Can I Leave Him?

Q

I’m in turmoil and need an answer soon for my very health depends on it. My husband of five years lied to me before we married and told me he was a christian. Only I found out later, by his own admission, that he had lied about that. Long before I met him, he was a drug addict and had gotten clean. If it wasn’t for that and him telling me that he was a believer, I wouldn’t have married him but he led me to believe he was someone he was not. Am I free to leave him due to his repeated lies and lack of remorse?

A

The Bible won’t be any help to you as far as divorcing your husband is concerned, if that’s what you’re asking. Even though your husband isn’t a believer you can only get a Biblical divorce if he’s unwilling to live with you (1 Cor. 7:13). But even though you are married, you aren’t required to live under the same roof with him. You can leave and tell him he has a choice to make between you and the drugs. If he chooses you, require him to enter rehab and insist upon a period of time when he’s clearly living a drug free life before deciding whether to go back.