BY LORD PENZANZE

  By Lord Penzanze in Hyde v Hyde [1886] LR 1 P&D 130

 "I perceive that marriage, as understood in Christendom, may for this purpose be defined as a  voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others"

If Lord Penzanze would be able to rise from the dead today - he would probably suffer a heart attack. English law has changed a lot through the seasons of time.


Today, English Law allows a valid marriage to be terminated by several means as follows:


a. the death of one of the parties
b. by a decree of dissolution
c. via pronunciation of  divorce by a Court of competent jurisdiction.

Governing Statute in Malaysia.

 In  Malaysia, the law at present governing divorce for non- Muslims is the Law reform ( Marriage &  Divorce) Act 1976 ( Act 164) . S 8 of the LRA provides that marriages may be dissolved by


a. death by one of the parties
b. an order of a Court  of competent jurisdiction
c. a decree made by a Court of competent jurisdiction that the marriage is null and void.


( There was some ruckus raised by the opposition  in Parliament as to whether we have copied English Law.The Ruling Party solemnly declared that we have enough brains to draft our own laws and promptly shouted down the opposition)

BLUE EARTH

NASA handout image of Hurricane Irene moving over the Caribbean taken by astronaut Ron Garan from the International Space Station. The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene on Tuesday as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the US coast on the weekend.

MAY IT HAPPEN.

KING JEHOIACHIN -CHART YOUR OWN COURSE.

 Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord. 2 Kings 24:9

Every family has got its own dark history.Few exceptions here.Jehoiachin was unfortunate in the sense that his father was  a bad leader who  was known for abusing his people. He could have rejected his dad's ways  ' and charted his own course.Instead he became "a  chip of the old block" and incurred Gods wrath.

The Judgment
This is what the LORD says: ".... His life will amount to nothing." - Jeremiah 22:30


Whatever your family background or your choice of friends, you have to make your own commitment to God.You don't have to be an alcoholic because your father happens to be an alcoholic, or a gambler because your mum was a hopeless gambler and the other family members or friends are incurable gossipers.God is light and He has invited you to live in the light.Therefore choose right.Don't follow in Jehoiachin's footsteps.The old has gone, the new has come. You are a new creation in Christ.( 2 Cor 5:17)

As someone once said "We cannot avoid the crow from flying above our heads, but we can prevent it from building a nest on our heads"In this regard Pauls advice to the  Christians at Corinth becomes all the more important."Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty". Live well, my friend and be guided by God's Spirit.   GBY!