Sarah Henson, the youngest daughter of highly respected man of God, Bishop T.D Jakes just confirmed in a statement that she’ll be ending her 4-year marriage to an Ex-NFL Player, Robert Henson.
“I have built my ministry and identity around being the best wife and a mother I can be. For quite sometime I have tried to steer through some serious troubles at home. As much as I wanted my marriage to last, it cannot,” her statement announcing the divorce read.
“Now that it is made, I would ask for privacy while I navigate through this difficult season in my life so that I may now concentrate on being the best parent for my children possible. Thank you for your prayers.”
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Too much pretence in the church and wrong perceptions thats why we suffer. At times it is not the word of God at fault, but the way we take things. However, I have heard that TD Jakes children are a big problem.
so sad lets hope God will give you another huby of your dreams
Sh*t happens,nway what does daddy have to say about all this.
@ Mfumu. God is infallible hence His word can never be at fault.
Our players are known to lead a reckless life,surely you didn’t expect Robert Henson to any different
shame
Ka chinyo aka kaliule saana. How can be jumping from one bed to another with different men? Shaaa!!!
In the eyes of God a woman can never divorce a man, her husband. By law she bound to the man unto death! Only desth can separate her. However, if the woman separates herself from her husband then she should remain single otherwise she will be committing adultery.
@ Seer – so in your opinion a man can divorce his wife and that is fine ‘in the eyes of GOD’? You are a VERY, VERY foolish stone age sexist who wants to use the bible to defend your own sexist ego
Tell them sister janet c! Too many people want to use the scriptures for their own warped dirty corners…
@ janet c and kalok u telling me that u dn’t follow what is written in the bible? i believe those ar laws and rules for a christian and if u deny them then who do u worship?
Some interesting information i found on the internet. Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery,” Mark 10:9-12. This passage in Mark is very clear. Remarriage of anyone bound in marriage by God is ADULTERY. Jesus is quoted saying the SAME THING in Luke 16:18.
In Romans 7:2-3, the Apostle Paul states, “For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband SO LONG AS HE LIVETH; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then IF, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be CALLED AN ADULTERESS: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.”
To those converted in Corinth, Paul wrote, “And unto the married (in God’s Church) I COMMAND, yet not I, but the Lord, LET NOT the wife depart from her husband: But and if she depart, let her REMAIN UNMARRIED, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife,” 1 Corinthians 7:10-11. So the position was clear to those in Corinth, too. No divorce. If separation occurs, the options are only to remain unmarried, or to seek reconciliation — there is no option to REMARRY!
O what, then, does the exception clause in Matthew 19:9 (and chapter 5:32 of the same book) mean? Does porneia mean you can get a divorce if you “regret” getting married? Does it mean you can get a divorce if your wife or husband commits adultery? What if your spouse turns out to have homosexual leanings? Let’s now look more closely at this word porneia, and see if we can determine HOW Christ meant it to be understood.
We pick up the story in Matthew 19:3. The Pharisees came to Jesus testing Him about divorce. “Can you get divorced for just any reason?” they asked. The Pharisees all agreed that divorce was permissible, but disagreed among themselves as to what was an acceptable reason for divorce. Two of the major schools — or groups — of Pharisees at that time were the school of Hillel, and the school of Shammai. Those of the school of Shammai taught that divorce was only permitted when there was unchastity, or adultery, involved. The school of Hillel was of the opinion that divorce was in order if, for any reason, the husband was dissatisfied with his wife — even if, for example, she burned his dinner one night! The Pharisees wanted Jesus to pick sides. Which school of the Pharisees was right?
Jesus reply was PLAIN. “Have ye not read, that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be ONE FLESH?Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER,” Matthew 19:4-6. This is exactly what we have read in Mark 10, Luke 16, Romans 7 and 1 Corinthians 7; one-hundred per-cent consistency!
