“Better or for worse”
(http://www.bible.org)
These words mean we should love our husband/wife through the highlights of married life but we should stick by each others side through the hard low times of married life. This is like the story in the bible of the man who asked god why through the hard the bad times of his life were why there only one set of foot prints, this is like us we need to carry our partners in hard times.
Christians believed that Jesus believed that separation is wrong and people should not separate because to separate is to go against the god giving life to the family. And people who do not want to receive the gift of life have not had a proper marriage;
“man shall leave his mother and father and will be
united with his wife and the shall be one flesh..
let them not separate”
this shows that Jesus believed that it was hard to separate because we are no longer one but we are together and one flesh.
God’s commandments lead Christians to a happy life in marriage. Even though Christians never expect a happy unflawed marriage they use the 10 commandments as a guide line;
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife”
(http://www.canadianlawsite.com/10commandments.htm)
This in modern language means you shall not look at your neighbor’s (friends) wife provocative and lustful way. The 10 commandments are the laws every Christian tries to obey.
During the marriage ceremony we agree to accept the gift of life as a present from god. Some Christians believe that contraception in marriage is against the basic laws of god Christianity;
“marriage is completed with sex”
(AQA Christian views and beliefs)
This show that everybody tries to accept the gift of life after marriage. This is why when we get married it is common to have intercourse on the wedding night.
The main symbol of marriage is the RINGS. These are round, a circle never ends like love this should also never end.
The rings also symbolize faithfulness I say this because Jesus had the ring thorns on his head but he did not want to be unfaithful to humans or to god and he took the pain, this means that we know we must be faithful to our lover through thick and the thinnest of thins.
Marriage is a life long commitment between two human-beings. It can be divorced legally. Although Catholics believe that marriage counseling is much better than a legal divorce.
