marriage oath an incarnation of the first covenant???
Dear friends
In the marriage ceremony, following appropriate counsel, the bride and groom are asked to take the following vows: "I______, do take thee, ______
to be my lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance."
After studying the last weeks lesson on the two covenants, am seriously wondering whether this oath is another incarnation of the first covenant where the people promised to obey God...?
A point to ponder.. is there any biblical verse for any of the above statement construct?
wondering whether this tradition is also only worth tradition but unbiblical...
yours sincerely
DM
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I can't really say that the tradition in itself is something biblical, but I believe the marriage vows in the traditional ceremony are quite biblical and valid for what God expects of both parties in a marriage. Ephesians 5:25-28 completely covers those vows for the husband, and as for the wife, I'd say Proverbs 31:10-13 is also a biblical validation for her vows as well. But ultimately, the vows mean nothing unless the marriage is first given back to God, because He is the founder of it. Therefore, once that is done, the marriage oath and more within the marriage covenant will be fulfilled without even striving.
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