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1 | Is a marriage legal without a license? | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 238426 | ||
Let me say marriage without a license is illegal as I have stated before. However the problem goes way beyond illicit sex or children with one parent. Many older couples whose spouse has died are faced with a problem of wanting to be married in the sight of God but if they are legally married they will lose their income. In many cases the woman is covered by the dead spouses pension and health insurance which ends if she remarries. Many man who lost a spouse has their pension and life insurance that will not cover a spouse married to them after their retirement. So a couple that wants to live together and to do right in the eyes of God must give up their pension and health insurance if they marry. Their choice live together without being legally married. Problem they are outside God's will. This problem is only getting worst. Many would instantly go into financial ruin the instant they marry losing homes, all savings and having no recourse but to live in poverty and without proper medical treatments. |
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2 | Is a marriage legal without a license? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 238428 | ||
edb: All of the things you mention are true. But in reality this becomes a situation ethics sort of thing. My wife and I have talked about this at length, and we have said the no matter what to follow Christ is by far most important. If the choices are clear and plane than the solution is clear, to not live together, and be best friends. Many women and men have the beliefe that one wife or husband is enough and to remarry is not an option. If God Word says that take care of us I believe it. I can tell you and others as well, that raising a large family is nor easy, it takes faith, and we do walk by faith. So if a couple who are in the situations you tell of and they believe God wants then in marriage they must rely on the fact He will provide, and if the don't believe so, do not get married. That's not heartless, it's Biblical. justme |
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3 | Is a marriage legal without a license? | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 238431 | ||
Or maybe our laws need to be changed :-) so that people that want to be right with God and to remarry don't have to forsake all they have worked for through the years. | ||||||
4 | Is a marriage legal without a license? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 238434 | ||
edb: I totally agree, how cna this be done? On the state or fedral level? Unless people know the right way to go about this time could be wasted. I think with the gay marriage laws now pretty much allowed by the IRS perhaps this might be easier to do than once thought before. Where do you think the next step is? Are you willing to help start tis up in some way? Awareness is the key to start any movement. How serious are you about this? justme |
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5 | Is a marriage legal without a license? | Bible general Archive 4 | EdB | 238436 | ||
My only involvement is of people asking if I can marry them in the eyes of God but not in eyes of the state. I have to tell them I can't but I understand and sympathize with their position. I think the best crusader for this cause would be someone that is having the problem. Possibly someone that married and lost their benefits. Then they could tell their story from their experience. All I have is second hand info. |
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