Sacrament of Marriage
Sacrament of Marriage
Marriage and the Family
“Matrimony is the Sacrament which makes a Christian man and woman husband and wife, gives them grace to be faithful to each other and to bring up their children in love and devotion to God” (Zielnski)
Marriage is defined as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. (Marriage) Christianity defines marriage as a holy union under God. The church didn’t agree with the thought of divorce because marriage is a holy sacrament.
What is a sacrament? The definition of a sacrament is: “a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace” (Sacrament) When it was announced that marriage would be considered a sacrament, it was hard to accept by many theologians. There are several reasons why it was hard to accept; however one of them is because marriages involved financial arrangements.
In Christian lives the importance of marriage is be able to co-habilitate with your spouse to create a family. Marriage is important in the Christian society. God had created man for woman and woman for man. That is why God created Adam and Eve. Sacrament of Marriage is entered into by one man and one woman which they pledge their love and fidelity to each other. They announce that in joy and in sorrow, sickness and in health for richer or for poor that they will be together until death due them part.
In the beginning of the teaching of marriage it came from the Old Testament. There was no discussion on getting divorced once married. They were considered “one flesh” and they weren’t allowed to separate. Marriage was seen and understood to be holy because they see the goodness and the presence of God in ordinary events of daily life holy. They husbands should love their wives as their own flesh. (Scott & Warren)
Before
Marriage and the Family
“Matrimony is the Sacrament which makes a Christian man and woman husband and wife, gives them grace to be faithful to each other and to bring up their children in love and devotion to God” (Zielnski)
Marriage is defined as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. (Marriage) Christianity defines marriage as a holy union under God. The church didn’t agree with the thought of divorce because marriage is a holy sacrament.
What is a sacrament? The definition of a sacrament is: “a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace” (Sacrament) When it was announced that marriage would be considered a sacrament, it was hard to accept by many theologians. There are several reasons why it was hard to accept; however one of them is because marriages involved financial arrangements.
In Christian lives the importance of marriage is be able to co-habilitate with your spouse to create a family. Marriage is important in the Christian society. God had created man for woman and woman for man. That is why God created Adam and Eve. Sacrament of Marriage is entered into by one man and one woman which they pledge their love and fidelity to each other. They announce that in joy and in sorrow, sickness and in health for richer or for poor that they will be together until death due them part.
In the beginning of the teaching of marriage it came from the Old Testament. There was no discussion on getting divorced once married. They were considered “one flesh” and they weren’t allowed to separate. Marriage was seen and understood to be holy because they see the goodness and the presence of God in ordinary events of daily life holy. They husbands should love their wives as their own flesh. (Scott & Warren)
Before
Cited: Rt. Rev. Thaddeus Zielski, A Catechism of the Polish National Catholic Church (Scranton, PA 1974) Marriage. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Web. Retrieved 11 August 2013. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marriage Sacrament. Dictionary.com. Web. Retrived 11 August 2013. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sacrament Kieran Scott and Michael Warren. Perspectives on Marriage. Oxford University Press 1993 Augustine, Saint. Microsoft Encrata. 1994