Sex? Ceremony? License? How Are You Actually Married in God’s Eyes?

What does the Bible say about a marriage ceremony, a marriage license, and sex making you married to someone in the eyes of God? According to the Bible, here are 5 points to consider.

Timestamps

00:29 Point 1. According to the Bible, Sex Does Not Constitute Marriage Because Then There Would Be No Such Thing as Fornication and Sexual Sin in Singleness

04:33 Point 2. According to the Bible, a Public Vow Is Needed to Be Married in God’s Eyes Because Marriage Is a Public Institution Created By God, Thus the Community Has the Right and the Need to Know When it Occurs

08:30 Point 3. According to the Bible, a Marriage Must Be Formed in Public Because God Uses the Community to Keep the Marriage Accountable

13:59 Point 4. According to the Bible, a Marriage Must Be Public Because God Will Judge Those Who Abuse a Couple’s Marriage Union

15:25 Point 5. According to the Bible, Christians Should Submit to the Community Guidelines to Have Their Marriage Authenticated Unless Those Guidelines Are Sinful

19:40 Summary




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