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The Real Marriage Podcast

Q&A: Alcoholism, Addiction & Divorce

The Real Marriage Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.7919 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A very heart-wrenching question from a wife and mother. “I’m married to a non-believer who is an alcoholic, is the Bible against divorce?” The reality is that many people turned to alcohol, drugs, or other addictions to cope with COVID and 2020. You can have a healthy relationship, an unhealthy relationship, or no relationship. Listen as we share some tips on how to move from unhealthy to healthy, talk about divorce, and dispel some myths about divorce. *Please seek out professional Christian counseling when it comes to questions of divorce. Also, if you or your kids are in a physically abusive relationship please get help immediately. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: XO Now App - 25% off your first month Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're a believer, you are not doomed to hell, period.

0:04.2

So that lie needs to go away.

0:06.6

You need to pray against that lie.

0:08.9

It's not about performing or loving enough or doing all the right things to get into heaven.

0:14.4

We have nothing to do with getting into heaven.

0:17.1

And you're not doomed to hell if you've accepted Jesus into your life because he did all

0:20.4

the work to get you there.

0:22.1

Well, howdy?

0:22.5

Welcome back to the Real Marriage Podcast, Pastor Mark Triscler with my best friend.

0:26.2

Grace.

0:26.7

My wife, Grace.

0:28.2

And we are doing a short season of special episodes where we answer your questions.

0:34.0

If you've got one, you can send it into hello at real faith.com.

0:38.0

Sweetheart, you picked this one. You thought this one would be interesting to dialogue and discuss.

0:43.0

And it really is about addiction in general. And it's a big problem for a lot of marriages and a lot of

0:49.1

families. In addition, it became an increasingly bigger issue during COVID in the last year.

0:56.4

People were at home, they were drinking a lot, they were depressed, drug sales were up.

1:01.5

A lot of places, weeds now legalized.

1:03.6

And so you're just sitting home, getting your government check, ordering weed, and having

1:07.4

alcohol delivered to your house, probably not the go forward plan for life in the spirit.

1:12.3

So why don't you read the question and we'll jump right in?

1:15.6

I wanted to know your thoughts on being married to a non-believer who is an alcoholic.

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