zionmde:

Traditional marriage is not valid in the eyes of God. Is it an occasion they pour libations for their ancestors? There is a difference between paying the bride price and traditional wedding, When the former is done, in the sight of God u become husband and wife. Now all other things that follow can as well be left out. That is why i used the word "ideal" in my first comment.
Now a prophet is a mouthpiece of God, and the bible says how shall they believe if they dont hear, so the pronouncement of a prophet is intended to voice out the seal of that marriage but spiritually the marriage is sealed once the bride price has been paid.
Now in court marriage u take an oath which has legal consequences if the oath is broken that is why people prefer to wed there, the same court can dissolve ur marriage and the two processes is biblically wrong. First bible says "let ur yes be yes and nay be nay" second the bible says "what God has joined together no man should put assunder"

You are contradicting yourself. Paying of bride price is the actual traditional wedding. You can't separate into two elements because a traditional wedding without bride price payment is not valid

Xion:


There's no such thing as a church wedding in the Bible.

Family elders exchanged sandals at the city gate to formalize the wedding before the celebrations.

Point me to one place in the Bible where they were at a temple, synagogue or church for a wedding. I'm waiting.

Go a little up u will see where i said God seals a marriage wen the bride price is paid. Church wedding or no church wedding it is very important a prophet pronounces blessing on the marriage

Is there anything like church wedding in the holy Bible? Is it not better we trace the origin of church ?even when Christ was on, how is marriage ceremony conducted. The most important in marriage is payment of dowry and the parents to both parties must give consent.

talk2riel:



my friend stop misquoting the bible. in the sight of God there is nothing like church wedding " for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife" where the cleaving shall be done is not stated o

as long as you are able to pay the bride price and fulfil all rite you are good to go

Now go back to thet comment u mentioned and read it well. dont forget to read where i said that everyother thing can be left out after the bride price has been paid.

Marriage is a cultural ceremony and all types are accepted by God.

zionmde:

Bible is against going to court with a brethren. i quoted
1 corr 6:1-7

Invariably, any case against a Christian must be taken to the church and not the court of law?

PrecisionFx:






"""Traditional marriage is not valid in the eyes of God"""


Olodo pls tell me which marriage is valid in the eyes of God

Before u call names, why dont u find out wat traditional marriage means. In many cultures u pay the bride price (which is the only thing God recognizes as a seal to the marriage) then a date for traditional marriage is fixed. I am Igbo and that is how it is done in Igbo land

Cyynthia:
You must Wed in the church, any marriage that is not ordained by God through a priest is not recognized by God.

Sorry to say you are confused

opal4real:



Invariably, any case against a Christian must be taken to the church and not the court of law?

Any case between two Christians should not be taken to court. that is wat my bible says

The only legitimate way to marry is to pay for the bride price of the lady the court weeding is necessary by law of the land and for your benefit the church weeding is a foreign tradition it's of no use than to waste your time and money you can equally walk to the pastor office if you need pastoral blessing what i have stated here is biblical and legal any religious fanatics can go ahead ranting

casiello:

You are contradicting yourself. Paying of bride price is the actual traditional wedding. You can't separate into two elements because a traditional wedding without bride price payment is not valid

In some instances u re correct but for some cultures u pay the bride price then fix a date for the traditional wedding. Paying the bride price is the ultimate seal.

zionmde:

Bible is against going to court with a brethren. i quoted
1 corr 6:1-7

I quote you, you ate wrong, 1Corint 6:1-7 was talking about querrelings, injustice etc taking to the judges pf the world. "Cant we of the saints judge each other?" Thay was what it was saying. Sorry bro's.

There's nothing like court or church (white) wedding. The only thing the holy Bible recognises is payment of dowry and parents to both parties must give their concent.thereafter how u intend to celebrate the marriage is entirely ur choice.

Dnockeror333:


I quote you, you ate wrong, 1Corint 6:1-7 was talking about querrelings, injustice etc taking to the judges pf the world. "Cant we of the saints judge each other?" Thay was what it was saying. Sorry bro's.

