Marriage and Family

Question if sex consummates a marriage, aren't there lots of people who don't know they are married to the person they slept with and have mutilple wives/husbands? Is a wdding ceremony necessary?  Answer Sex does not create a marriage. The Bible uses three terms for...

Question About those who have lived together and one of them accepts the Lord, while other partner is on way to acceptance but still doubtful. Should they separate?  Answer Are they married? Then NO they should not separate (unless one or both of them have had...

Quesiton What book in the bible deals with wedding vows?  Answer There is no passage in the Bible that deals with wedding vows as you hear them today. What passages there are that deal with marriage concern how long a couple should stay together and the reasons one...

Qeustion I'm trying to find out how God feels about a woman living with a man without being married to him? We were married for 14 years then divorce, however we were only apart 6 months. Since this we have lived together for 11 years. Did God recognize our divorce? ...

Quesiton My question is where and what does the Bible say about dealing with a broken heart and accepting that someone you love very much does not love you back, like the case of falling in love and then breaking up and how awful that is. Is there anywhere in the...

Question Please respond. I'm planning to get married to a very wonderful woman in November. We're planning to buy a house together soon. I would like to know the roles of working women fit into the Bible's teaching. Another word, is it biblical for women to work and...

Question What does the bible say about domestic violence? if you are married to someone who is abusive, can you leave? Can you suggest some supportive scripture?  Answer As to this, I am sorry for your situation and others who may be suffering under the same...

Question Where if at all does the bible speak against interracial marriages.....  Answer As far as I know, the Bible does not forbid interracial marriages. There was a time when God had a special relationship with the nation of Israel and He commanded them not to...

Question Can you tell me where so many Christians get the idea that God chooses spouses for us? I've been saved for a number of years and it has always been generally accepted that we don't really have a choice, but we are to wait on the Lord for "the" spouse He's...

Question In these fast-paced days of working women, the bible passages (Paul's letters to the churches) clearly state that wives must submit to their husbands and shall not overrule them. My wife, as many do, has a big problem with this. We both are trying to follow...