so, marriage is man made? --- Mike Tittle <drmike1@...> wrote: > jok > > In reality unless you are being married be a state > official, such as a > judge or justice of the peace, it should be a > combination of "all of the > above". According to the law you get a license and > have a ceremony, either > in church or in the appropriate office of the > government. No scripture > says to not get a marriage license. We are to > follow the laws of the state > in which you live. We are only to oppose the law of > the land if it directly > opposes God's law. > > Therefore, if you have a church ceremony, have a > minister perform the > ceremony, and have a legal marriage license, it is > all standing before God. > In this case the state, the minister and God all > confirm the marriage. > > If you go to the justice of the peace and get > married it is still standing > before God. God allows governments to rise in power > and He will take them > down if they disobey Him. > > Just a thought. > > Dr Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john okeefe" <jxpxus@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:38 AM > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] a sleep in class > > > > delmar - > > > > i was wondering if you can do me a favor and > define > > marriage? > > > > for example - are people married because the state > > says they are? are they married because a > minister > > says they are? are they married because they > stood > > before God and declared their undying love? how > do > > you define marriage? > > > > pax > > jok > > > > > > --- "Delmer G. Lawson" <delgene@...> wrote: > > > MWCarnes: > > > > > > Fornication defined is: "unlawful intercourse > > > between unmarried people." > > > Married people can commit fornication if they > have > > > sex with other than > > > their mates. True, that is adultery, but it is > also > > > fornication, just as > > > homosexual people commit fornication when they > > > indulge in their illicit > > > sexual practices. > > > > > > Because of Calvary, yours, > > > Delmer G. Lawson > > > Jesus loves you, and I do too > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > > > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential > > > things, liberty; and in all things, charity." > > > > > > > > > ===== > > john o'keefe > > http://www.ginkworld.net > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. > Try it! > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential > things, liberty; and in all > things, charity." > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential > things, liberty; and in all things, charity." > ===== john o'keefe http://www.ginkworld.net __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/