The exchanging of rings shows the purposes of marriage for Christians because they represent the public promises of love and faithfulness that the couple make to each other. The ring is an unbroken circle, which symbolises the neverending nature of the couples vows to each other, which is one of the purposes of marriage - the promise of eternal love and faithfulness between two people.
The presence of the congregation at the ceremony also shows the purpose of marriage for Christians. Marriage is supposed to be a public commitment to honouring the vows made in the wedding service. Because the exchanging of rings is often done in the presence of a congregation, this shows the public nature of the promises that the couple make to each other.
I'm not sure if i repeated some of Emily's points ... ?
The wedding vows made in the marriage service shows the purposes of marriage for Christians. For example, “cherish your wife” in the first vow and “to love and cherish” in the second vow is significant of agape love, between a couple and also between the omnibenevolent God, because love was His greatest two commandments. The purpose of marriage is for Christians to love and care for one another, because God’s one and only Son Jesus Christ loved us so much to the extent of dying for us. Related to this is the last part of the second vow, “until death do us part”. This shows that the purpose of marriage is for a couple to stay faithful to each other, love each other eternally, as well as marriage being a lifelong commitment.
Another part of the marriage service is the exchanging of wedding rings. As Emily said, the ring shows that there is no beginning or end to a couple’s love, and this also consummates marriage. It is an outward sign of everlasting love and honour, because “what God has joined together (one-flesh bond), let no man separate” (Matthew 19:6). Marriage is a sacrament; the fact that this covenant is made in a Church (or Cathedral), in the eyes of God, means that the couple is united as one until death. Finally, God told Christians “for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh”, once again emphasising the fact that, like the wedding ring, the purpose of marriage is for a couple to be bonded to each other eternally, in the eyes of God.
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" - this Biblical teaching comes from Genesis 2:24
(repeating a little) The exchanging of vows helps to show the purpose of marriage as one of the vows, "for better and for worse" signifies that marriage is for companionship between wife and husband. "To cherish and love" (or is it the other way round?) supports the previous point, in which signifies that one of the purposes of marriage is for companionship between husband and wife, as well as loveeeeee :)
This is really hard :/
ReplyDeleteThe exchanging of rings shows the purposes of marriage for Christians because they represent the public promises of love and faithfulness that the couple make to each other. The ring is an unbroken circle, which symbolises the neverending nature of the couples vows to each other, which is one of the purposes of marriage - the promise of eternal love and faithfulness between two people.
The presence of the congregation at the ceremony also shows the purpose of marriage for Christians. Marriage is supposed to be a public commitment to honouring the vows made in the wedding service. Because the exchanging of rings is often done in the presence of a congregation, this shows the public nature of the promises that the couple make to each other.
I'm not sure if i repeated some of Emily's points ... ?
ReplyDeleteThe wedding vows made in the marriage service shows the purposes of marriage for Christians. For example, “cherish your wife” in the first vow and “to love and cherish” in the second vow is significant of agape love, between a couple and also between the omnibenevolent God, because love was His greatest two commandments. The purpose of marriage is for Christians to love and care for one another, because God’s one and only Son Jesus Christ loved us so much to the extent of dying for us. Related to this is the last part of the second vow, “until death do us part”. This shows that the purpose of marriage is for a couple to stay faithful to each other, love each other eternally, as well as marriage being a lifelong commitment.
Another part of the marriage service is the exchanging of wedding rings. As Emily said, the ring shows that there is no beginning or end to a couple’s love, and this also consummates marriage. It is an outward sign of everlasting love and honour, because “what God has joined together (one-flesh bond), let no man separate” (Matthew 19:6). Marriage is a sacrament; the fact that this covenant is made in a Church (or Cathedral), in the eyes of God, means that the couple is united as one until death. Finally, God told Christians “for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh”, once again emphasising the fact that, like the wedding ring, the purpose of marriage is for a couple to be bonded to each other eternally, in the eyes of God.
(sorry I left something out ...)
ReplyDelete"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh" - this Biblical teaching comes from Genesis 2:24
im not sure about this... lets try :)
ReplyDelete(repeating a little)
The exchanging of vows helps to show the purpose of marriage as one of the vows, "for better and for worse" signifies that marriage is for companionship between wife and husband. "To cherish and love" (or is it the other way round?) supports the previous point, in which signifies that one of the purposes of marriage is for companionship between husband and wife, as well as loveeeeee :)
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i got stuck .. -sigh-