Marriage
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Since the topic of marriage is rather general, it can accommodate many discussions. Therefore, i start it on a new thread.
Have some questions here.
Does God want us all christians to be married?
What about those who are mentally disabled or physically disabled christians i see in church, does God expect them to marry too?? -
Some advice given in the bible.Originally posted by davidche:Since the topic of marriage is rather general, it can accommodate many discussions. Tehrefore, i start it on a new thread.
Have some questions here.
Does God wat us all christians to marry out?
What about those who are mentally disabled or phyiscally disabled christians i see in church, does God expect them to marry too??
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10The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry." 11But he said to them, "Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. 12For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it."
-Matthew 19:10-12 ESV
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1Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman." 2But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
-1 Corinthians 7:1-2 ESV
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The bible advices that it is better not to marry as it tends to divide one's loyalties to God. e.g Solomon was let astray by his wifes, David and his wives - son started a rebellion, his lust for Bathsheba, King Ahab influenced by Jezebel etc... -
Originally posted by davidche:
dave.... still not in the habit of checking your spelling???
Since the topic of marriage is rather general, it can accommodate many discussions. Tehrefore, i start it on a new thread.
Have some questions here.
Does God wat us all christians to marry out?
What about those who are mentally disabled or phyiscally disabled christians i see in church, does God expect them to marry too??
I have no reason to believe you cannot spell.
I have the questions already, thanks....
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I see one SOP reply liao.
Won't be surprise if more is coming in.
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Originally posted by davidche:Since the topic of marriage is rather general, it can accommodate many discussions. Therefore, i start it on a new thread.
Have some questions here.
Does God what us all christians to marry out?
No, God did not says He wants all christians to be married, there are some given with the gift of celibacy (note: "want" not "what", "to be married" not "to marry out", out to where?)
What about those who are mentally disabled or physically disabled christians i see in church, does God expect them to marry too??
Any reason why they should not get married or allow to be married, if they wanted to? -
har,...i always hold the thought that God wants us to be married to be a 'whole'Originally posted by vince69: -
What had cultivated that thought?Originally posted by davidche:har,...i always hold the thought that God wants us to be married to be a 'whole' -
is there any verses in the bible that tells us we should get married?
if not why do you people marry? -
got.Originally posted by davidche:is there any verses in the bible that tells us we should get married?
if not why do you people marry?
there is one part where Paul? said if you cannot control yourself then better to marry. -
Back from my book.
Here is the reference:1 Cor 7:
8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. -
sry for the late reply. Its because i heard that the bible discourages us to divorce, thus, i thought that it is correct to get marriedOriginally posted by M©+square:What had cultivated that thought?
Oh ya, and plus the important fact that God created Eve as Adam needed a partner. Therefore, it is natural to think that God has the intention of wanting us to get married. Plus the fact that marriages are mostly held in churches and how solemn the vows are and stuffs. -
Not everybody is called to married life. But those who are should live it well.
From the Catechism:
1603 "The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws. . . . God himself is the author of marriage."87 The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. These differences should not cause us to forget its common and permanent characteristics. Although the dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity,88 some sense of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. "The well-being of the individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy state of conjugal and family life."89 -
Too bad no one takes them seriously anymore.Originally posted by davidche:Plus the fact that marriages are mostly held in churches and how solemn the vows are and stuffs. -
Do you mean no one takes the marriages seriously or the stained glass?Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Too bad no one takes them seriously anymore.
If it's marriages, why do you say that? Hmm ...
Btw, I'm due to baptise coming Easter, which is 4 more months away haha! -
Sayz who? Those who take it seriously are those who are not married!Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:Too bad no one takes them seriously anymore. -
Good for uOriginally posted by Dating Specialist:Do you mean no one takes the marriages seriously or the stained glass?
If it's marriages, why do you say that? Hmm ...
Btw, I'm due to baptise coming Easter, which is 4 more months away haha!
Which denomination u from? -
Lol.Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Sayz who? Those who take it seriously are those who are not married!