How do Christians get married?

Answer 1

obviously much better than atheists. :)

Answer 2

Same as anyone else - however we want to.

I'm getting married next month in an outdoor wedding in a friend's backyard. We will have a Christian minister. It will just be about 50 people max in attendance and our children will be our bridesmaids and groomsmen (he has a boy and girl from his 1st marriage and so do I). It will be a very personal thing. My son (almost 18) will walk me down the "aisle" and give me away since my father is dead and can't do it. My fiance's son will be his best man. Our two daughters will be my bridesmaids. The ceremony will be brief. My bridal bouquet will include 3 yellow roses. My mother's favorite color was yellow and she loved roses. Since my father died, then my brother 2 months later and then my mother 6 months after that, it would be very meaningful for me to have 3 yellow roses to remember them and feel that they are with me and the rest of my siblings (4 of them) at my wedding.

Many Christians get married in a church. Many have large weddings. Some have small ones. Some get married outdoors. Some elope. It's no different than how anyone else gets married - it's a personal thing. Many Christians want a very religious ceremony. Some don't. As I said, it's a personal thing. When Christians get married in a church however, many churches will require the couple to go through pre-marital counseling with the church before-hand. Other than that, we marry the way anyone would - the way we want to.

Answer 3

Marriage is an act of the will, not a rite or ritual. What makes you married is the act of your will, and the act of the will of your mate, that says to each other, I allow you to come into my life and become one flesh with me. It is the same as when you ask Christ to come into your life and become one flesh with you, in salvation. It does not matter who performs the rite, what matters are the wills of the two participants! It is an act of the will, not a ceremony. A ceremony is usually a part of the process, but it does not complete the action! A couple who is married by a judge is no less married than a couple who was married in a pastor or priest. God is the one who created marriage (Genesis 2:18-25). What matters is your heart before God, not the wedding ceremony itself.



However, no one is married in God's eyes if that marriage has not been recognized by the laws of the land in which the couple lives. God gave the laws and gave the government the authority to determine what constitutes a legal marriage (Romans chapter 13; Colossians 1:16). In the United States, a legal marriage is only binding with the necessary paperwork, and God honors those laws as well. God takes marriage very seriously; it is a sacred covenant not to be taken lightly. To not want to obey the laws of marriage in society indicates that you are not ready to make the unbreakable covenant marriage requires.



The Bible may not go into great detail about a wedding ceremony, but every culture that has ever existed has practiced some form of ceremony of joining a man and a woman together. God has built into human beings the understanding of a need for some form of wedding ceremony. Many understand Genesis 2:22-24 as God performing the first wedding ceremony

Answer 4

I am Christian and did not get married in a church. Thats a stereotype. You don't have to get married in church.
In a Christian wedding when you take your vows you are making them to God as well as your spouse. It is a covenant between God, the Husband, and Wife. Otherwise, the marriage is all ceremonial to a persons wishes. Different religions require traditions but there is no set way to do it among Christians as a whole.
The Bible never states you must get married this way or that. Man has made those rules.

Answer 5

they go to get their marriage certificates from the Government, sign then get a minister to sign it as well, and they get rings then for the family and friends they do what is called by all humans a wedding...where they profess their love for each other to God and to the people who witness them getting married... then they do a reception, after that they leave the deal early and start new lives together..

Answer 6

They rarely it seems.

Many church-goers have adapted secular living. Many don't emphasize family, they emphasize career.

For some that do, the divorce rate is equivalent to secular people.

Church needs to, if really a church, focus on healing, supporting, and building community.

What are we doing these days?

I don't think we need to get involved with political, global issues. We need to get involved with the heart and personal issues of all hurting.

Answer 7

We use this thing called a wedding ceremony at a Church of our choice. It is officiated by a person called a Pastor. We invite all of our friends and have a great time. Toward the end of the evening we all eat cake.

Answer 8

In a ritual called a wedding. Usually lead by someone called a pastor.

Answer 9

An excellent response to the previous "how do atheists get married" question. I salute you.

Answer 10

I walked down the aisle, said "I do" and then we had a BIG party and that was it... 16 years ago.

Is there another way I should have done it? It seems to have 'taken', so I think I did it right... I think...

Answer 11

I got married in a simple ceremony by my minister.
Edit: Pastor....I don't really know what the difference is, but I guess there is one.