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Originally Posted by kstsells
As to Ruckman... I am TOTALLY 110% KJV all the way and I appreciate his stand on that. BUT I would rather not have someone like him on our side. He is very offensive and the Bible tells us in II Timothy 2:24
"And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,". From the very first time I saw Ruckman on a video I was just turned off by him. Something just told me that he may not be all he was professing to be. Then later by chance I heard about his multiple marriages. Then it made sense to me why someone that I know who is really a good Christian, thinks marriage, divorce and remarriage is ok. He is a HUGE Ruckman fan. He says that the Bible just means that we are to only be married to one woman at a time when it says "the husband of one wife".
So you see, Ruckman has justified the sin in his own life by preaching that it is ok and that he was the wounded one, the offended one in his past marriages. And in doing this he has made it OK for thousands of his followers. Which is a great example of why we should be followers of Jesus Christ and not man. I do not advocate divorce but I could NEVER stay married to a man like Ruckman  He is insulting and abrasive. I am so thankful for the man God gave me. And I am thankful for His Word, that it will stand FOREVER and that He is the Defender and Keeper of it! |
Aloha sister,
A caveat: (this is not meant as an admonishment, reproof, or rebuke - so please don't take it as such).
I have read approximately 75 books by Peter Ruckman and probably 50 booklets. I have also listened to hundreds of hours of his preaching and teaching tapes. I can state here unequivacably, that NOWHERE in all of brother Ruckman's material that I have read, or heard, or seen, has he EVER APPROVED OF or RECOMMENDED DIVORCE.
On the contrary, he has stated on several occasions (in his books & tapes) that he is completely AGAINST DIVORCE. His testimony has been consistent for the 40 years that I have been acquainted with him.
If you haven't read my personal testimony regarding brother Ruckman (This Forum: "Chit Chat" Section, Page 10, Post #91), I ask you to check it out. If you haven't the time to read my testimony let me reiterate what I personally know about Peter Ruckman's marriage "status": He married to his first wife when he was "lost - unsaved" (They had 5 children together). After 16 years of marriage, and a few years after he got saved, and started serving the Lord - she left him, and she filed for the divorce (he didn't).
He waited 10 years and remarried a Southern Christian woman, who left him after 16 years of marriage - She ran off with a policeman ("Christian") who was attending the church that brother Ruckman was pastoring, and she also filed for divorce (again - he didn't).
He married another woman from his church after that, and they have been married since 1989. I'm so glad that my wife of 47 years hasn'r left me, and at times I probably have given her cause, but she has chosen to stay with me.
I imagine that being married to a man like Peter Ruckman would be a challenge and a trial, but he believed in "for better or for worse" and made every effort to reconcile both marriages and both wives (at different times) would have none of it. What's a man (or woman) to do if his spouse leaves? In the Western World (USA included), people get divorced for no reason at all, and there is no way that someone can prevent it if the other spouse wants out of the marriage.
In his auto-biography "The Full Cup", he reaffirms, in no uncertain terms that he is absolutely opposed to divorce "for any reason". He doesn't approve of divorce; and he does not recommend it for any one for any reason.
If you are inclined to, you should read his auto-biography. At least you would be hearing from the "source" direct, instead of hearsay.
Yours for Christ, George