LOL Judy! I wonder what God said to Isaac and
Rebekah the morning after.
What would be wrong with Isaac
& Rebekah's union, they had the blessing of both families and she
went willingly.
For the longest time the State did not govern
or legislate marriage. They had to do that when our societies got more
complicated. I haven't done any research in this area but when did State
sanctioned marriages happen? Was it because English law allows only
legitimate sons to inherit with the first born one getting the main title
plus the lands that went with the title?
They probably started it to get some
kind of tax, whenever the State gets involved it has to do with power or
money. However we know that marriage is ordained by God and that the
marriage agreement is the closest idea we have in our generation to
that of covenant. Under Levitical law if a man lay with a maiden
he had married her.
Someone should write a book about how
primogeniture has shaped society. King Richard II became king by declaring
his brother's two sons illegitimate because it was discovered that King
Edward V was betrothed(!) to another before his
marriage. Apparently in those days, betrothed people could have church
approved sex and it was the equivalent of marriage without the ceremony.
British Kings were for the most part
totally immoral and pretty much gave in to their carnality and lust and did
what they wanted to They were
'defenders of the faith' in name only and took any female that appealed to
them.
I can see why that tradition had to
change. I can imagine some cousin of Princes Will and Harry saying, "your
dad was betrothed to _____ before he married your mom so you guys are
illegitimate and I'm the heir apparent." and they replying, "oh yeah and
your grandfather......"
Love, Caroline
No kidding; there is already speculation
about Harry's paternity and Charles' behavior has been disgraceful.
Apparently some uncles of his messed him up big time. One encouraged him to
research the occult and another told him to sow wild oats and play the
field. This along with his
loveless childhood produced an emotional wreck of a man who had nothing to
give his bride in 1981 but his infidelity. How tragic and what a
horrible example to his sons.
How does God determine what is
fornication and what is not? I would think this would
be
the important part because
fornicators DO NOT inherit his Kingdom. Adulterers don't
either. judyt
I don't know what I think about living
together without a legal ceremony. I suppose that if the
couple has made a conscious commitment to one another they are
"married." I mean, the state does not tell them to
separate. It seems to me that there is a difference
between living together and shaken up.
I like what
Caroline wrote, below.
Jd
In a message
dated 4/11/2005 5:36:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Pros for legal marriage
1) legal protection and rights including survivor
benefits, inheritance, insurance etc.
2) tax breaks
3) teens can't contract serial marriages/divorces
behind their parents backs. Some are probably doing it anyway but they
know such marriages are not accepted.
When teens fall in love they:
- honestly and
wholeheartedly believe it'll last forever
- honestly and
wholeheartedly believe it's God's will
- will believe that
stats that say teen love and teen marriage is temporary does not apply
to them
If the above three are
not issues, then sure, no reason to get marriage sanctioned by State.
But then again, we have to remember that everyone going to the altar
never thinks they'll need State protection from the person they are
swearing to love forever and ever.
Love,
Caroline
