Is it compulsory to marry in the church you attend? Why?<\/p>\n\t
Marriage has existed from the time the world was created (Genesis 2:24). It is not defined by any church or denomination. It was given to all of mankind and existed long before the church.\u00a0 Where a couple gets married makes no difference. What is important is that they do get married (Hebrews 13:4).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Is it compulsory to marry in the church you attend? Why? Answer: Marriage has existed from the time the world was created (Genesis 2:24). It is not defined by any church or denomination. It was given to all of mankind and existed long before the church.\u00a0 Where a couple gets married makes no difference.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-38601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-marriage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57799,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-it-matter-who-performs-a-wedding\/","url_meta":{"origin":38601,"position":0},"title":"Does it matter who performs a wedding?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, My fianc\u00e9 and I have planned a destination wedding. 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