Others argue that, if any man and woman have sex, God considers the two of them to be married. There are some who take this to mean that a married couple is not truly “married” in God’s eyes until they have consummated the marriage physically. In every culture there is an event, action, covenant, vow, or proclamation that is recognized as declaring a man and woman to be married.ģ) God considers a man and a woman to be married at the moment they engage in sexual intercourse. Nearly every culture in the history of humanity has observed some kind of formal wedding ceremony. Jesus’ presence at a wedding ceremony by no means indicates that God requires a wedding ceremony, but it does indicate that a wedding ceremony is acceptable in God’s sight. Jesus would not have attended such an event if He did not approve of what was occurring. In John chapter 2, Jesus attended a wedding ceremony. Some interpreters understand God’s bringing Eve to Adam (Genesis 2:22) as God’s overseeing the first wedding “ceremony”-the modern practice of a father giving away his daughter at a wedding reflects God’s action in Eden. Fourth, to make the legitimacy of the marriage union solely dependent on government statutes is to indirectly sanction the statutory definition of marriage, which may fluctuate.Ģ) A man and a woman are married in God’s eyes when they have completed some kind of formal wedding ceremony.
Obviously, for those who have strong disagreements with the Catholic Church and the Catholic understanding of marriage as a sacrament, it would be unbiblical to submit to being married in the Catholic Church. As an example, some countries require weddings to be held in a Catholic church, according to Catholic teachings, and overseen by a Catholic priest. Third, there are some governments that place unbiblical requirements on a marriage before it is legally recognized. Second, even today, there are some countries that have no governmental recognition of marriage, and/or no legal requirements for marriage. For thousands of years, people were getting married with no such thing as a marriage license. First, marriage existed before any government was organized. However, there are some weaknesses and potential problems with this view.
Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1–2 tells us, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. It is definitely biblical for a couple to submit to the government as long as the requirements do not contradict God’s Word and are reasonable. The argument is that, if the government requires certain procedures and paperwork to be completed before a marriage is recognized, then a couple should submit themselves to that process. The scriptural support typically given for this view is the command to obey the government’s laws (Romans 13:1–7 1 Peter 2:17). 1) God only considers a man and a woman married when they are legally married.
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