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NASB | Romans 13:1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God. [Prov 8:15] |
Bible Question: My boyfriend and I have been together for 5.7 years. We don't like legal paper. Can't we marry ourselves in the eyes of God without the state being involved. |
Bible Answer: Dear Sunsue, I didn't take "been together" to mean that you were living in fornication ("shacking up"). Is that what you mean? If this is the case, then 1 Corinthians 7 speaks to your situation, that is, if you are both believers in the Lord Jesus, you need to stop fornicating. Then make your boyfriend your husband and he needs to have you as his wife, by the public exchange of the vows of the covenant of marriage before credible witnesses (members of your local church). Otherwise what Jesus said to the woman at the well applies to you, "the one whom you now have is not your husband." (John 4:18) And "fill out the paper work" :) Peace, Lionstrong |