Christian Marriage
Christian Marriage
Introduction and background.
Christian Marriage, also called Matrimony is a sacrament in which a man and a woman publicly declare their love and fidelity in front of witnesses, a priest or minister and God. The It is seen by all Christian churches as both a physical and spiritual fulfillment. Christianity emphasises that the sacrament of Holy Matrimony is a lifetime commitment. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."' —Matthew 19:6.
Saint Paul interpreted the word of Christ on divorce and wrote “To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband, but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband – and that the husband should not divorce is wife” (1 Cor 7:10-11).
Christian views on marriage were first documented in the Gospels. 'The Creator "made them male and female," and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh"' —Matthew 19:4–5. Christians believe that marriage signifies a male and a female becoming one in flesh, soul and spirit. It represents the love that the couple share for each other and represents God's love for humanity.
When a man and a woman get married they are blessed by God in the same way that Adam and Eve were blessed upon creation. “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” —Genesis 1:28. When God blessed Man and Woman, he gave them his permission to procreate. This established the Christian lore that premarital sex is forbidden as the relationship has not been blessed by God.
Christian beliefs, as portrayed in the sacrament of marriage.
Fidelity is a value that all Christian adherents believe
Introduction and background.
Christian Marriage, also called Matrimony is a sacrament in which a man and a woman publicly declare their love and fidelity in front of witnesses, a priest or minister and God. The It is seen by all Christian churches as both a physical and spiritual fulfillment. Christianity emphasises that the sacrament of Holy Matrimony is a lifetime commitment. So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate."' —Matthew 19:6.
Saint Paul interpreted the word of Christ on divorce and wrote “To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband, but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband – and that the husband should not divorce is wife” (1 Cor 7:10-11).
Christian views on marriage were first documented in the Gospels. 'The Creator "made them male and female," and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh"' —Matthew 19:4–5. Christians believe that marriage signifies a male and a female becoming one in flesh, soul and spirit. It represents the love that the couple share for each other and represents God's love for humanity.
When a man and a woman get married they are blessed by God in the same way that Adam and Eve were blessed upon creation. “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” —Genesis 1:28. When God blessed Man and Woman, he gave them his permission to procreate. This established the Christian lore that premarital sex is forbidden as the relationship has not been blessed by God.
Christian beliefs, as portrayed in the sacrament of marriage.
Fidelity is a value that all Christian adherents believe
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