I hear many times on here that marriage is a union between man, woman and the Chrstian god. Where then tell me is the passage in the bible it says marriage is only for Christians?
2006-11-09 15:54:21 · 24 answers · asked by A_Geologist 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My wife and I are not Christians, we are married.
The Bible is a book, we put it on the shelf and from time to time we read it like we do other books.
2006-11-10 01:09:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jim_Darwin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not a Just a Christian thing. Christians Hold Marriage as a Union between a Man and a Woman Join together by God.
2006-11-09 16:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you will find that marriage is a comparatively recent idea. Rich people were doing it a long time before the rest of us, largely to secure estates and boundaries; nothing to do with religion. The rest of us had handfastings or jumped the broomstick. Again, nothing to do with religion, and not "dill death us do part" either. In many instances, handfastings were stated as being for a finite period of time; two years for example.
I'm not sure when the Christian church got in on the act, but it would probably not be more than three or four hundred years ago.
2006-11-09 16:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by The Lone Gunman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-21 17:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, marriage wasn't especially popular in the early Christian church. Paul said better to marry than to burn (not in hell, but with lust), but ideally the original Christians supported celibacy for those who could handle it. The Christian communities were attractive to lots of women, who could manage to live without being under the power of a husband.
I don;t believe there is anything in the BIble about marriage being between man, woman, and God. If someone can tell me chapter and verse, I'm willing to admit that I'm wrong!
2006-11-09 16:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
love the angry cat. marriage is only for Christians, designed to create stability when people were foolish enough to believe in idiotic religions, but now i see more to do with tradition, you have a marriage because its what expected. I was brought up a catholic realised at a Young age that religion is not needed now an atheist, but still want to get married even if there is no need too
2006-11-09 20:06:33 · answer #6 · answered by edtella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage was meant to be to God, what ever believe you had, today's marriage is just man made so the Church can make lots of money from it, If someone loves somebody then you don't need some church saying its OK use the money to make life better for yourself, and you can see love God, and he would still love you, remember the bible was written by man not God
2006-11-09 20:12:55 · answer #7 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard that before, Marriage is union between people.
(more like people owning people really)
If anything, marriage makes interference for relationship to God. How can we find peace and commune with God when the spouse nags ! heehee
Also, God is God, Christians are Christians, we worship God,
Its people that 'segregate', or more accurately, categorize different denominations and religions, but God is bigger and beyond that stuff that people do.
2006-11-09 16:00:08 · answer #8 · answered by million$gon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the bible, marriage is a covenant relationship between a man and a woman. It is similar to a baptism in that it is a public acknowledgment of the intentions of both persons and witnessed by God, by the laws laid down by God.
2006-11-09 15:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by Godb4me 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
...Marriage is God's idea and design for human beings. He saw the man needed someone on his level, a helper, to assist in performing God's will, so He fashioned the woman Eve, and she was Adam's helpmate.
...I know of no verse that prohibits non-Christians from marrying - you can get married in a civil ceremony away from any church, but...if you want your marriage to work well, and please God, get to know the Lord who designed marriage - so both of you should trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as savior.
...Marry someone who loves God more than he/she loves you. Marriage is a picture of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His church (His bride).
...And husband and wife should fulfill the roles that God has designed for them (like in Ephesians 5). This will make for a happy marriage.
2006-11-09 16:16:31 · answer #10 · answered by carson123 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A man, a woman and God. Christians aren't the only ones who believe in God.
2006-11-09 15:57:04 · answer #11 · answered by Emm 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