Does anyone else out there believe this about the Bible?

Interesting idea, but difficult to support using the Bible. It has dozens of examples in which people are married with a priest or the head of their family/tribe officiating the service. There is also no one example of people being "married" in the Bible without a ceremony.

The first miracle that Jesus did was performed at a wedding. If weddings were not needed, why was Jesus there?

Rather the Bible teaches that marriage requires witnesses (which is the purpose of the license to record their testimony - as well as that of the bride and groom.) Not a single marriage in the Bible was formed without human witnesses (except for Adam and Eve as there were no other humans yet. >duh<)

Sorry but the person is just trying justify whoring around, and has no Bible principle on which to make such a claim.

Someone said worse pick up line.

I must have been the one dong it then though that wasn't my intentions.

This is simply my personal experience. But I do think it depends on the person. I was married but not through a church and not through the governments. I still feel somewhat strongly about this. Why do we need a piece of paper to prove our love for someone? So many people gay or straight or whatever buy into this! They are so conned by church and government. When my husband and I were dating he wanted to get married so badly. It actually started plenty of problems in our relationship for awhile because he didn't see it as I did. If you can't commit to someone without a piece of paper then you cannot commit to someone with one either. Can a piece of paper hold your heart? To give him some satisfaction I gave in. We did do a ceremony if you want to call it that. It was between God, him and I with a neighbor standing in. We read from the bible and asked God to unite us as one. We called on God and asked for His blessings. The paper didn't make it a marriage. I completely believe we were married and so did he. Would I get married again like that? Not sure because it really does depend on the person and if they are going to truly honor it the right way. So many would shriek their responsibilities. I think it takes two mature and serious people to marry this way.

This is somewhat correct. Fornication is the act of having sex with someone before or without any intention of making a commitment of marriage. Some Christians believe if you get a woman pregnant out of wedlock you must marry that person. Others don't. My opinion is that if you love a woman you should marry her. If you don't have any respect for each other the marriage will be a disaster. But people that are just friends that have sex, can have a successful marriage.

People are always looking for the perfect mate. There is no such thing. The Holy Spirit makes us perfect for each other as Christians.

As far as the law goes, Christians are to obey the laws of the land unless they contradict morality. Being legally married is not immoral. This is my opinion. Usually I try to represent the Bible, but the Bible can only tell you so much. The Holy Spirit gives us the discernment, and the Bible gives us the wisdom along with the Holy Spirit teaching us all things.

According to God and Bible we are to obey the laws of the governing bodies over us and to my knowledge every state in US requires papers to prove divorce. And only some states have common law mariages anymore. And common law marriages usually require lining together as husband an wife fo a number of years.

why did none answer with the New Testament Church teachings ?

1 Corinthians 7

in order to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife and let every woman have her own husband.

This is representative of the marraige union of the Born Again to the Lord our Saviour.

now coming together: see Adam and Eve, he called her his wife.

ceremonies; a public declaration of the marraige,

laws: we must abide by them as a testimony to the lost world, that we are obedient children to the Lord

divorce: legal issues in respect to property and annulling the marraige, so as you do not break the law on Adultery in the western countries.

The law: Christ fullfilled them, and guess what, HE BROKE NOT ONE LAW.

As far as God is concerned, the union of the husband and wife in the physical sense constitutes marraige, and God hates divorce.

Malachi 2 : 14 - 16

Marriage is a covenant. It is life long until death do one of you part.

The scriptures point out that God permitted divorce when the husband or wife were unfaithful.

Matthew 5:31-32

Matthew 19:3-9

In the Bible if you knew or had knoweldge (that means sex in the Bible) of a woman and she was not your wife she was considered a whore or a prostitute. A marriage ceramony was a public anoucement basiclly letting everyone know that the woman was off the market.

And here is what Jesus said about divorce.

Mt 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Mt 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be * one flesh?

Mt 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Mt 19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away ?

Mt 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Mt 19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

And the paper of today is more for legal matters and yes today you can get divorced for just about anything but as you just read in the beginning it was not so.

It always comes down to the same question: Who you follow, man of God?

As for me and my house we shall serve the Lord

Technically, it is God who marries you - the ceremony man / woman performs is for legal purposes. In the time of the mother of Jesus and Joseph, Mary was espoused to Joseph. "Espousing" was a period of which a couple were considered married already. That is why the big deal was made by Jewish law if a man or women were to be involved within an elicit affair with another man or woman accordingly. In Mary's case, being pregnant by the conceiving of the Holy Spirit, was not yet understood by Joseph. Joseph, being a good guy, kept things "under wrap"to avoid shaming Mary. (Matt Chapter 1). Yes; it is God who marries you.

Marriage is about commitment. The act of intercourse consummates your marriage..........no marriage license, no church, no wedding needed. You have 'married' the person that you had sex with. Christye a rapist was required to marry and forever provide for his victim.

Think of all the people who have dozens of spouses!

Christ fulfilling the law , has NOTHING to do with marriage or divorce. Christ freed us from the "laws" of proving ourselves worthy before God. Multiple marriages is something Jesus has the power to forgive, HIS purpose IS NOT endorse them.

Many things in our lives are man-made: drivers license, social security card, credit cards, birth and death certificates and even the marriage certificates. When I got married, each spouse had to take a blood test, I understand that this is no longer done.

We are called to obey the laws of the land so long as they do not conflict with God's. The marriage license is a government idea and is perfectly acceptable with scripture and God only recognizes one legitimate grounds for divorce.