What does the bible teach about marriage?
“be fruitful and increase in number” (Genesis).
“at the beginning of creation God made them male and female”…. “and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one” (Jesus, in the gospel of Mark)
What HELPS stands for:
H: heterosexual
E: exclusive
L: life giving
P: permanent
S: sacrament
What happens during the rite of marriage?
1. welcoming
2. readings (liturgy of the word)
3. questions (asked by the priest before they marry)
4. exchange of vows (vows express christen beliefs about marriage, becomes legal in the eyes of the church)
5. exchange of rings (ring as they are a circle have no beginning or end
6. prayers (and a blessing)
7. communion
8. signing of the register (where it becomes legal)
What happens during the rite of marriage?
The to be married couple promise to each other and the people in the church that they will… be faithful, be loving lifelong relationship supporting at all times
Sex outside of marriage and the “silver ring thing”
Christians are agenst sex outside of marriage, for example because if there is a child there will be no supportive stable family to support it.
An evaluation of why you think christen marriage is so important?
It is the spiritual bonding of the two individuals.
They promise “for better or for worse” and there is no backing out of it
It’s a life-long commitment
It’s a sacrement
Divorce and annulment
Divorce is the legal process of ‘splitting up’, it is not recognised by the church because “until death do us part” one of the promises maid in the sacrament of marriage.
Annulment is the churches form of divorce, it is very rare and is only done in extreme circumstances, mainly to prevent abuse between the coupe or children and child negligence.
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