- Oct 2, 2011
- 6,061
- 2,239
- Country
- Canada
- Gender
- Male
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Married
There are at least 5 perspectives:
2. From an OT law's perspective, NIV Exodus 22:
3. From the couple's inter-personal perspective, Ephesians 5:
4. From the church's perspective, when you are married publically by a pastor in a church with witnesses.
5. From the civic perspective, when you have the civic legal paper, you are married. Judges 3:
Yes, e.g., in the province of New Brunswick in Canada.
When a man and a woman live together without a marriage certificate, are they married?
When a man and a woman live together and have sex, they are married in the eyes of God.
- From God's perspective, Mark 10:
Genesis 24:
People today do not accept this definition of marriage because they want to have sex without marriage commitment.
2. From an OT law's perspective, NIV Exodus 22:
You have sex with a virgin; you take care of her. However, in this case, her father may intervene:
Her father can prevent the marriage.
3. From the couple's inter-personal perspective, Ephesians 5:
The two are committed to each other. There are practical consequences. The husband gives himself up for his woman.
4. From the church's perspective, when you are married publically by a pastor in a church with witnesses.
5. From the civic perspective, when you have the civic legal paper, you are married. Judges 3:
Matthew 24:
Would it be possible to get married in church without involving the state?
Yes, e.g., in the province of New Brunswick in Canada.
When a man and a woman live together without a marriage certificate, are they married?
When a man and a woman live together and have sex, they are married in the eyes of God.