Living "unmarried" SO Baptism then Marriage or....

[Ferd]

i am about to get in serious trouble with my AFF friends, I suspect.

So we are talking about 2 people getting married in the eyes of GOD here right?
Do we really care about the eyes of the state?
What did people do before there was a state to recognize their marriage?


So back to Newbie...

Hey Newbie, I have a very important question for you.
Do you and the person you live with have the same belief system? Are you both now committed to Jesus in the same way? Go the same church? have the same conviction?

The following advice is based on YES being the answer to the question(s) above.

You need to avoid fornication. that is the sin. You need to "flee" putting yourself in a position to be tempted. That is also potentiallu sinful.

Now how do you do that?

My view is that what you need to do is be married in the eyes of God. That can be accomplished (again in my humble opinion) without state ratification.

If the two of you are going to church together, share the same faith, have committed in your hearts to one another, and are fully prepared to commit to each other in a covanant relationship with God, then it seems to me, you need to get with you pastor and get that done.

4 months from now, sign some legal documents that square you with the state but get yourself square with God now.

That can be done today if your pastor is ameniable....


if he is not, please discount all i just said and proceed as your pastor directs...