COULD YOUR SPOUSE’S SIN CAUSE YOU TO DIE EARLY?

In Acts 5:1-11 Sapphira was married to Ananias. Ananias came up with a plan and told his wife Sapphira to lie to Peter about how much they received for selling their property. They kept back some of it but told Peter that it was the full price. The Holy Spirit told Peter that Ananias lied to him and then Ananias died. Sapphira didn’t know he died and 3 hours later Peter asked her if the money he received from Ananias was the total amount and she lied and said yes. She immediately lost her life.

I personally knew a couple who attended my church and the husband was emotionally abusive to his kids and his wife. She chose to stay in the marriage because those at church told her that God hated divorce and eventually she developed a brain tumor due to the constant verbal abuse from her husband. She died at age 49. He then got remarried to a healthy woman who shortly began to get sick after a year again due to his emotional abuse. He was sexually abused by his father and had demons and now he has cancer. Unfortunately she never read the entire scripture within context for herself that those in the church refer to that causes abused wives to stay in their marriage. Most in the church simply repeat the mantra that “God hates divorce” instead of reading that three times God says that the man is not to deal treacherously with his wife. The same goes for a wife who abuses her husband.

Malachi 2:14-16 NKJV

“Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant. But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth. “For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, For it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously.””

So if your spouse forces you to submit to them and in doing so it causes you to sin yourself it could ultimately cost you your life. We are all responsible for decisions we make and must ultimately be obedient to God and never make an idol of an ungodly sinful spouse. If your spouse or parent is wanting you to disobey God you must tell them no and if they refuse to change and get delivered you may be forced to separate yourself from them permanently and not obey their demons to stay in obedience to God.