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1 | ARE WE MARIED | 1 Cor 7:1 | jlhetrick | 180087 | ||
Hello Wiley, Welcome to the Forum. I sincerely state that the question itself reflects that you do not actually believe that you and "your girl" are married. If you did, there would be no real need for the question. How convenient it might be to simply take our significant other to the alter in secret and declare our actions to be in the presence of the Lord and therefore legit. How convenient too might it then be to take her to the steps of the church door and declare yourself divorced from her. A better answered question might be; does the state in which your church exist consider you and your girl married? An easy no is the response. If the State doesn't consider you married can you live together as husband and wife and be a good witness to others? Another no. Can you put her on you insurance? No. If you have children do you, as the father, have paternal rights? Not in some states; not until you go through the "legal" proceedings of paternity testing (even if your name is on the birth certificate). Where is the legitimacy? What is the benefit? I know of at least one couple who argued your point and, knowing them both personally, I was pretty confident that their efforts were toward legitimizing their living together and sexual relationship. Search the Scriptures and see if you find anything at all that concludes that you are married. In your search consider what the Bible says regarding the institutions of government and our responsibilities as Christians to obey local, state, and federal law. I believe that the challenge for a man here would be to honor your girl and God by keeping yourself and her pure until you are legitimately married. There is a long-standing tradition recognized by the church and the state. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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2 | ARE WE MARIED | 1 Cor 7:1 | DHH | 180248 | ||
Wiley, I think Jeff made some valid points, as did others who responded to your query. I would only ask you that if you and your "girl" wanted to be married before God, then why would the two of you exchange your vows in a manner where no one else was a witness to your declaration to become one before God? When we are blessed to find the one to whom we will yoke ourselves, we would naturally want to share our joy with the other loved ones in our lives and to have the union blessed by God and sanctioned by the state. Remember that the Lord commanded us to keep the laws of our government (unless the government's directive was contrary to God's law as we understand it to be), and speaking as someone who is employed in the legal world, your "marriage" is definitely not sanctioned by any government in the United States. God Bless You. DHH |
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