tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283864000392447042.post4925427024500379016..comments2023-05-03T00:54:10.638-07:00Comments on subject by design: What is Marriage?subject by designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587758866636087935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283864000392447042.post-25166330147671186922011-01-16T23:04:06.747-08:002011-01-16T23:04:06.747-08:00Also, my husband is not agreeing with my elements ...Also, my husband is not agreeing with my elements and is in the process of revising them. So stay tuned for updates in newer blog posts. He's leaning towards breaking up my first element into two separate ones. So there will be a "giving", then a "public declaration", then a "taking". But this could change, too. :D We're still hashing it out and trying to get it down to its most simple form.subject by designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587758866636087935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283864000392447042.post-7378184127128943282011-01-16T17:36:39.324-08:002011-01-16T17:36:39.324-08:00I made it up! :D Actually, it isn't so much a ...I made it up! :D Actually, it isn't so much a definition as it is a list of the elements, as I see it. In gleaning these elements I consulted the Scriptures then engaged in a mental exercise of circumstances from every culture and every age in which I asked, "Would this be a marriage?" In my own mind it is not written in stone and I am open to suggestions as to whether other elements are necessary or whether I listed too many. The reason I limited it to these two is that I could not think of any more that were required by Scripture and which would apply universally to every culture, nation and era. For example, many believe that vows are required for marriage. But this is not mentioned in Scripture and certainly they aren't used in the majority of cultures. I think those cultures still have valid marriages, in spite of the lack of vows.<br /><br />Did that answer the question?subject by designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587758866636087935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283864000392447042.post-7119101452922665422011-01-15T21:59:00.470-08:002011-01-15T21:59:00.470-08:00Where did you obtain the definition of marriage?Where did you obtain the definition of marriage?Folky Dotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674337425926286919noreply@blogger.com