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| (See below for arguments) Does god approve of teen marriagesex (around age 15 and up)? |
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| You call yourself Christian? How can you ask a question like that, heretic?!? |
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 Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:13 pm
Then difference between then and now is our culture. Then You were expected to grow up quicker. Marry was about 13-15 when she had Jesus and Jospeh was about 24-25. There really is no law that states how old do you have to be to get married. Now days, when treat teens like children and tell them to act like adults. In America is it hard to have a family at a young age becuase of school. Also it is hard to support a family if you don't have a good education. You can't what to long to have children or you will not have the engery to keep up with them.
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Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:05 pm
As long as the marriage is right and biblical, they can have sex. Though I think getting married at that age isn't a smart idea.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:31 pm
You have to keep in mind like now-a-day laws, and how culture has changed. cause always remember most the Bible was written over 2,000 years ago. Culture has changed a ton! And it is also a thing of maturity and if God gaves an OK about it. If there isn't that Ok, whoever shouldn't get married. And as long as you are married sex is ok. I mean really that is one of the main focus of marrage.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:15 pm
people who have sex under marriage are fine.....if they were married in such a circumstance as running away so they could get married,theyre still okay 2 have sex,but God dissapproves of the marriage but they are still legally married but i duno wat God would say about it neutral
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:45 am
lifeistupid429 i will probably get flamed for saying this but: i think that getting married at a young age is sort of dumb. I guess I don't disapprove of it, but I think that in this day and age, people really need to get to know each other better if they don't want their marraige to go downhill. The divorce rate nowadays is so high, I wish people would take more time to get to know each other before they got married. there's more aspects of a good marraige than just being devout christians...... That is perhaps one of the wisest things ive heard anyone say on Gaia- i agree, at principle, because people in general DO need to realize that mairrage IS binding and has a LOT more to it than just "i love you, lets do this" and "we're God-fearing Christians, so we'll be just fine." Though not many youngins could have a lifelong-capable and real marriage beyond the title and novelty of it, i honestly believe there are many who could as well wink
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:48 am
reddy4nething people who have sex under marriage are fine.....if they were married in such a circumstance as running away so they could get married,theyre still okay 2 have sex,but God dissapproves of the marriage but they are still legally married but i duno wat God would say about it neutral i understand that marriage would allow for unsinful sex but since the marriage itself is born from immorality, albeit justified, I wouldnt think that it would truly be right until the marriage status with family is set right. Frankly, God couldn't give a damn about the legality of marriage in a certain country. No real biblical quotes for you, just... doesnt seem right in that situation.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:52 am
Of course god is for teen marriage. In the times of which the bible was conceived, people married in there teens. Plain and dry.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:56 am
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:47 pm
I'm still in high school and I know someone who wants to get married to his girlfriend just a little after he turns eighteen (really, really soon). Now, i see nothing wrong with dating and getting married at a young age. If you're mature. That's the key. I don't think you can truly let another person get to know you if you don't totally know you. I think, in this culture, the teen years are for finding out what you want in life, who you are, who you want to be, and the kind of person you want to end up with and when. If you have all that straight and have found a person who shares those ideals and is secure in their walk, then that's great! But until you've reached that level of Christian maturity i don't recommend marriage. Actually, in my opinion, i don't think you should date at all until you're relatively mature in that, but that's just my personal view and i don't necessarily think it's right for everyone.
Oh and the way i see it, God only wants us to have sex in marriage for our protection. i've known people who've had to deal with a lot of baggage because of having sex before marriage so it's best left until after the wedding.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:42 pm
In reply to question posed in original post: He's opposed to premarital sex, be it teen, adult, w/e. Now, that said, about the teen marriage issue. Not so long ago (about 600-700 yrs. ago) people were getting married at 13 and 14 years of age. But their life-spans were also a lot shorter (the average person lived to be about 40). Since then, we've had advances in medicine, sanitation (in food and lifestyle), and other factors come along and increase our life-spans by nearly 40 years. Now, teenagers look like 3 and 4 year olds did did 600 years ago, and are seen as too young to marry, all because of the increased life-span, which gives us more time to get things done. But then, low-and-behold, society takes the age issue a step further, and passes laws that illegalize marriages below age X (may vary in some states/countries, so we'll use a variable xd ) So now, it's impossible to have a legal marriage license below age X. Now as far as it being against the will of God to marry as a teen, consider: Romans 13:1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. What I take from that is, if the law placed upon you by your government (be it state or federal or national or w/e) gives you a certain age limit to where you may be married legally, then you must abide by it. Anything adhering to the law of the authorities placed in their respective positions is adhering to the Word of God. Also, once their married, the Word says its alright to enjoy a little "boneage" (always wanted to use that term xd ). So, if you're married as a teen, you can have sex as a teen. Maybe that shed some light for some people on the subject. eek End of essay eek
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:24 am
God doesn't approve of any mariages, except the ones that are terminated, which is why teen mariages nowdays shouldn't happen. Back in Biblical times, more than likely most women didn't choose who they married anyway (correct me if I'm wrong). They got married at young ages becuase their lifespans were shorter, education wasn't as important (or as long), and times were just...different. Things change. Now that we choose our own life partner and live about double the spans of what people in Bibilcal times lived, teen mariage just isn't a good idea. No teenager has the maturity to deal with being married, having kids, and trying to support their family, especially when you're still in school and can't really get a family-supporting kind of job until you've at least graduated high school.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:22 am
swakikiki i have a question.... was adam and eve got married before they had their sons? Yeah, I know, this thread is old, but I really wanted to at my $0.02 for that. mrgreen I think that God married them. After all, He made Eve specifically for Adam, brought her to him (kinda like fathers giving their daughters away, eh?), and gave her to him. I'd call that married. Especially since no other people existed yet, so it wasn't like there was a wide selection. wink
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:39 am
KatWarrior swakikiki i have a question.... was adam and eve got married before they had their sons? Yeah, I know, this thread is old, but I really wanted to at my $0.02 for that. mrgreen I think that God married them. After all, He made Eve specifically for Adam, brought her to him (kinda like fathers giving their daughters away, eh?), and gave her to him. I'd call that married. Especially since no other people existed yet, so it wasn't like there was a wide selection. wink as well, I don't beleive the isrealites are condemned to hell forever because they didn't aceept jesus as their savior. Jesus didn't exist yet, so how could they? If you do not accept the above argument, then Marriage didn't exist yet and the question is moot.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:39 am
I really don't know! question
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:59 pm
Akiramay As long as the marriage is right and biblical, they can have sex. Though I think getting married at that age isn't a smart idea. I agree..plainly said.
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