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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] |
Subject: Requirements of a valid marriage? |
Bible Note: Monica, I agree with you about God's higher moral law. My view on the common law as applied to mariage also is referring to the "law of the greater good" The state has instituted in the past what is called a common law marriage to protect the woman from being abandoned by her spouse and having no legal recourse after she has invested years of her life, that is the equity of her prime years of life. I am referring to life in this post-modern world where there are supposedly no moral absolutes. That is, what is truth for you may not necessarily be truth for me. To protect a woman after being placed in a vulnerable position, (this is only an example, so please bear me out) against a man without any moral conscience, a Judge could legally claim their lengthy cohabitation as a commitment to mariage, making it a legally binding marriage covenant. This would allow a woman to legal entitlements such as inheritance of an estate, or even payments of maintenance installments, which used to be called alimony. Forgive me if this is not as researched as it could have been, but my heart is to put the above Verse into application in light of today's society, where morality needs to be legislated in circumstances where individuals are unwilling to stand on their own feet (morally). I hope this is clear, that I am referring to the spirit of the law, not the letter of the law. |