Marriage
Well, let this be a no holds barred discussion. I have been thinking about marriage of late, and where the idea actually comes from (please do not read anything further into this than my treating it as a cerebral exercise). When I look throught the bible, I cannot find any scriptural basis for what is now called "getting married". The Bible does say "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Gen 2:24.
But what about everything we have today? Ceremonies, receptions, even any formal declaration? Now I am all in favour of a good knees up, but at the moment I cannot find any scriptural basis. You do get wedding feasts being celebrated, Jesus himself goes to one, so they aren't wrong.
My questions are thus: Am I missing something in scripture? If not, should we be attaching this level of importance to a ceremony, and do we have any obligation to have one? I am by no means advocating running into crazy promiscious relationships, and at the moment I would definately steer the current course were anything to arise, but I am desiring of a deeper understanding.
Let discussion commence.
But what about everything we have today? Ceremonies, receptions, even any formal declaration? Now I am all in favour of a good knees up, but at the moment I cannot find any scriptural basis. You do get wedding feasts being celebrated, Jesus himself goes to one, so they aren't wrong.
My questions are thus: Am I missing something in scripture? If not, should we be attaching this level of importance to a ceremony, and do we have any obligation to have one? I am by no means advocating running into crazy promiscious relationships, and at the moment I would definately steer the current course were anything to arise, but I am desiring of a deeper understanding.
Let discussion commence.
posted by Jon at
3:46 PM
1 Comments:
There was a celebration, there was wine! but it depends on how people WANT to show their love to everybody. I would be happy to have a wedding on a beach in a bikini, if it meant I could go and surf afterward... its about the commitment, its almost like the bigger the wedding the shorter the marriage. Then again I am not a showy person, but some people may want to spend a fortune on getting their family together, the bride being the most important person of the day! what about the groom?
The church is the bride of christ, and so our daily lives should be a daily wedding celebration. We are being brought to our groom!
I am so losing the point of my response here!
I want something small.
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