Posts Tagged ‘marriage’
Does the husband have to be the provider of the family?
Question: Does the man have to be the provider or breadwinner of the family in all circumstances? Is it acceptable biblically for a family to be comprised of a house husband and a career-orientated wife? What advice would you give to someone who is about to be, or is in this situation? If it is…
Read MoreI can’t go on in this marriage like this anymore!
Question: Hi Please help because I cannot do it anymore. My husband told me almost a year ago he doesn’t love me anymore. We have been married for over five years. I kept on believing, praying, etc. that this will change but still no response from him that he loves me. I am going mad. …
Read MoreIs it wrong for a husband to ask his wife to dress up every day so he can feel sexually attracted to her?
Question: Hello, First off thank you for all the knowledge from this wonderful site. Okay, my question is it biblically wrong for a husband to say he wants his wife to dress up and wear makeup every day so he can feel sexually attracted to her, even if they are not going out of the house that day and there…
Read MoreMy wife asked me if I thought about cheating on her. I didn’t handle it well. What should I do?
Question: I’m a fairly new Christian. My wife asked me if I’d thought about cheating on her. I had sadly committed adultery at heart, but I told her I hadn’t thought about it. I had lied. I have repented of this, and am on constant guard to keep those thoughts out, but should I tell…
Read MoreI keep pulling out of committing to marry even though I want to be married. What should I do?
Question: I am a man in my thirties. I wanted to settle down for the past few years now. I find it hard to find the right girl that suits me, though I can say that I am quite popular with girls. I am always finding things that I am not really satisfied with; this…
Read MoreIs I Corinthians 7:9 a command or a recommendation?
Question: I’ve always wondered about I Corinthians 7:9. I’m unsure of how to take it: as a command or a recommendation? I read that “let them marry” is a better translation than “they should marry,” but I’m not sure how strongly it’s intended to come across, or even the difference in implication between “let them…
Read MoreMy husband and I are just not getting along
Question: I have written to you before and you really helped me with your advice and I am in need of it again, as I really don’t have anyone I can talk to about this problem. I was married for over twenty years to my late husband. We had a wonderful and blessed life raising…
Read MoreWe prayed together and made vows to God, but our wedding is not until next year. Are we committing fornication as we have sex?
Question: I would like to ask you a question: I have read your responses to other people. I am in a relationship. Both of us are Christians and we love God. We prayed together and vowed to God about our lives for our marriage. We are preparing for our wedding next year. We do have safe sex together.…
Read MoreCan you marry for reasons other than love?
Question: Is it biblical to marry for reasons outside of love? For example for children, physical desire, status, family pressure, obligation, it is time, etc? Answer: So many people think that love is something that happens to a person when the truth is that love is something a person chooses to give. That is why…
Read MoreDoes having a strong sexual desire mean you are more suited for marriage than being single?
Question: Does having a strong and persistent sexual desire an indication that one is more suited for marriage? Is this a sign from the Holy Spirit that it is time for marriage? What does Paul mean by some people are gifted for singlehood? Does this mean they have fewer needs, including sexual and emotional? Can…
Read MoreIf “two become one,” do they lose their identity?
Question: In Mathew 19:5, how do they become one? If they are one and yet they are two, do they lose their identity? Answer: In Matthew 19:5, Jesus is quoting: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). The Hebrew…
Read MoreMy pastor says the girl I am about to marry will fail me spiritually. What do I do?
Question: I found a girl I want to marry. My pastor’s wife has told the girl that I am her husband. Now he told me not to marry her because she will fail me spiritually. We are preparing for our marriage. I don’t know what to do. She is born again. Answer: I would suggest…
Read MoreIs marriage optional for Christians because they are saved anyway?
Question: I am a Christian. I love the Lord God Yahweh and have asked for and long-ago accepted the salvation of His Son our Savior, Yahushua. I believe unmovingly in the price he has paid for me and the grace it gives me. I also believe in the “plan” and how it moves and influences…
Read MoreHow can someone with sickle-cell anemia be convinced of God’s love?
