As Dr. David Jeremiah pointed out: When Jesus was talking to the woman at the well, he told her that the man she was living with was not her husband. hmmm so much for common law marriage in the eyes of God.
Maybe that man had already been messing around with someone else.
She already had a husband, thus the man she was living with couldn’t be her husband.
Excellent point!
—The woman at the well had had five husbands, but the one she was living with now was not her husband. I’m certain Jesus was not saying that because they weren’t sleeping together!
That is why sex does not equal marriage. Sex without marriage is called fornication.
In most cases, it’s best to interpret Scripture with Scripture—as you did. Sometimes churches have traditions that are simply not based on actual Scripture or a false interpretation of it.