Marriage is an institution of God?

Question

I read an answer that said this and would like to know what other's think?

And of course like all my "philosophical" questions I have an answer with fact but I'd like to know what others think too.

keep x mas, you don't get it, see I ask you look it up then come back and tell me what you found out, if I wanted to look it up I would be on Google and not yahoo. Silly!

ps born and raised Roman Cathloic (sp) here, Still belive in God too.

Great points no1home!!!

I especially love the 60's refrence, an arguement I have made many times, and look what the 60's have given my genoration. The wide spread of herpes, Syphlis, hepititus, and HIV.

Good points.

Tim N;

Good point, but I can tell how you started your answer, you and I think the same way, IN a pure Biblical aspect then yes marriage is a blessing from God

BUT

The question asks institution, not blessing or gift. Very key in the wording.

one more thing:

Religious people get it right

ADAM AND EVE WERE NEVER MARRIED!!!

She was his "HELPER" NOT "WIFE"

The person who helps you at work build your project is not your spouse. Adam and Eve's project was to build the world.

All points so far have been good, but you all forget a few other things. People get married who are Athiest, and hindu, muslim, budist, and other religions that are based on books that speak of "God" and don't contain the book of Genisis.

I'd hate to give the BA to a person saying Social institution, but without refrence to other reasons to marry it is a social function.

Ever heard of Dowery's? I didn't spell it right, but people pay for daughters and sons to marry, have for far longer then Jesus's time, and don't belive in Adam and Eve, saying there religion is wrong only weakens your argument, if you don't know how, then you truely are why.

Answer 1

If you take this from a purely biblical perspective.

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

As an "Institution" marriage is not of God. Marriage is a privilege and a blessing of God. It is a blessing to have a spouse to love and to return that love. It is a blessing to be able to be one's true self without fear of rejection or judgment. So I would say that marriage is a blessing from God.

The institution belongs to man.

Answer 2

Hi m d
You said "“She was his "HELPER" NOT "WIFE” The person who helps you at work build your project is not your spouse. Adam and Eve's project was to build the world.”
End Quote.

That‘s partly correct, Eve was a ‘helper’ for Adam. However, Eve being a ‘helper’ (in the western mindset) did not mean that their marriage was only a 'convenience' similar to some kind of loose contract that was entirely based on the continuance of them both helping one another.
They were also made one flesh (in Gods eyes). God had joined them together. Such is the spiritual importance of Marriage.
Matt 19:4 “And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

So yes, the act of marriage does have Gods blessing but lets not forget that SCRIPTURE states it is also Holy and binding in Gods eyes.
In fact, because marriage is so important, scripture tells us that God hates divorce.
Malachi 2:16
16 "I hate divorce," says the LORD God of Israel

Answer 3

Look in the Genesis of the Bible. In the beginning, after God had created Adam, he realized that man should NOT be alone, so therefore, he created an almost identical being from one of Adam's ribs, a woman, Eve. From that came the children of the Earth. Marriage joins two people of the opposite sex emotionally, spiritually, and sexually. Marriage is natural, created by God, and i believe that all people who need and are supposed to be married are indeed going to be married. It is holy and ordained by God.

Answer 4

Yes
Real,true and valid marriage of one man and one woman is to be a life-long commitment of love,support and service in openness to procreation and unitive being-there for the spouse and the family.

Answer 5

If that were true, I would expect the divorce rate among believers to be lower than the divorce rate among atheists. The statistics don't bear out that premise.

Answer 6

God said that it is not good for the man to be alone, so He created Eve from one of Adam's ribs. Not from his head for her to lord it over him, nor from his feet for him to step all over her, but from his side, near his heart, to be together mutually joined and working together to make a family.

God said that a man should leave his father and mother and cleave to his own wife.

Before there was government, before there were churches, God established the family and marriage.

(Just out of curiousity, why is it that there are some who are attempting to break what God created? Jesus said "Let no man tear asunder what God has joined together.")

By the way, if it were up to evolution, there wouldn't be marriage, just communal living with "free love" like the hippies of the 60's tried to establish, because the best way to ensure survival is multiple sex partners.

Answer 7

Marriage is an institution of God. Man and Woman joined together to create a family. Doesn't get more basic than that.

Answer 8

Marriage is the joining of ___________ .

2 parts of a machine can be married. Some people are married to their work.

And as far as the lifelong coupling of biological organisms goes...penguins choose a mate for life, and I don't think they have a religious ceremony to do it.

Answer 9

gods or not, it's the State that issues the piece of paper

Answer 10

man invented god therefore
marriage also is man made
and LEGALLY monitored