“Is this serious?”
Yes this is indeed a serous question about the very nature of Marrage in the eyes of God, “logic”/science, and yourself.
The answer to theses questions from all 3 perspectives should be the first & perhaps last step in resolving the true meaning of marriage.
I think science/logic should resolve that marriage begins with the birth of your first child. After all if the propose of marriage is children then the first child is the place where it becomes indispensable thus the logically high priority place where it must be gain. #3
My own Personal opinion on the matters is up in the air which is why I made this thread to help me resolve that question.
When the oaths have been given and accepted. God takes it serious when promises, oaths, or vows are made.
When the oath or vow is broken, the 9th commandment is broken. The 9th commandment is connected to the 3rd commandment, in that a vow between two people is never done outside the view of God, or the anointing of God, therefor God's name is involved, thus the warning to not take oaths lightly found in the Sermon on the Mount.
I’ve heard the idea that originally God meant “marriage” to being the act of intercourse.
I just wonder where that leaves the young girl who might have been raped. Is she bound to her rapist (husband) in the Lord’s eyes?
I say maybe back in the biblical days but doesn’t God deal with us differently now wherein he looks at the heart of the matter as opposed to focusing on law and ritual
Technically, I believe God recognizes a marriage between two people when they pledge to God to become “one flesh, ‘til death.”
In society, however, most people would not consider it a marriage until there was some official recognition of that. I think God wants us to honor the laws of the land (until they contradict Him), and so I believe He would like one to be married in the eyes of man, also.
We have enough rebels in our society; we should love God and honor Him by showing people we are law-honoring citizens (until it is a direct contradiction of God’s laws).
That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!
In Genesis, when Satan temped Eve, the scripture says, "She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate." Gen 3:6. Gen 3:20 refers to Eve as Adam's wife, These references predate their first child, and any reference to having sex.