never pastured again. There is a significant difference between a pastor and a preacher. You rarely find a Man of God who can master the talents of a good pastor and a good preacher. They are usually one or the other.

As a former divorce attorney- the Lord convicted me right up out of that life- a lawyer is NOT a pastor. The two don’t even fit together. As I grow closer to God and read His Word for myself, my choice is to not sit under a divorced pastor. The ones I know have been prideful and loosey goosey with talking about divorce, remarriage, or just plain sin in general. I personally don’t trust them to rightly divide the Word if it makes them look bad.

It' says that an elder or a deacon should be a man married to one woman not ONE AT A TIME. And you must be above reproach. So no you cannot be divorced and be a pastor.

If you become saved its better to stay with lost people in hopes they get saved, but if they want to go, let them. If she is not dead, aren't you suppose stay single ?

Yes

Eldership is a team annointing both husband, if married, wife. That is why Paul said it is better to be single, then you can give all your attention to Yahuah and serve the flock 100% instead of being distracted.

So is Gino Jennings teachings on divorce wrong?

I would say God never gives advice - he gives commands… So who are we to pick and choose which commands to follow, given its the LORD giving these commands?

The fact that he is comparing his role as a pastor to an attorney says a lot. I hope he’s not saying they live by the same morals but I believe that’s exactly what he’s saying. That he shouldn’t be held to any standards above what any other profession would be

Yes he can my wife divorced me after 28 years of marriage I am yet a pastor I plan on getting married again

The doctors or lawyers are only professions. The role of a pastor is a calling by God. That means you are going to deal with a spiritual being even after you die. Pastors better rethink their calling and accountability. Stay sincere and obedient to Jesus Christ.

Some disciples never married. .. marriage isn't everything when God calls you to serve Him... His kingdom first, everything comes after

You as a Pastor can continue to preach... ONLY IF the wife committed adultery or abandoned the marriage. That's it. If you're in your second marriage it's permissible if the first wife passed away, the previous reason, and prior towards entering ministry.

where does it say a Pastor can rule "over an assembly" Church----???????

Charles Stanley told his church he would leave if he got a divorce. Well he got a divorce and went back on his word and stayed. Which cause a large percentage of his congregation to leave. He even said that this caused isssues with him and his son.

If you are having a issue of sin or otherwise you should sit down.

...also, the gifts and callings of God are WITHOUT repentance.

We get our truth from the scriptures not pastors

Scaring me we have not disagreed on any thing yet. Really scary because people think I'm a rebel.

I don't think there's anything wrong with a divorced person being a pastor, but at the same time, I definitely believe in thoroughly investigating the circumstances surrounding the divorce before considering a divorced person to be a pastor of a church. I don't think it's a sin to get divorced in a domestic violence situation, a child abuse situation, an adultery situation, or a situation of a husband and wife not being compatible. In order for a marriage to work out, the husband and wife have to be compatible. Sometimes people make the mistake of marrying someone they're not compatible with. I do think it's a sin to divorce your spouse due to your spouse getting less attractive, due to your spouse gaining weight, due to your spouse losing their job, due to your spouse getting sick, etc because God wants people to take the marriage vow of "for better or worse" seriously. "For better or worse" means being there in situations such as a spouse losing their job, a spouse getting sick, a spouse getting paralyzed, etc. "For better or worse" doesn't mean tolerant being abused, tolerate being cheated on, etc.

Look at the unruly people was talking to forming the Church Paul gave them no excuses. Do you think Paul was perfect?

People that uses ministry as an excuse to neglect their responsibilities in the home are basically accusing God of causing their marriage to collapse and that is not ok. As a believing husband, there is nothing more scary to me than to be ‘called’ to become a pastor. In my current walk in the faith, I think that If God chooses to call me to fill this office, my response would be “nahh, I ain’t that guy”. It’s such a scary thing and people take it with levity.

Simple question……DOES GOD FORGIVE YOUR SINS A REMEMBER THEM AGAINST YOU NO MORE?

If one person dont want to be married than you cant hold anybody hostage

My brother managing and controlling is two different things. If someone does not want to stay with you how is he responsible if she wants to leave or vice versa you can’t make someone do something they don’t want to do. And I’m not speaking as someone who’s been divorced because I haven’t been divorced, but there is nowhere in scripture that says a divorced person can’t pastor.

He must stay neutral. Can't remarry. 1 corinthians 7 10 11 12

😮We have too many media judges.

Can someone tell me what about a man who’s a pastor who slept with woman in the church and she said no. This is recent

I get you, but when you talk about irreconcilable and say it’s not valid if a person wants to leave, how can you stop them from leaving? it literally takes two people to agree so if one person will not agree, how do you stop that?

I think it's safe to say that everyone who gets married for the first time does so w/o knowing what marriage "is". Kinna how it works with new experiences, y'know?

Does staying in a bad marriage means the man can handle his home? Who can really bare or fulfill all of the laws of God?

I truly understand your reasoning. But the Bible says “if he marries another he commits adultery if you marry a divorced person you commit adultery”. I’m paraphrasing, but how can you say they can continue to teach and preach after the fact. If there is no biblical grounds for divorce it’s hard to say that a pastor can come back from that. Biblically I don’t see it.

This will go on and on. Teach the Word. The Word qualifies and disqualified. Most fall under disqualification by false teachings and that they weren't God's chosen. False teachers only strengthen because most fail to study meditate and seek God daily. The woman at the well fear of man was so great until Christ had to encourage and show her love. Not condemnation. Paul wouldn't stand a chance with this condemning culture today. Bible clearly states that we are not to judge in a condemning way before its time. Judge ourselves to see if we are in the will of God. Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. The blinds are leading the blinds because most refuse to seek God's face. It's dangerous and deadly to just take one's word of the gospel. The Bible clearly describes God's love in His Commandments. Which is our love for Him and one another. The woman at the well being married five times and Christ didn't condemn her but encouraged and love her. The Word of God has all our answers that pertain to life and godliness. Seek to know love and strengthen.

HE CAN STILL PREACH BUT TEMPTATION WILL PROBABLY BE A BIG FACTOR.

Look at the unruly people Paul was talking to forming the Church Paul gave them no excuses. Do you think Paul was perfect?