2007-11-12 17:53:45 · 5 answers · asked by James Reyes 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The word sacrament does not exist in the Bible. The biblical word is 'ordinance'; and there is no marriage ordinance.
2007-11-12 18:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage, as a sacrament, is a model of the relationship between Christ, and the Church. The Spirit, and the Body. It's the foundation of Western Society. It's called social engineering also.
2007-11-13 02:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religions made it so. Marriages can have a religious aspect to them and many do but primarily it is a legal contract between two people. It is a contract approved by the State and was a political and legal union long before religions came into it. All societies have marriages as legal contracts and in many societies it is not a religious ceremony.
2007-11-13 01:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because
2007-11-13 01:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by CRtwenty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Otherwise it is a sin.
2007-11-13 02:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by The Gig is Up ferengifighter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