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What Does The Bible Say About Marriage?

            What does the Bible say about Marriage?.
             The former President of the United States William Clinton had a widely publicized and scrutinized extramarital affair with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. This scandal was a focal point for the nations unraveling moral fiber. Being a country founded by Christians the ideals of Christianity should permeate into the American marriage. Unfortunately this country has a very poor view of marriage (Clark p.13). In today's world people are entering marriages hastily and for the wrong reasons, adultery is widely accepted and Divorce rates are high. One reason for this downfall of marriage may be the absence or lack of the spiritual aspect of marriage. One could believe that people would make better decisions if they had a better understanding of what God says about marriage according to the Holy Bible.
             Finding a Mate.
             There are so many questions to be answered, how should a spouse be chosen, how should problems in a marriage be handled, is divorce a sin, what about when a spouse passes away? But lets just start from the beginning with dating. The first step is to find a suitable mate. Suitable is the word chosen to describe a partner in the dating process because that's the type of person one would seek to couple with. Someone who they believe at first can suit their needs at the time. Whether the need be a burger king value meal or an evening of intellectual conversation. The bible has much to say about the topic of choosing a spouse. From dating and compatibility, deciding to marry and being engaged there is advice on all these endeavors. .
             At first dating for most people is for fun. A way of socializing getting to know people. As far as mere dating the bible persuades Christians not to date nonbelievers. Although many may not take dating seriously the people you surround yourself with have an influence on your life decisions. When determining compatibility the bible can be helpful.


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Some people who support this issue do so by expressing their concern for legal human rights, whereas others, who are against legalization of gay marriage base their argument on religious sources such as the Bible, in order to protect, according to them, the sanctity of the institution of marriage. ... He further suggests that condemnation of same-sex marriage is derived directly from the biblical definition of marriage and that, gay marriage is that violation of the God's definition of marriage: "a lifelong union of husband and wife."10 On the contra, a theologian Daniel Helminiak, the au...

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2. In Defense of Gay Marriage

Do you, the groom, take this man to be your wedded husband?" Many people should open up their minds and realize marriage should be something about the common American happiness that should be shared between everyone whether they are straight, gay or lesbian. ... Simple, it's all based upon how the bible is interpreted. ... If someone against same-sex marriage were to explain the bible about homosexuality and how it is sinful, there would be no concrete evidence of what they say is how God really wanted his children to think. ... To this day many things can come from the bible and be ...

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3. Marriage in the Bible

Many people do not realize that marriage is more than just a ceremony or a legal document, it is explained throughout the Bible. ... A covenant is what a marriage is and how it is expressed while a contract is what constitutes a marriage (Reference 5 pg. 7). ... When two people are in a relationship with each other, they need to work at it and be fair about what they do (Reference 12 pg. 41). ... A happy marriage leads to happy individuals who love each other and would do what they can to keep the happiness. ... Natural or learned abilities is doing what they know they need to do whether they ...

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4. Gay Marriage

Today I will be telling you about the Bible verses that refer to gay marriage, important people in the political world's point of view on this issue, and the effects same-sex marriage will have on the country. ... To say that gays and lesbians should not form committed relationships is to say that it is good for people to remain alone. ... One school board member worried about how it would affect the schools and what would be taught in them." ... If marriage for same-sex couples becomes legal nation-wide what will happen next? ... In conclusion, same-sex marriage is a bad idea, and som...

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5. A Discussion on Same-Sex Marriage

A final argument to support same-sex marriage is about free will. ... In other words, free will is about a person having the opportunity to make his or her choice about marriage, namely gay marriage. ... What does the bible say about same sex marriage? The bible state individuals attracted to the same sex as an immoral sin. ... The opponents of gay marriage debate is exceptional because of the dynamic tool that is involved-the Bible. ...

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6. The Controversy and Legalization of Gay Marriage

There are also a few other references in the Holy Bible which refers to homosexuality, but since when does the government conform to a religion? ... What about adultery? ... Gay Marriage in the Workplace How does gay marriage affect the workplace? ... What happened to for the people by the people? The whole movement of legalizing gay marriage is more than just about gay rights, in fact it's not about gay rights at all. ...

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7. America and Gay Marriage

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8. Traditional Marriage - The True Union

How plain and evident does the Bible need to be on the subject? ... In contrary Sherif Girgis, author of the book What is Marriage, states, Marriage involves all-encompassing union and goes on to say, But as we also show, sex that unites in this sensemaking two people one, much as parts of a single body are onerequires a man and a woman (Girgis, 18). ... Marriage by the state is a secular activity; the government cannot start making laws just because a religion says they should(Messerli). ... The separation of church and state came about when the Baptists were fighting for religious tolerat...

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9. Gay Marriage

Nowhere does it say that marriage can also be between two men or two women. ... One bible verse that is brought up to back the idea that same sex marriage is unholy is Leviticus 18:22 "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable (Leviticus, 18:22. ... Coinciding with the bible are religious beliefs that play a role. Many people feel very strongly about their religion, so it is going to take a lot of convincing to get strong religious people to except gay marriage. ... Opponents of gay marriage also like to say that marriage is traditionally a heterosexual institution....

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