How does the bible define marriage.

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Before Judaism and Christianity, there was creation, and God performed the first marriage. It was Adam who prophetically defined marriage as one man and one woman who "shall be one flesh" (Gen 2:23,24), but in doing so he also prophesied about the mystery of the union of Christ and His Church (the Lamb's Wife) (Eph 5:30-33). The institution of marriage is worldwide, and goes back all the way to creation, but Christian marriage is supposed to typify the union and communion of Christ and His eternal Wife.

When people say marriage is holy, do they mean its dedicated by God?

To me it doesn't make any sense to say it is dedicated to God or a religious purpose.
 
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When people say marriage is holy, do they mean its dedicated by God?

To me it doesn't make any sense to say it is dedicated to God or a religious purpose.

Bible never defines that marriage is holy; it is honorable. Marriage is never advocated in the entire NT for strong willed.
 
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People with lack of understanding of spiritual values are glorifying marriage inappropriately

What lack of understanding are you referring to? The Purpose of Marriage is Not to Make You Holy

I read a youtube comment on the subject.

No, holy also means dedicated or consecrated BY GOD. The marriage vows aren't something dedicated or consecrated to God as it is consecrated and dedicated by God. Spouses don't make love as an act of worship to God but as an act of devotion and love to each other in a union God has blessed.
 
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Holy in what sense of the term? Marriage isn't holy in this way?

the definition of holy



I don't think a celibate person can say to a married, "I'm holy/holier than thou".

Marriage is not holy. It is honorable to distinguish from animals. Our responsibility is to strive towards holiness as Peter advised. The grade of holiness is judged by God, not by men
 
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It is celibacy that is holy, not marriage.

Women preachers/pastors

It is possible that one who is married could be pulled into dealing with cooking, cleaning, making money, etc, more than one who is unmarried. After all, Paul says this can happen.
But being single is no guarantee that free time and attention will be spent on God.

And I have known many married couples who prayed and ministered together, and they were much stronger as a team than they would have been as singles.

By marriage not being holy, are you referring to people spiritualizing it? There is blasphemy in the church related to that.

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told her followers during her TV ministry broadcast that she “prophesies” while being intimate with her husband. And yet despite such outright blasphemy and perversion she boldly proclaims that she receives her messages directly from God

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One of his worst offenses in the sermon was telling the story of a woman who “won her husband to Christ” by intimate acts. This again is taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ and turning it to “lasciviousness.” What Driscoll is teaching is a false Gospel and disrespectful to The Lord in the extreme
 
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It is celibacy that is holy, not marriage.
The entire Protestantism is about glorifying marriage unsupported by the Bible especially the NT
Marriage isn't holy?

Holy -
  1. exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness

  2. divine for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9 (King James Version)

  3. devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity a holy temple holy prophets

  4. having a divine quality
from: Definition of HOLY

We also need to look at "divine".

Divine -
  1. of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God
from: Definition of DIVINE

How does "marriage" not fit the meaning of "holy" or "divine"? The institution is obviously worthy of devotion - are we not to be devoted to our marriages? It's certainly divine - "proceeding directly from God" - God directly instituted it between Adam & Eve.

Not supported in the NT? Jesus said marriage is a joining by God - Mark 10:9.
 
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Marriage isn't holy?

Holy -
  1. exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness

  2. divine for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9 (King James Version)

  3. devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity a holy temple holy prophets

  4. having a divine quality
from: Definition of HOLY

We also need to look at "divine".

Divine -
  1. of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God
from: Definition of DIVINE

How does "marriage" not fit the meaning of "holy" or "divine"? The institution is obviously worthy of devotion - are we not to be devoted to our marriages? It's certainly divine - "proceeding directly from God" - God directly instituted it between Adam & Eve.

Not supported in the NT? Jesus said marriage is a joining by God - Mark 10:9.

what about people who say sex is holy that doesnt make sense, considering how ungodly it seems to me when people use expletives and the blasphemy the quotes of certain false teachers i quoted on 130.
 
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It is honorable to distinguish from animals, what do you mean by that

Church Fathers & Doctors

So the comments on the marriage relationship by theologians were true

Marriage is basically for procreation. That is what animals also indulge in. You know how the males fight to win over female breed. The NT upholds celibacy.

What comments of theologians?
 
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Marriage isn't holy?

Holy -
  1. exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness

  2. divine for the Lord our God is holy — Psalms 99:9 (King James Version)

  3. devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity a holy temple holy prophets

  4. having a divine quality
from: Definition of HOLY

We also need to look at "divine".

Divine -
  1. of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God
from: Definition of DIVINE

How does "marriage" not fit the meaning of "holy" or "divine"? The institution is obviously worthy of devotion - are we not to be devoted to our marriages? It's certainly divine - "proceeding directly from God" - God directly instituted it between Adam & Eve.

Not supported in the NT? Jesus said marriage is a joining by God - Mark 10:9.

The OT standards are no longer valid for spiritually higher calling in the NT.
 
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what about people who say sex is holy that doesnt make sense, considering how ungodly it seems to me when people use expletives and the blasphemy the quotes of certain false teachers i quoted on 130.
God defined sex as a marital act, so in a sense it is holy as marriage is holy. Just because people can abuse it doesn't change what it is supposed to be.

The OT standards are no longer valid for spiritually higher calling in the NT.
You're confusing the Old Testament and the old covenant. Also, that makes no sense, as shown by the example I gave with Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. Jesus was teaching about marriage and based it on God's institution of it in the Old Testament. If it was no longer valid, Jesus wouldn't be basing His teaching on it.
 
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