Bible Question:
My friend has gotten into a relationship. he is 23 and she is 16. first off by the law this is not well liked. Since the mother was unsupportive he and this girl made their own vows before God and marrying each other together by themselves is what he said. I was wondering if they are married or not. Are they married or not since they havn't gotten married through the law? Ive said that to my friend and a few things come up. First off he is involved with the courts right now for this ordeal. 2nd they have not had sex which has also been prooved by the medical place they do that. So its not a matter of saying their married so they can have sex he just believes they are married because of their oath they took before God. In the bible it states to follow the laws of the lands. Two things he brings up about it are The marriage law collides with Gods law. It is an unjust law. Another thing about romans 13 is he says it doesnt always apply cuz in verse 3 it states do good and though shall have praise of the same.He says that he has to do good and that the law of marriage is a un unjust law. This person goes into the depths of all theology he can with greek and concordances and everything he can find. So i need some in-depth stuff with references to help me out with this one. HELP! |
Bible Answer: Noodelhead: Welcome to the Forum! Wow, your friend needs seriouis help and handcuffs! I think I will take a different approach than others have. Your friend is a player! Not for one second do I believe that he does loves this 16 year old! There is a reason this MAN is involved with this under age YOUNG GIRL! Your are correct that "by the law he is not well liked" There is a place for men that molest YOUNG UNDER AGE GIRLS...jail. The notion of using Scripture to justify his evil behavior is abusrdand evil! He knows full well right from wrong, and he is not stupid. Having three mature daughters myself, I can address the feelings of a father. This MAN is a seducer of young girls! He is lucky if the parents don't make him wish he had died and passed on. I personally have no tolerance for child molesters. (legally that is what he is in many states. In some parts of this country he be physically beaten by family members for such a thing. In other parts of the Eastern World he would be put to death, and perhaps the girl as well. This MAN of 23 has used so skillfully the art of seduction in making this 16 year old girl believe they are "married", as he said some phoney words to seduce her. If anyone believes they have not had sexual contact of some kind, then they are nieve as the young girl was to beileve this evil act was good. There are also reasons this 16 year old girl was attracted to this 23 year old molester. To say she and her parents need help is clearly evident. There are numerious reasons this possibly happened, and only a professional counselor can deal with her and her parents. Perhaps with good Christian based counseling and lost of hard work this girl and her family can work through this very serious situation. As for this MAN unless there is a dramatic change within himself, he is headed for a life of hurting others and himself. For both parties this is a fork in the road, we can pray they all turn the Christ, that is their only hope. justme |