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NASB | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 19:5 and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND SHALL BE JOINED INSEPARABLY TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? [Gen 1:27; 2:24; Mark 10:7] |
Bible Question: But what happens when two people are at the level of commitment for marriage, but it is not possible at the moment to have the legal documents to say they ar emarried. Other than having that peice of paper though, those two people are in every way just as committed as two people who have the paper acknowledging all the legalities. What happens in this case? Does God frown on this? |
Bible Answer: Renedaelizabeth: I agree with Tim: marriage needs to be validated by a legal document, the marriage certificate. That document certifies the marriage, is a requirement in order to be recognized by the state as being legally married, and Christians are commanded to be subject to civil authorities [Titus 3:1]. Since you do not specify the conditions under which "it is not possible at the moment to have the legal documents to say they are married," I won't venture any sort of answer to this part of your question, since I have no earthly idea of the circumstances which may lie behind your question. --Hank |