Question: Should couples who have sickler children be condemned for being selfish in their love by marrying despite a medical warning about genotype incompatibility? How can a sickler be convinced of God’s love? Answer: A “sickler” is a person who has sickle-cell anemia or carries the trait for sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell anemia is a genetic…
Read MoreCan you marry someone who is four years different from your age, or who goes to the same church?
Question: Hi, I am in love with this girl at my church. We’re four years apart; however, we decided to be friends and go out later. In the future is it possible to marry her? Is it okay to marry someone that goes to your church? Answer: Let’s see, Abraham was ten years older than…
Read MoreShould I not be so open about my wanting a spiritually strong Christian for a husband?
Question: My marriage is likely to be done the old fashioned way, with an arranged marriage where the parents find a suitable prospect, the guy and girl gets introduced, and then they decide between themselves if the marriage seems likely or not. Well, even though I’ve been a Christian all my life, I should say,…
Read MoreMy husband and I lived a very sinful life, but now we want to change. Is our marriage still valid? Will God forgive us?
Question: I need your advice, please? My husband and I recently started reading the Bible. We were both members of our families’ churches, growing up, and had a Christian wedding. We seemed to have stopped praying along the way and stop going to church ended up with the wrong group of friends, drinking, and doing…
Read MoreHow can I be sure that my wife loves only me?
Question: I’m married. My wife was the only girl in my life. However, she did love someone before she met me but it did not materialize as her parents were against the marriage. She broke away from the boy and almost gave up on life, deciding never to marry. I then walked into her life…
Read MoreCan a marriage be done by a civil official?
Question: If both a man and a woman love each other, is it OK to have a civil marriage done by our local public official to be able to save money? Answer: There is no requirement in the scriptures that a marriage must be done in church or by a preacher. A wedding before a…
Read MoreIf a spouse broke a breach of promise to marry someone else, does that mean our marriage isn’t valid?
Question: I have another question for you about marriage. While my wife has never been legally married, she was engaged in the state of South Carolina. I recently discovered a law in South Carolina called breach of promise. Are you familiar with this law? From what I understood from the law was that if a…
Read MoreShould sex be expected when you are separated?
Question: Hi, and God bless you. Over two years ago my husband cheated and committed adultery with a married woman. After I found out, he was very mean about it and repeatedly humiliated me by saying that he loved her, and he never loved me. That all he wanted was to be with her. We…
Read MoreDoes the Bible say anything about ages differences between a man and a woman in marriage?
Question: Does the Bible say anything about a great difference in age between a man and woman who want to marry or who are married? Answer: There was a ten-year difference in Abraham and Sarah’s age. “Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to…
Read MoreThank you for showing how to handle a drug-addicted husband
Question: Thank you so much for your website. I am desperate to be pointed in the right direction on my situation. Your article titled “My husband continues to use drugs” was exactly what I have been searching for these last three years. I knew in my heart that I should not move on from my…
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https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Marriage.mp3 by Edward Myers
Read MoreAm I doing right in reconciling with my former husband?
Question: Hi, Thank you in advance for reading and answering this question. I have a problem. I got married about 15 years ago to a man I’d been in love with since I was 17 years old. During the marriage, we had several problems, some physical and emotional abuse, and also I committed adultery with…
Read MoreWhy would someone not like the ESV?
Question: Why would someone not like the ESV? What is wrong with the ESV? I saw “Which Translation Should I Use?” concerning I Corinthians 7:15: “The ESV is the clearest that it is talking about slavery” I Corinthians 7:15 seems to be talking about marriage to me, not slavery. Answer: “But if the unbeliever departs, let him…
Read MoreDoes fornication not include sex between two virgins?
