A physical Marraige is just a ceremonie for the physical world, and in Gods eye's it just marks the date you were physically married (so not much) and in Gods eye's you were spiritually married when you first fell in love. and that everlasting love it what really counts not the physical marraige.
2006-11-09 09:16:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
But God knows what is in you heart.
and the love for one another that he see's in your heart, that should be what counts.
2006-11-09 09:19:23 · update #1
Disagree. It is the proclaiming of the fact of marriage before witnesses and taking the vow in public before God that is the marriage in God's eyes.
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If you already decided your answer, why did you ask the question?
It is not the love in your heart. I love my mother, but I'm not married to her. I love my friends, but I'm not married to them.
Making a vow before God to love and honor and be faithful to someone until you die--and having others present that witness it and thereby may hold you accountable to your vow--is required.
If you don't like it, believe what you believe. No one will stop you. But God does not support individual-sponsored and individual-serving belief.
2006-11-09 09:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Disagree.
People fall in and out of love, if they were spiritually married when they fell in love would that mean that they would be getting spiritually divorced when they broke up?.
Marriage on any level requires an intentional commitment.
Getting married isn't spiritual unless the couple wants their marriage sanctified by what ever religion they follow.
Over time it has become the practice to get married in a church with a ceremony, it is not necessary because in this country (the U.S.) all that is needed for a state legal marriage is a justice of the peace, or a judge, or a ship captain. Heck, I've done a couple myself, and legally signed the license.
2006-11-09 09:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marriage ceremony is a legal requirement of the State. It is the signing of a legal contract, which is legally binding between two people.
It's become a tradition in western culture, that until the Holy man says the words over you, you aren't married. Odd that a justice of the peace has the same legal power...or a captain of a ship at sea.
So, I agree with you, that two in love, can be married, without the Holy Man saying the words over the couple. That which is joined by God is joined by God, the ceremony is a legal requirement of the state, and has been adopted by the organized churches.
2006-11-09 09:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by Hatir Ba Loon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God does look at the heart of a person, so he know the truth and who is true.
Follow your heart if you have made a promise to a girl and then you cheat on her and the only reason you made that promise was to get your way with her, that is offensive to him just as much as if you had married her and then divorced.
It's what your heart is that interests him if you have good there for your fellow human beings or not.
2006-11-09 09:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God does know what's in our heart, BUT he also knows that we are imperfect people w/ weak hearts. So it's important that he instituted the marriage arrangement to help people realize the sacredness & serious nature of that committment.
Otherwise, some of us would be getting spiritually married and divorced a few times a month! lol
2006-11-09 09:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by Rocker Chick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Disagree - God see us joined as one when we have sex, Mark 10:6-9
Besides that Marriage Ceremony is more for people to witness and know that you have vowed to before God to stay together and not let anyone separate you (Mark 10:6-9)
2006-11-09 09:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Disagree.
The Law G-d gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai is understood by Jews to be a written marriage contract; legal, eternal & binding.
G-d did not look at the intent, but at the actual giving of the written contract that entered both parties in legal covenant.
2006-11-10 12:20:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagree.
I first fell in love years ago. Asked her to marry me. Caught her sleeping with my best friend.
Now, Im engaged to another women, whom I consider my soul mate. If that last slut was God's spiritual marriage for me, then God sure has one crappy sense of humor, cuz that really hurt and destroyed me for a while.....
then again, maybe thats another reason Im an atheist.
2006-11-09 09:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No Sir Bobby.
God tells us all to obey the laws of the land unless they are contrary to His word. He speaks only of sex within the confines of marriage, and so we yes we are to obey that law. What really counts is the everlasting love and forgivenss of God. That comes before earthly relationships and everything else. If a couple truly love each are and are committed forever, they wont fear marriage. What counts is that is is a relationship blessed by God. God says obedience leads to blessing, and disobedience leads to curse. God will not bless a couple living in sin. There is serious penalty for it. so why not marry and reap the rewards,huh? whats the fear. Fear is of the devil, not of God. God says Jesus is our spirit of hope, our blessed hope, and we are to fear nothing. Fear is devil led. So NO SIR, Ifully disagree with your question and comments. But, you sure have a right to believe them. What did you expect in this section... blessings.... not form any true Christians nor from God. not on this one.
2006-11-09 09:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Disagree. I am in love with my boyfriend, but I do not see that as being spiritually married. I will only view it as a marriage when I have that legal piece of paper, oh and a big diamond on my hand.
2006-11-09 09:19:28 · answer #10 · answered by Aussie Chick 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Do not use God as an excuse to justify an immoral lifestyle. Even in the OT days before you got a piece of paper they still had a wedding celebration and declared it before witnesses.
2006-11-09 09:30:45 · answer #11 · answered by pontiuspilatewsm 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