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Marriage - Why it is necessary, logical, practical and..
Gina:
Been doing a little more research on the subject and one thing I found is that the reason a marriage ceremony has been necessary by at least the early Roman civilization was to prove that the woman was giving her consent to be married!! Wow! The consent of the woman to wed the man was very important. Makes sense. I'm thinking of the king who took Sarah into his harem against her will, I'm sure, after Abraham consented. Anyhoo. That's all from me for now.
Duane:
In the case of "one man-one woman" --it's always nice when all the children have the SAME last name.
Ian 155:
1 Corinthians 7
Concerning Married Life
1 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7 I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8 Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Deborah-Leigh:
Thank's for posting this meanigful Topic of discussion, Gina... 8)
God is Love, and as a consuming fire, it is better to marry than to burn ~ :D
Lust is possessive, Love is liberating.
Liberty, to the immature, can produce the same result of a person thinking that if God is Sovereign, then to eat drink and be merry, is God's fault, which is a false and immature conclusion. Same as giving the keys to the Ferrari to the ten year old! No good can come of it.
We all have hormones, chemical reactions and psychological triggers. Universal law prohibits driving without a licence, yet THE EASIEST licence one can obtain, is a marriage licence. No previous experience is necessary, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE OLD ENOUGH! :D
As long as there is lust, there will be marriage! It is better to marry than to burn. The worst of marriages can be the means by which preparation is made for the introduction of Love, that transcend human needs, immature assumptions and false expectations. ~ :D
Marriage can be the necessary road through to learing Love, just like Babylon is a necessary road out of Egypt, and on, to the Way, Truth and Life, that is God. ~ ;D
IT'S ALL GOOD. ;D
Mbongiseni:
Hi all
Gina! You are a too sharp for a young woman! Ilike the way you always see things. I am sure every woman will agree that ..."One woman can only be the wife of one man."
I dont know about Duane " but I will stick with your idea of "One woman can only be the wife of one man" not the other way[read my lips]. :-X
Mbongiseni
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