What are Jehova witnesses rules for marriage?

Question

Do they agree with bible definitions?
How do they say you should go about getting married?
Do they agree with marriage license/certificates?
What do they say about the male and female roles in a marriage?
What about fornication and adultry?

Lots of questions but BRIEF to the point answers will do. No explanations needed unless necessary.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The Bible definition is the only one they go by, They believe you should marry someone of the same faith as yourself and have met the bible standards, They believe you should follow the laws of the land unless it conflicts with bible standards, so yes to license/certificates. They say God is the head of Jesus, Jesus is the head of man and man is the head of woman. It's the man's job to take the lead in teaching his family bible truths. Absolutely no sex outside of marriage and one should always only have sex with the one they are married to.

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses do not have "rules" for marriage, and in fact any Witness couple may choose to be married in a strictly secular manner which does not involve the congregation at all. That is rare, but it is the option of the couple.

Jehovah's Witnesses respect the bible as the highest authority. The bible cannot be ignored, and no human can override its direction.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe in chaste courtships which respect local sensibilities. In some lands, a Jehovah's Witness may even choose to honor his or her family's tradition of arranged marriages, although that is rare and becoming rarer. In other lands, a Jehovah's Witness may choose to honor his or her family's tradition of a dowry or a bride price. Again, the main concerns are chastity and respect for local sensibilities.

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that a couple should formalize their marital union according to whatever arrangement has been established by secular governments.

Jehovah's Witnesses understand the bible to teach that a husband is the head of his household, although he may delegate nearly any responsibility to his wife. When the husband is an unbeliever, a wife takes the practical lead in spiritual matters but still defers to her husband if he prefers to represent the family in prayer.

The bible plainly forbids fornication and adultery; true Christians (such as Jehovah's Witnesses) agree with that.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20040508a/article_01.htm

Answer 3

Rules? Jehovah's Witnesses go by what the Bible says, whether it's about marriage or anything else. Jehovah God describes a man’s wife as his “partner” in the marriage covenant. Christian husbands cannot honor the marriage arrangement without honoring their marriage partner. As the apostle Peter counsels, they should be “assigning them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one, since you are also heirs with them of the undeserved favor of life, in order for your prayers not to be hindered.” (1 Pet. 3:7)

The Christian wife expresses subjection to her husbandly head in the same way that the Christian congregation is “in subjection to the Christ.” She shows him, not merely respect, but “deep respect.” (Eph. 5:22-24, 33)

As far as legalizing of a marriage goes, customs vary from country.

Adultery is wrong. Heb. 13:4: "Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers."

Answer 4

Servants of Jehovah decide for as acquaintances people who've the comparable love for Jehovah and his righteousness that they do. whilst they savour and luxuriate interior the companionship of their acquaintances, they properly steer away from the permissive, overly liberal view of relationship it is usual in some international locations at present. fairly than indulging in it as risk unfastened exciting, they view relationship as a extreme step in the direction of marriage that would desire to be taken in easy terms whilst one is bodily, mentally, and spiritually waiting to boot as Scripturally unfastened to circulate into into an enduring partnership. some might sense that it somewhat is previous college to take this variety of view of relationship and marriage. yet Jehovah’s Witnesses do not enable peer stress to effect their selection of acquaintances or their judgements as regards relationship and marriage. Paul’s tips on marriage is for our income. whilst the two potential pals have committed themselves to Jehovah, their dedication to one yet another in marriage has an excellent, non secular beginning place. They share the comparable values and the comparable targets. This a great deal contributes to a happy union.

Answer 5

1 yes
2 under god and law
3 why not if that's the law
4 Male is head of the family as in the bible
5 it's a sin and grounds for divorce ,their view is exactly as the Bibles