If we think about it, most of us would agree that sex sin in marriage would be very difficult to come to terms with. It would no doubt strain a marriage relationship to the very limit. From a purely human perspective, many would feel that divorce might well be the best way to deal with infidelity. So IF Jesus had said, “Divorce is permissible where the marriage has broken down through immoral behaviour and unfaithfulness,” most would probably say, “Yes, it’s sad, but that’s a very reasonable and understandable response to human weakness.” However, that is NOT how the disciples responded to what Jesus said! They did not say, “Yeah, we always thought Shammai was on the right track, it’s only when your wife’s been unfaithful you can dump her. Right on, Jesus!” On the contrary, they were ASTONISHED by what Jesus said! “His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, IT IS NOT GOOD TO MARRY!”
The disciples understood that Jesus had virtually closed the door on divorce. To all practical intents and purposes, Jesus was teaching that divorce was not available! And if you couldn’t get divorced, no matter how bad your wife turned out to be, it was better NOT TO GET MARRIED thought the disciples! So whatever Jesus meant by His so-called exception clause, it clearly wasn’t an easy exit from an unhappy marriage. And the disciples were shocked by the very limited nature of this “exception.” They lived among a “wicked and adulterous generation” where divorce was common. Jesus had just ended such human options!
The word porneia — in both Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9 — referred to PRE-MARITAL SEX. Or, in the words of the King James Version, fornication. Where a man discovered that his new wife was not a virgin — had been involved in pre-marital sex — he would be entitled to PUT HER AWAY upon discovery of the facts (most likely on the wedding night). In this situation, God — knowing that the man was being defrauded — would NOT BIND the marriage. However, the man would have to take action immediately. He could not choose to “overlook” the situation, live with his wife for some time, and then decide at some later point to invoke her unchastity, and seek a belated annulment of the wedding.
If, however, the one partner was only willing to accept a virgin as a husband or wife, and had made that plain, then clearly there must be an element of deception or concealment or fraud if things turned out otherwise subsequent to the wedding. In that situation, if forgiveness was not going to be available, Matthew 19:9 permitted a putting away. In reality, this did not represent the breaking of a God-bound marriage. God would not yet have bound this couple.
This explanation of Jesus’ teaching provides us with complete consistency. There can be no divorce and remarriage for ANY marriage which has been BOUND BY GOD. Matthew 5 and Matthew 19 are in complete harmony with the various other passages we looked at earlier.
But some object to this explanation of porneia in Matthew 5 and19. They point out that the scripture says “whosoever shall put away his WIFE.” If Jesus calls the woman a WIFE, then surely, they say, the couple must have been bound as husband and wife? Otherwise, she wouldn’t be a wife, would she?
This overlooks the custom of the day among the Jews (and some others) that treated a couple as legally husband and wife FROM THE TIME OF THEIR BETROTHAL — which might be up to a year before they were actually married! There is a Biblical example of this in Jesus’ own physical family, as we see in Matthew 1:18-20. “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused (betrothed or engaged) to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph HER HUSBAND, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary THY WIFE: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.” Joseph and Mary are said to be HUSBAND and WIFE, even BEFORE they were married!
This principle can also be seen in the teaching given to Old Testament Israel. In Deuteronomy 22:23-24 we read, “If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto AN HUSBAND, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his NEIGHBOUR’S WIFE: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.” Here, even at betrothal stage, the affianced couple are referred to as husband and wife.So, it is quite in order, scripturally, to interpret Jesus’ instructions in Matthew 5 and 19 as referring to the putting away of a betrothed wife who has been found guilty of fornication — pre-marital sex — porneia
seer,kalok,pamp yobe and janet c listen, according to the bible there is no reason to divorce apart from adultery,but because of man,s thick headedness moses told them to do so and issue divorce certificate.but jesus said no divorce apart from adultery,now if she is a daughter of a bishop what was the advise from the father?. Thats why i tell you chaps to be carefull with this so called bishops,pastors chaps are there for business come on wake up
Adultery Na’aph – hebrew, moicheia greek is not a valid ground for divorce according to the bible only Zanah-Hebrew, Porneia-Greek is allowed (during the Jewish betrothal period), fornication as the KJV rightly translates it. We need to study to show our selves approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
ati after ama sti sana rubbish mushe ukambone nkakuntemo ama twins.ulemoneka umupwitiki uwaba sexy!!!!!!!!!!!
