He basically said a man or woman could divorce a spouse if the other got Alzeimers once in was in its late stages. He rationalized it this way, since it is a type of living death , and the surviving spouse will be lonely and may need true companionship , divorce and remarriage would be allowed. Really , and this man calls himself a minister of the gospel.
How does this teaching harmonize with laying you life down for a friend , to be a servant , to love , to sacrifice and care for those who cannot care for themselves. At the heart of the gospel is the fact Jesus loves us even when we are weak,helpless and broken. He does not cast us off once He has gathered us into His flock. Sure we may at times be disciplined but His hand holds us firm . It is God that keeps the covenant of grace.
What about taking up your cross and following Jesus . How does casting off one who you made a covenant agreement to love and cherish , in health and sickness till death due you part, jive with the gospel call in your life. How can one , as a Husband sync this obscene teaching with Paul's command to husbands in Ephesians to love their wives as Christ love the Church and gave Himself for her .If we are to mirror that same kind of love in will cost us our all.
Why stop there. What about those who have been in accidents and have been severely handicapped or how about cancer that rob a person of so much . The statement made by Robertson was one of most anti-gospel statement ever out of his mouth.
The true gospel that takes hold of a persons life when faced with something like Alzeimers even though it will not be easy , will give us a chance to mirror the love of God , found only in Jesus Christ , to the person one may be called to serve and lay down ones life. Its not done out of duty but love and grace.
When I stood before the Lord almost 24 years ago and pledged to love my wife , no matter what , I mean't it . Love is more than a feeling , it is a action and walking away because one has a been afflicted by any disease is cowardly and shows one true heart. Nuff said.
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Dear readers, you might be thinking, "That's easy for him to say. They're only in their forties, what does he know?" But, my Reg doesn't just say it he lives it.
No one could believe how fast that I got back to work, after the cancer (Surgery November 1, 2007 and back behind the chair doing hair April 21, 2008). It wasn't just that they had to remove the cancer but they had to reconstruct part of my face from a bone in my leg.
The reason they let me out so early, November 14, was because of his care and concern. He learned how to pick me up, if I fell down, without hurting me. How to clean my temporary tracheotomy and the large incisions on my leg and face from the removal of the bone and the skin graft section.
He had to cook everything from scratch to fatten me back up to take the radiation. I weighed 91 lbs, when I left the hospital, and 123 lbs when I went for my chemo consult. The nurse weighed me and told me that that was impossible. But, I know it isn't.
It was around the clock care. Plus, his responsibilities to our diabetic son. None of which I could do.
Not only that, he had to reassure me that I was still attractive to him. Before the cancer I used to say "I'm vain but it's not my fault, it's Reg's."
Every day I get up and go to 2 different jobs that I love. Besides being a hairstylist, I work at a ladies second hand clothing store. I'm downstairs in the sorting and processing section. It is very physically demanding and I love it.
When I get home I can fold laundry, if I feel like it, or not. I sit on the couch and put my feet up. Supper is brought into me. It's all about keeping the seizures calm, so that I can do the jobs that I love.
So, this is just a small list of what makes my Reg amazing. He makes Ephesians 5:33 an easy requirement for any woman to do. It says, "However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband." Love you, Mrs Reg
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