Daniels

Marriage!
God instituted marriage and gave the pattern:
1. Leave parents
2. Cleave unto each other
3. Become one
4. Conceal nothing, unashamed
Two kinds of marriages: The Legal ceremony; The Heart ceremony.
Only the marriage which conforms to God's pattern has God joined together.

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Eccle 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep

his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret

thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Jax

So are 'unbelievers' ever truly married?

Boanerges

Yep- if you don't believe me ask a judge or a divorce lawyer.

Banarenth

Hmmm...I only really have one thing to say about marriage...


RUN!!!!!!!!!

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adoptivemommy

Hm... Could that be just a tiny bit of bitterness, disappointment and hurt speaking, brother? You may feel that now, but I believe in the healing power of Jesus and I think it applies to every kind of hurt possible, including that left by your wife!

Laura

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Forgiveness is His Signature!

Banarenth

Hurt and bitterness, maybe sometimes, but more directed at my own stupid mistakes, I blame nobody for my own faults.

But actually, I was just being silly. I still have faith in the power and honor of marriage as a God-ordained union.

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da_man

I have a question about marriage. Does the Bible mention anything about exchanging rings? My mother-in-law asked me this a while back and I couldn't give her a definitive answer.

Banarenth

Biblical marriage would have been largely based on Jewish traditions which had a lot more to do with exchanging gifts and livestock rather than rings IIRC. It could be Biblical though, or it could be initially a pagan thing, though ribbons seem to have more significance in those ceremonies.

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