1 corr 6:6 tells u how the bible sees the person in charge of the court

safarigirl:
white wedding is the original name. Not even church wedding

And white wedding is the western version of a traditional marriage. That is why the girl's FATHER walks her down the aisle and hands her over to the man. That is why the official asks 'does anyone have a reason why these two should not be joined in matrimony'?

It is a traditional wedding that misled black people have adopted as God's wedding. Not everything white people do has God attached to it

History of White wedding

white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Britain.

The term originates from the white colour of the wedding dress, which first became popular with Victorian era elites after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding. However, the term now also encapsulates the entire Western wedding routine, especially in the Christian religious tradition, which generally includes a ceremony during which the marriage begins, followed by a reception.

Visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_wedding for more details.

Question: the marriage attended by Jesus at Cana, was it white, traditional or church wedding?

It is a Hebrew traditional wedding, not church nor court, or any other.

We African, we also have our own traditional marriage/wedding which is fully recognised by God (particularly, if devoid of fetishism). As far as both families if the couple have agreed to such marriage and the necessary bride price has been paid, such marriage has been contracted, accepted in the eye of God and man.

All these so-call white wedding (so called because of the dress code of the day), court (legal marriage) or church wedding were brought to us by the white after calling us monkeys, people of low mentality, and inferior to them (the white).

We should stick to our African beautiful culture.

zionmde:

In some instances u re correct but for some cultures u pay the bride price then fix a date for the traditional wedding. Paying the bride price is the ultimate seal.

You mean fix date for celebration, party and reception. The bride price paid before is the traditional marriage. You need to understand that the rite of paying bride price is traditional marriage not the merriment event.

casiello:
You mean fix date for celebration, party and reception. The bride price paid before is the traditional marriage. You need to understand that the rite of paying bride price is traditional marriage not the merriment event.

In Igbo we call traditional marriage Igba Nkwu, while we call the pride price payment Ibu Mmanya. So they are different. urs might not be the same though

Neither....both do the direct opposite of what the Bible says...... do not swear and worse using the throne or God's name. Church wedding is not Biblical period.... that's pagan. And yes...somewhere it mentioned you can get a document to make the marriage legal....in these times...that is obtained at the Registry. Except for the swearing.... a 'Court Wedding' is Biblical.

Matthew 5:34..... But I say unto you ,Swear not at all neither by Heaven for it is God's throne.

Matthew 5:37.....But let your communication be yea yea; nay nay: for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

Not my words.

For a clearer understanding, some churches do not have a registered marriage certificate.Get the point,a church should obtain a marriage certificate in it name from the government,the certificate will come in 3. one for the church, one for the couple and the last one will be returned to the registry. Any church without a registered certificate must encourage the couple to go to the registry, even after the church joining. The reason is if they have to present themselves as a couple for any reason (e.g traveling) the certificate will be the only evidence and any certificate that is not government approved is zero.

Wedding or marriage is what you make out of it. Marriage is a covenant between two people, a man and a woman. There's nothing like "church wedding" in the Bible as well as "for better for worst" recitation. Same recitation in "Court" and Church, so what makes the difference? Parental consent is not important if the man and woman are not in agreement with the marriage thing. Some weddings are done even against parents' consents. What makes you think your marriage or wedding is holy just because it is join by a
Pastor in a church auditorium? The most important thing is living happily ever after.

zionmde:

Before u call names, why dont u find out wat traditional marriage means. In many cultures u pay the bride price (which is the only thing God recognizes as a seal to the marriage) then a date for traditional marriage is fixed. I am Igbo and that is how it is done in Igbo land

I am igbo from Ngwo in enugu state. The day a woman is married n allowed to go home with his husband is the day the man does ime ego (paying of bride price). That traditional thing we call ''igba nkwu'' is wedding party..... It's no marriage.


Pls show me in the Bible where anyone did church wedding..