Question: I have read a lot of your articles that deal with sex and fornication. In my mind, I agree that sex does not create a marriage. However, it seems my heart believes that sex does create marriage. I have deep feelings my marriage is an adulterous relationship because neither I nor my wife were…
Read MoreAny advice on how to handle a marriage to a drug addict?
Question: I have been married for over a year now. My husband is a drug addict. When I married him, I didn’t realize the problem existed; it was a whirlwind romance. Marriage probably should have waited. We weren’t together all that long before we got married. I have a young son out of wedlock to a…
Read MoreWe can’t afford a wedding right now, so should we get married quietly, don’t tell anyone, and then have a wedding later when we can afford it?
Question: I am 29 and have been in a relationship with my fiancee for more than two years now. Of late, the pressure that has been mounting on me sexually is unprecedented, and we believe in God’s principles about purity. I am best described by what was mentioned in I Corinthians 7:37, behaving himself unseemly…
Read MoreIs a marriage only bound after sex?
Question: I had a question I was hoping you could help me with. Often the debate is focused on the major problem area when it comes to the marriage, divorce, and remarriage debate, which is the divorce and remarriage. But there doesn’t seem to be a large pool of information on the marriage side. What…
Read MoreMy husband and I are fighting and close to divorce. What should we do?
Question: Hello. I have currently been married for not quite a year and I need some advice. My husband and I met when we were in our late teens; as you can see, we were fairly young. After two months he left me to join the army. We were not yet married at this time.…
Read MoreDoes a husband need to love his wife more than anyone on earth?
Question: Does a husband need to love his wife more than anyone on earth? Even his children? Answer: The question implies there is a set quantity of love that a person can give. It also assumes that love for, say children, is at odds with loving your wife. The greatest commandment is loving God, the…
Read MoreI’ve sinned, living with a non-believer. I’ve repented, but do I marry this man?
Question: I am a Christian woman in my thirties. I have two children outside of wedlock for the same father who is a Muslim man. Now I know that having sex before marriage is wrong, making my children illegitimate. But I know the errors of my ways and I have come back to Christ through…
Read MoreIs it sinful for a woman to change her last name when getting married?
Question: I’m not sure if this relates to Christianity, but is it a sin to not get one’s last name legally changed after getting married, if you’re a woman? Answer: There is nothing unscriptural about the practice, which is cultural. There is nothing wrong with changing names. There are several Bible characters whose names were…
Read MoreThere is so much happening and my marriage is falling apart. What do I do?
Question: I’m lost and my life is so out of place. I’m married, and we have eight kids: my husband had two by his first wife, and I had one by my first marriage. We have one together. My dad past away with cancer. He had four kids who live with us. About four years…
Read MoreMarriage Covenants
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/MarriageCovenants.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ephesians 5:22-33 I. We’ve all talked about the changes in society we have seen during our lives A. One aspect is the rapid change in people’s view of marriage B. The number of divorces has sky-rocketed. 1. Marriages today can be terminated just because one person wants to end the marriage. No…
Read MoreMy husband and I live apart. Should I still have sex with him?
Question: Hello, I am concern about what can happen to me spiritually if I have sex with my husband who has committed adultery a number of times. He was once a Christian sold out for God and then, over time, he started not to care about being in right-standing with God as he should. We…
Read MoreShould I leave my marriage?
Question: I happen to find your web site on the Internet. I have a problem with the man I stay with. I was staying with my mom a few years ago and had one of his children. I had agreed into a traditional negotiation between our two families, his and mine. He had to pay…
Read MoreDo you do weddings?
Question: I am interested in receiving information in regards to your facility for a wedding. Would you please let me know if there is a web site for pricing, availability, and requirements? Answer: I only do a few weddings each year, offering it as a service to the community for the most part. There is…
Read MoreIs it wrong to get married in a different church?
Question: I have a question. I took your advice and want to get married. My mum, my wife-to-be, and I are cool with getting married in a Lutheran church. Our bone of contention comes from our best man and woman who are born again, like ourselves. They will not do a wedding at a Lutheran…
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