Christian Wedding Ceremony

A Christian wedding ceremony is more than a just a marriage ceremony with symbolism, it is a promise or covenant between a man and a woman made before their families, relatives and friends, stating that just like God has always kept his promises to believers so also will the couple getting married be faithful to each other.

Those that are present at the wedding and observe the event are responsible to ensure that the promises are kept by both sides and are in effect “saying” that they too will help uphold the covenant made the day of the wedding. What God has joined together man must not separate, but work to keep together! Since the Bible says “man must not separate” everyone that is present at the wedding ceremony and is a eyewitness to the event and knows those words of Scripture is responsible to protect in every way they know how the marriage covenant and really the new family that is being formed as long as they are alive. That is why sometimes guests are asked by whoever is presiding over the marriage ceremony if anyone knows of any reason why the marriage should not be taking place.

In the Old Testament Moses defines what the exact responsibilities are for the husband. The last part of the verse below tells us.
Exodus 21:10
“If a man who has married a slave wife takes another wife for himself, he must not neglect the rights of the first wife to food, clothing, and sexual intimacy.
 Jesus explains in the New Testament what the only exception to being released from the marriage covenant is and the Apostle Paul gives even further details regarding marriage.

Bottom line: The husband is responsible for loving, leading, protecting and providing for the wife. Not vice-versa.

The most honoring thing any Christian can do is to submit to God the way Christ submitted to the Father and that is the example that wives should follow without being frightened by any fear. Husbands should submit to Christ, which means treating their wives as Christ treated the Church. Now does Christ let the Church lead him and tell him what to do?

You are a stronger and more secure Christian and you are a safer Christian when you submit to righteous authority. Submission to authority requires very great power, God’s power. In the flesh no one can submit even to righteous authority because rebellion is the inclination of all mankind. Christians need to remember, that not being submissive is the very essence of the character of Satan, the archenemy of God, all righteousness and of all Christians.

So as Christ is subject to the Father, so should all wives also be to their husbands. And all Christians are commanded to be submissive to another in the same passage of Ephesians chapter 5!  By being submissive we are reflecting the example of Jesus. Abraham was far from perfect, yet Sarah is cited in I Peter chapter 3 as the example of submissiveness. By submitting to Abraham, Sarah showed herself to be holy and submitted to God. When a wife is not submissive she can incite her husband to follow her example and thus cause not only the marriage and relationship to be hurt but also cause the husband to be lead astray spiritually, because God's chain of command is broken which is what happened in heaven when Satan rebelled and took many of the fallen angels with him.

Proverbs 10:17
17.  He who heeds discipline shows the way to life,
       but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

The way wives “lead” or are an example to their husbands is by their righteous submissive behavior! A righteous leader is a follower of righteous behavior and righteous behavior is clearly set forth in God's Word. Christians are admonished throughout the Bible to lead by example not by mere words.

That’s what James 1: 22 says:
 22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

So what about Christians getting married? Remember what the disciples said when Jesus explained to them about divorce? They were so shocked by what Jesus said that they replied that maybe it was better not to get married at all and Jesus made it clear to them that this last option was only for a few unique individuals.

So a Christian marriage is a great thing if you plan on following what God says in the Bible about it. Ignoring what he says will mean a bad marriage relationship and an unhappy one for everyone around. And God is the one who has already established what the formula for a happy and successful marriage is from the very beginning in the Garden of Eden. If you are a Christian that is planning on getting married these then are some things for you to consider.

So it’s that’s simple?

Submission to God or obedience to him is everything and it is reflected when a wife submits to her husband and that’s one of the most important things to experience a great Christian marriage.

So what about love? Where did you put it? I thought that love was the most important thing in a marriage between Christians?

Love for God and his Word, as expressed in submissiveness and obedience to him by the husband and wife, is always rewarded by him directly with the greatest thing there is: God’s love towards us and his love towards us produces all the necessary love we need for our spouses in our Christian marriage. That make's a marriage very successful.


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