There exists only two kinds of marriage in Nigeria under the law, statutory and customary marriage. If you do not conform to the requirements by law, whatever you do in the church is void. Most so called Church Marriage is a mere blessing of customary or traditional marriage also known as celebration of marriage.

WERE MARY AND JOSEPH MARRIED BEFORE ANY CHURCH??, DOES THE BIBLE RECORD ANY CHURCH WEDDING??...Common sense will tell u that once a man and a woman leaves their parents house with consent and join together as husband and wife.. God will recognise that Union. CHURCH WEDDINGS AND RINGS WERE INVENTED BY MEN. SO THAT THERE CAN BE A CEREMONY.

Cyynthia:
You must Wed in the church, any marriage that is not ordained by God through a priest is not recognized by God.

Your ignorance knows no bounds. Of course that's what your daddy in the lord tells you so he can have a say towards who becomes your husband /wife.

zionmde:

In Igbo we call traditional marriage Igba Nkwu, while we call the pride price payment Ibu Mmanya. So they are different. urs might not be the same though

Oga, the day you pay the dowry, u entertain the people that escorted you to pay dowry and the in-laws that recieved you. That is the traditional marriage rites. If you so chose to now make it elaborate, that is your choice. If you also want to use extra days for more celebration, its your choice and not mandatory.

The day I paid dowry was the day I got married, no extra day was fixed for an elaborate occassion. Stop misrepresenting the Igbo culture.

lonikit:
even church wedding is not recognized by God. its a western tradition.

the consent of ur parents is what is acceptable by God

thank you. Some people will be talking as if their own bibles were written before God made man.

zionmde:
As a Christian its not ideal to be joined outside church the pronouncement of the prophet is paramount to joining the husband and wife together
1 corr 6:1-7 gives an explanation about the Bible view on court

That bible verse no where speaks against Court wedding.

I am shocked by the ignorance of some, before the advent of missionaries, what happened to those who were married? When the early missionaries came, I hope you know they didn't do church marriage for those already married by custom? What if a fake pastor joins you? does that translate to formication still, even though you got married in a church but by a fake pastor?
Those quoting the Bible should understand that they are using perception not understanding.
Marriages of the law takes place in a registry, going by the logic of some, if you marry outside a church, like a mosque, does that tantamount to sin?
Before we give definitive statements, we should understand that the concept of marriage is a tradition.
I know of so many churches who invited couples who never did church marriage to attend their church functions, does that mean the churches are indulging "fornicators" as coined by some? Furthermore why does the church need to obtain a marriage certificate from a registry to consider a marriage valid? Before you say for legal reasons, remember the church is recognized, why can't they issue their own certificates? It is because marriages in the church are more like rituals or customs.

Jesus attended a wedding and it wasn't in a church.
I think that answers the question. Church wedding is merely an invention of man. If you carry out the traditional wedding and court then God has recognized your marriage

arsenic33:
So many intending marriages have been frustrated by marriage committee in some churches. Some churches will even tell one to attend marriage classes for 6 months but after wedding the marriage still crashes. Some churches will even tell intending couples to summarise the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

Please, as a Christian by faith, is court wedding acceptable by God? Is it a must a Christian be joined by a church Pastor in the church?

First, is church wedding biblical? Nope.
The only wedding recorded in the Bible Jesus attended was a traditional marriage....

So, even paying of bride price was mainly for virgins according to the Bible.

Anyway, once you see the parents of the bride, and they accept you, you are married already...every other thing is ceremony

NoToPile:


Who presides on a traditional marriage at the village, on whose authority are they joined .On whose authority are the village elders acting upon? Except you are saying a trad marriage is not valid in the eyes of God.

Sorry I am answering your questions with a question . I am learning too.

i dont understand the guy o.once you agree to marry or even get your parents blessing you're married pay the bride price and thats it and who told him God is not in support of court wedding.Even in the old testament when they want to divorce where do they get the certificate isn't it from the court? I.e witnesses...court marriages are done in front of witnesses also on paper incase someone denies it.thanks