Tumfweko could you please post the rest of my postings.
love’s words are mine. How can a mango tree bear oranges? Sarah you have tried to keep your marriage but a divorce has resulted.
Awe nobe Love fyafulisha! Do you wish to post your complete ‘Ulupungu’ for us to understand? u have made your point!
Some comments r long too long and borin to be read..try keep short bane..
Punked
janet c and all the rest of us must be the last people to advice this troubled couple the father knows the bible in and out what advice did he give ,if he cant assist his own child who are we to do so maybe there are hidden issues
@Janet c. Call me what you want but the truth remains the truth. In as much as a man can not divorce his wife for any reason, save for adultery, a woman on the other hand can not divorce her husband for whatever reason. Even in the old testament have you read of any law that allowed a woman to leave her husband. I will not call you foolish for having a different view for am Christian, but doesn’t nature teach you that it the man that marry’s the woman. There is a saying, we chose what we believe, thus the bible says that there is a way for every man but the end is distruction. What ever you make of this always remember that there is only one God and one Christ, judge of all.
…there is a way that seems to be right to every man but the end is distruction
@ Seer – forget the bible for a second… does that sound normal to you in the 21st century – that a woman can not leave her husband for any reason!!!??? I mean surely, if a husband is committing adultery, then you think the woman should stay??? This is why we have high incidence of HIV in this country. If truly that is what the bible says – the old testament for that matter – then the bible needs re-writing.
Bible needs re writing? Guys lets make comments on other topics.
The father shall not be punished for sins of there children.However,if he overlooks without any advice then he is also answerable to God.Eli landed in problems bcoz of overlooking his childrens sins.And all those trying to find a fault in the man of God pliz,pliz stay away and if u want at own peril.@Love,u re the man.
Key to all this I guess is LOVE. The way of Christianity is most difficult but yet uplifting and fulfilling in every way. Being Christian and doing what Jesus would do is not easy but by the guidance of the Holy Spirit it is. Forgiveness no matter how many times your partner sins is the way. Pray for your partner. Love covers a multitude of sin, is not envious, does not habor wrongs, e.t.c (Corinthians). The word of God is foolishness to those still in the dark (worldly)so maybe you may find this hard/foolish to take. Marriage is till death. Hard as it may be, you vowed. You said for better or for worse. Worse is worse, worser or worsiest(if this word exists). Believe God, pray for him, Pray for her. In short just love. I mean true love (enough to die for) not cosmetic worldly love. There’s no perfect marriage. Those who ve been married for decades had worse problems than you. Christian woman/man God will make it alright till Death Do Us Part. Only believe and PRAY. That includes me and my man. I ve decided to love him and God has given me a happy marriage for 7 years this coming Tuesday September 18. The sweetest times have been sweeter with time and the downs are there but I think through Christ THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
Mmmhhh!!! @ Love. Bushe nimwe mweka mwabelenga bible? Efinshi fi chikala or chinyo chobe. Ichimuni. You want to bore us fwebene epo tufumisha stress pa Tumfweko after a hard day’s work. Stanyoko. Tawakwata ifyakuchita?
janet c is satan,nothing good comes out of this being!
mwebacita comment ifyabupuba may God hav mercy on u
guys umfweni,apart frm being a bishop,Td jakes is human,am sure he adviced en the rest is up2 the daughter afterall shez the1 facin problems in marriage.just lyk imwe mwebacita comment ifyabupuba na ifimasele,we cant blame yo parents ati they didnt raise u rite.for that 1 who thinks bible needs re writtin,we just need 2 understand it well.marriage is between 2 pipo wat eva they decide 2 do,let God judge them en not u.
These whore thing happening conferms that TD JAKES Is the real man of God.Satan would like to detract him from serving his God, through his children.
