Is this a sin??

stubbornkelly said:

I did some research, and as far as I've been able to find, there is no law in any state that requires a couple get a marriage license to be married. The state may not recognize the marriage, but that doesn't make the couple any less married. State recognition is just that, state recognition. Even common law marriage is only state recognition of the fact a couple intends to be husband and wife and has been so for a set period of time - basically, it does the same thing a marriage registration does, just without filing paperwork.

Biblically, if you leave your family and cleave to one another, and make the promise to do so in front of dedicated witnesses, you are married. I would say the marriage ceremony you and your spouse had counts. A marriage without a license or state registration is not "illegal," in spite of the popularlity of the phrase "legal marriage." A more accurate phrase would be "state-sanctioned marriage."

Again, though, there aren't any laws (AFAIK, but double check for your state) that require a marriage be state-sanctioned. If there were, her concerns would have foundation.

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Jeimy said:

I'm married for 2 years now. What i mean by married is that we r blessed in a church, but because of legal papers we couldn't get married legally ( singing an agreement). We are doing our best to do this part.
And we r going to a church for nearly 2 years now. And now the problem is that the paster's wife i going around telling everyone that we are living in sin and that they should not visit us at home. Her point of view is that we shouldn't have an sexual relationship with one another untill we marry legally.

Now i'm wondering is this legal marriage such a big deal?? Is this really a sin??? and what would your advise be??

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