What is marriage?

Well a common law marriage is not marriage in God’s eyes. And according to my preacher, even a lustful thought is a sin. My youth group leader once told me, when I asked “how far is too far,” he said “if you even have to ask, you’ve gone too far.” I guess its all or nothing.

Sex is G-d’s gift to married couples KIND OF SAYS THAT he wants you to be married.

…kind of, huh? That’s pretty vague. Again, open for interpretation.

Well, I get asked that question a lot about marriage, but I finally came to the conclusion that Marriage is suppose to be a promise to God that you will love that person and only that person. But I honestly think that Marriage should be from your heart I think any marriage would be fine. Anyways that is my idea of marriage. Good luck on your search for the answer you want. =D

In ancient times, marriage consisted of a contract (generally verbal) between a buyer and a seller of a daughter. Once the money was paid from the husband to the girl’s father, they were considered married.

If there are any gods out there, do you really think they fixate on human ceremonies, legal procedings, and cash transactions? If there are any gods out there obsessing over sex, surely they are interested in a committed relationship and honesty - and nothing more.

According to the bible you must be married before having sex right.

NOPE. It doesn’t say that…

Sorry to offend you captainassassin

…you didn’t…

by my faith is not a popular one on this site.

Incorrect. Your ‘MISINTERPRETATION of your faith’ is not popular. Since the bible does not state that pre-marital sex is wrong, nor does it state that sex is ONLY for married people.

As for the intent ot the question was to recieve advice from different people, no specific religion was given.

Riiight… that’s why the BIBLE was referenced several times in the question.

I don’t think any man can provide you with a perfect answer - you would have to ask God what constitutes ‘fornication’, which is a sin.

The Bible says:

Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications (meaning: noun: voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other ), thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile (meaning: to make unclean or impure)a man.

marriage is a bond that forcefullyl keeps you together with a person by law.

Tseirpeht

ok, now when according to the above is a couple married? This isn’t a loop hole, but the definition of marriage has changed in 2000 years. So what counts as marriage today.

Are you trying to justfiy somthing by technicality? There are no loop holes where G-d is going to say “Opps you got me, well no harm done as I should have specified”. Sex is G-d’s gift to married couples kind of says that he wants you to be married.

getting married (man & a woman) any of the 3 way(N 1 OR 2 OR 3):) & according to the bible you can ve sex with you re husband/wife for when you re in a marrage relationship

Just to correct the Bible does indeed state that premarrital sex (fornification) is wrong and sinnful.

Just to correct the Bible does indeed state that premarrital sex (fornification) is wrong and sinnful.

No… it doesn’t…

The Bible doesn’t say that premarital sex is fornication, the ENGLISH DEFINITION does…

The definition of ‘fornication’ in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin differ from the English definition. Since the scriptures were written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin LONG BEFORE English, AND since the English definition is the ONLY one that differs; the English definition is not valid, when dealing with the original message of the scripture. The definition was amended as yet another way to control the masses.

FYI: When the bible talks of ‘fornication’ it is referring to ‘having sex with prostitutes’ …period…

Forgive me ifeelcrazy123 I was going by my religious law. The bible was never written with the intent for a system of government to abolish it. I am simply stating that it is a gift by G-d to married couples.

To the “modern law” it is main focus is that of the rights of the spouse, like parental rights, taxation status and emergency decision making. (Thats only in America though, I am sorry missed the part where you mentioned you were from Africa)

Example of my interpretation: The powers that be (government) say you can not own a hand gun untill you have taken a safty course. So you go out and buy a hand gun anyway but never shoot it.

Sorry to offend you captainassassin, by my faith is not a popular one on this site. As for the intent ot the question was to recieve advice from different people, no specific religion was given. Obviously my is faith not welcome here so I will carry my matters else where.