Hello sir<\/p>\n
Will God forgive me if I was married in a Hindu temple? I have already been married in a Hindu temple due to certain circumstances. My wife suddenly left her house against her parents’ wishes. According to the law here, we would have had to wait 30 days for a court marriage, so we married in a temple, as our certificates say we are Hindus. We needed to get a Hindu marriage certificate first. Will God forgive us? Will a curse come upon our children?<\/p>\n\t
In I Corinthians 7:12-16, Paul deals with Christians who have married non-Christians. I’m sure some were married before one of them became a Christian. Yet, Paul doesn’t tell them to get married again. Instead, he argues that the marriage is legitimate. “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy<\/em>” (I Corinthians 7:14).<\/p>\n Marriage is a command by God, but it is not a function of the church. This is why civil marriages are equal to weddings performed by Gospel preachers. But this also means that marriages performed in idol temples are legitimate — not because of where they were performed, but because they fulfill God’s requirement.<\/p>\n If it makes you feel more comfortable, have a second wedding with a Christian officiant.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Hello sir Will God forgive me if I was married in a Hindu temple? I have already been married in a Hindu temple due to certain circumstances. My wife suddenly left her house against her parents’ wishes. 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