@cant never – I guess you are Jesus or god to judge others!!!! I wonder if the real Jesus would call any human Satan – you have a bad heart my friend or maybe even a demon in you, you are just bad hearted, bitter and frustrated like HH
insulting is retrogressive, bamasampwiti kuti mwachinja language naimwe. you wil be insulted by yo children-you reap what u sow. i love u all.Marriage is a good but vulnerable institution needing maturity and Grace.
@JANET C, never mind small minded individuals who cant see beyond their nose like CANT NEVER.
Why should a woman continue with a loveless marriage just to fulfill biblical principles? Isn’t the same bible that says ” God knows our hearts” If that be the case,why pretend for a fellow man.
:)Go Sarah :), you only have one life. Do what is right by YOU! “Shit happens and sometimes its a stinker” Move on, its your life!!!
@Love, Have you heard the saying….”One word is enough for d wise?”
This is interesting despite the bad words popin out.i have gotten some sense in all of you opposing divorce and adultery thanx for your contributions but you who are insultin need forgiveness and i also need it coz iam a sinner too so lets conversate in a good way.
secret niku church not ku bed with a woman or man whose not your husband.wanvela janet c coz ndiwe wa ntota bad.if you see you brother or sister doin wrong tell them coz you will save them from harm.
various comments and yet the facts are unknown, remember that this story is only one sided. Sound the bell only when it has meaning for every ringing is a sign to someone.
Sara, you can still be fine even without that idiot. I have managed and my boy is now 12years.
Ba masampwiti namwe muli cipuba. She said for her and her children’s safety, there is a reason why she decided to end her 4 year marriage. But some of you people are writing like fools. Good work, LOVE. Go on, people need to read the bible to know these things. I LOVE you should write more on this, because these people are useless and they should learn.
such is life..move on!!
iyo kwena mwa londolola, andoweni nyeni po naka sushi tu dabwe!!
@ love that is really eye opening, now im even looking up more scripture on the issue of divorce to fully grasp how our heavenly father wants us to deal with issues like this. Sad the world has become so corrupt and immoral to such an extent people find freedom in disrespecting the word of God to an extent of puting insults next to it. I am shocked at some of the postings on this blog.
@ Shekinah very well said, very mature view point on the issue. It makes me angry when people want to down play the word of God but it is not for me to act on this, God certainly will. After over 9 years of marriage I understand the bibles view point on marriage but obviously some will block this out of their minds as the ways of the world always just seem easier. Lets only hope that it wont be too late by the time they realise the power of the living word of God, the BIBLE.
wat surity do pipo have that wenever they get maried its Gods plans?thats wat they mariages are failing,ati ichakakwa panshi nakumuli ninshi chakakwa…..ngachakakusukwa? definately nshi nakumulu nachikakusukwa.ifyupo fyanomba tafikakwa kumulu
Is Porneia Adultery?
Some want to say that Jesus was really referring to adultery in Matthew 5 and 19. Adultery, they say, is the exception for which one can be divorced. Whilst the term porneia can include all types of sexual sin, as we have seen, there is in fact an entirely separate Greek word for adultery — moicheia. There are a number of passages where both terms are used, showing that they have different meanings.“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries (moicheia), fornications (porneia), thefts, false witness, blasphemies,” Matthew 15:19. “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators (porneia), nor idolaters, nor adulterers (moicheia), nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God,” 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery (moicheia), fornication (porneia), uncleanness, lasciviousness,” Galatians 5:19.
See also Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:9, Mark 7:21, Hebrews 13:4.
In the final analysis, we have to determine which meaning of porneia is appropriate FROM THE CONTEXT. The context means not just the IMMEDIATE CONTEXT, but also the intent and purpose of the WHOLE OF SCRIPTURE and God’s overall purpose. EVERYTHING must fit together in perfect harmony.The intent is clear.
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God does resurrect and restore dead marrages. Be inspired by the testimonies rejoiceministries dot org /restored.php