Do you think that marriage on paper is the only marriage that matters?

Question

Bit isn't "marriage before God" just marriage on paper, but with a ceremony?

"But" sorry-typo.

Answer 1

no its the only one that doesn't matter. The spiritual marriage (so to speak) is the important one. The bond between the married people. You don't need a contract for that. I believe that some people are married without even knowing it and others have the paper but will never be married.

Answer 2

Civil marriage must be performed according to the civil law that presides over the jurisdiction in which two people live.

Marriage under the laws of God are performed and recorded by his servants in an extremely strict and organized way. It appears that some of the responses you've received disregard the fact the God is a God of Order. I guess they are referring to a make-believe God. Pretense. After all, that is what most Christians do when it comes to God. Make up some make believe fairy tale type of God that suits their every need. According to the Order of God, even civil marriages do not constitute a valid marriage, and so that is why you hear "until death do you part" in the vows. That civil union ends at death, because civil marriages do not have the authority to bind marriages beyond the grave.

Either way, it looks like the answer is yes!

If the law of the land in which you live requires a record of marriage to prove the marriage, the answer is yes. Other methods sometimes are permissible to the civil authorities, such as common law marriage, where a man and woman live together for so many years and are considered married by "common law" of the land, even though no actual ceremony was held. But even that will need to be documented in order to be validated.

I mean, you could always live together and say your married, and who's going to care that you don't have a record of it filed civilly? But if you want to be recognized by the authorities, of course you need documentation. And that stands for civil as well as under the order of God, which is even more strict than the order of man.

Answer 3

Christ teaches us that there will be one marriage in heaven. He will be the groom and his followers are the bride. Although this is speaking of a more spiritual marriage, note that there was not a paper signed for it to be real.

Now to the heart of the matter. People who refer to "marriage on paper" are usually people who have been lied to. Somehow they've accepted the general views from our modern society that devalues and degrades marriage before God. Society chooses to excuse its behavior that is contrary to God's plan for marriage by trying to convince everyone else that it's just a piece of paper. Usually it's because they're living with (and probably sexually) their boyfriends or girlfriends trying to justify calling them husband or wife.

But that is not God's plan. There's always been a ceremony before God. The "paper" simply makes it a legal matter with the state.

But it's more than that. A true genuine marriage is telling the world that you choose to love and spend the rest of your life with this one individual. It also tells the spouse that you are committed to him or her no matter how bad things may get. In today's world, people don't want to commit to anything or anyone. Marriage is a commitment. Commitment is related to true love.

So the real question isn't the importance of marriage on paper. The real question is do you love that person enough to spend a lifetime with or would you rather have an easy escape plan should things get rough.

Answer 4

A marriage certificate is only a legal piece of paper a marriage is the day in day out love, understanding, craziness, arguments, making-up, etc. A couple can be married in their hearts and minds without a legal document...

The legal documents is more of a legal safeguard it grants each party in the marriage certain rights and priviledges regarding mutual assets...

These legal matters and protections is why I believe all couples regardless of genders should have the right to legally marry if they so choose..

Answer 5

God designed marriage with the concept of one man and one woman. If a person today is not married and living with someone than they are considered living in sin.
Yes having a marriage certificate is the only legal paper that is necessary.

Answer 6

Marriage to God is a covenant and a covenant can never be broken. There is never an excuse good enough for God.
I think that God cares less about a paper than He cares about the words that people speak before the altar in God's sanctuary.

Answer 7

In the eyes of the government for certain benefits, yes. Personally, I think yes, being married is that formal piece of paper without it you are just living together. However, that has nothing to do with how much you love each other or are committed to each other.

Answer 8

Ok, if my marriage license gets destroyed does that mean I'm no longer married???? Married in spirit means more than marriage on paper (except in a court of law).

Answer 9

Yes, the idea of romantic marriage is a delusion. It almost always ends in disappointment.

Answer 10

if the law in YOUR land says yes it must be on paper, then yes that's what matters. if you get married from a different culture you wouldnt be married in God's eyes or in ppl's eyes, it would be void, one of those situations where you wasnt legally married. now if you were from one of the other cultures then you would get married by there laws and not the united states.