From the book, “What People Ask About The Church,” by Dale A. Robbins — 39 — Due to our society's deteriorated values of the sacredness of
marriage, an increasing number of ministers require premarital counseling with couples
before they will perform a marriage ceremony. Years past, when divorce was less frequent
and children had better family role models, such counseling was not as common. Counseling
will usually establish a scriptural foundation for marriage and try to prepare them for
the inevitable challenges ahead. A minister generally feels that he has been given a sacred trust by God to perform a marriage, and will be reluctant to discharge such functions for a couple who are obviously unprepared. Many ministers may refuse to perform a marriage between a Christian and an unbeliever, between persons who have been previously divorced without scriptural grounds, or for other reasons of conscience. This article is copyrighted © by Dale A. Robbins, 1995, and is a publication of Victorious Publications, Grass Valley, CA 95949. Unless otherwise stated, all scripture references were taken from The New King James Bible, © Thomas Nelson Inc., 1982.You may download for personal use as long as you retain credit to the author. Obtain permission before reproducing copies for any reason, by filling out our simple permission form. For media reproduction rights, or to obtain published quantities of this title, . |
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