Good day, sir,<\/p>\n
Can a woman conduct marriages?<\/p>\n\t
Marriages are not a function of the church. God established them when the world started (Genesis 2:24), long before Christ established the church.<\/p>\n
Now, in a marriage ceremony, it is typical to teach a bit about what God says about marriage. This then runs into the command, “A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet<\/em>” (I Timothy 2:11-12). A woman cannot publically teach what God requires of a husband without teaching a man.<\/p>\n Marriage is also the administering of vows before God. This would be considered the exercising of authority, which is also forbidden.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Good day, sir, Can a woman conduct marriages? Answer: Marriages are not a function of the church. God established them when the world started (Genesis 2:24), long before Christ established the church. Now, in a marriage ceremony, it is typical to teach a bit about what God says about marriage. 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