• Several reasons why a physical union is not identical to marriage in the Bible
The Bible calls a wedding ceremony a marriage (John 2:1-2). John 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
The Samaritan woman had a man who was not her husband (John 4:16-18); though she had had five husbands excluding the man she was now with.
The sodomites are not the first to redefine marriage; some Baptist preachers claim that fornication equals marriage. Most are attempting to redefine marriage because of the divorce and remarriage issue for preachers. God does not equate fornication to marriage.
1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication…
The book of Hebrews contrasts marriage with whoremongering and says that marriage is honorable IN ALL and the bed undefiled (Hebrews 13:4). This description would not be possible if all physical unions were marriage.
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
• The Bible describes fornication (and adultery) as a great sin because the act committed is reserved for a husband and wife (1Corinthians 6:15-20). However, this does not make the act identical to marriage. • Three biblical aspects of marriage (spiritual, civil and physical) • The spiritual aspect (Malachi 2:14; Matthew 19:6) Notice that it is God that spiritually joins together two in a marriage. • The civil aspect (John 2:1-2) • The physical aspect (1Corinthians 6:16-20) It is wicked to teach that the physical aspect of a marriage constitutes a genuine marriage in the eyes of God. • Biblical...
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