SERIOUSLY....

Marriage is a good thing.

Wedding is nice too.

But when the bride is pregnant, When she walks down the aisle bearing a protruding belly,the marriage has been dishonoured.

And the bed? Defiled!

Then, its no longer 'joining in holy matrimony'

It is called Thanksgiving celebration because the couple has already joined themselves.

This is the common trend these days.

Be the wife before you become a mother.

If your pastor didn't tell you, hear this now,

Introduction is not wedding...

Engagement is not wedding...

Dating and courtship ain't wedding.

'Will you marry me?' 'I will', is not wedding.

'His papa and mama already know me' is not wedding.

Your fiance/fiancee is not your wife or husband.

You don't own his or her body and can't demand for it!

Marriage is the ONLY license to sex.......

Make the marriage bed before you make babies.

Stop proposing to a guy by getting pregnant for him.

Girlfriend, you are not suya, so no tasting!

You hear me so?

He wants to know if you are good in bed, You are not a store sample.....

Tell Him that.

He wants to know if you are fertile, You are not a laboratory rat.

You come with a price, don't you?

Some items come with nice packaging, and until their prices are paid, you cant open to see what's in it.

A man who pressurizes you for sex because your wedding is days away will ruin your relationship with God and truncate your destiny.

He's not worthy of you.

And finally, when sin blinds your eyes,

You claim Love is blind the same way you accuse the devil for atrocities committed.

God already set His standards.

He is not negotiating with you.

#FleeFornication.

God will not ask you to fornicate or defile His temple,

Beware of fake prophecies.

I have heard stories of ladies who received such prophecies, 'be pregnant before wedding'.

Watch it!

God cannot contradict Himself.
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Angelmichael63:
SERIOUSLY....
Marriage is a good thing.Wedding is nice too.

Sure, marriage is a good thing, but as Jesus Christ declared, your marriages are of this world and not of the Kingdom of God, so also your many ceremonies, including your weddings - all of which have nothing to do with God.
Where God is concerned, His rule is simple.

Genesis 2 vs 24 (KJV)
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24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Any thing more than that is you and you all the way.

Angelmichael63:
But when the bride is pregnant, When she walks down the aisle bearing a protruding belly,the marriage has been dishonoured. And the bed? Defiled!

Dishonoured in what sense?
God said your marriages are of this world and not of His Kingdom, so who exactly is dishonored when a bride walks down your aisle with a protruding belly?

Angelmichael63:
Then, its no longer 'joining in holy matrimony'

I am afraid you are deceived. There is nothing holy about your marriages. Again, recall what Jesus Christ said in the passage below...

Matthew 22 vs 23-33 (ERV)
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23. That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no one will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a question.
24. They said, “Teacher, Moses told us that if a married man dies and had no children, his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother.[a]
25. There were seven brothers among us. The first brother married but died. He had no children. So his brother married the woman.
26. Then the second brother also died. The same thing happened to the third brother and all the other brothers.
27. The woman was the last to die.
28. But all seven men had married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will she be?”
29. Jesus answered, “You are so wrong! You don’t know what the Scriptures say. And you don’t know anything about God’s power.
30. At the time when people rise from death, there will be no marriage. People will not be married to each other. Everyone will be like the angels in heaven.
31. Surely you have read what God said to you about people rising from death.

Your marriages are of this world and so are not Holy in any sense of the word.

Angelmichael63:
It is called Thanksgiving celebration because the couple has already joined themselves. This is the common trend these days. Be the wife before you become a mother.

And who commands these ceremonies and rules you speak of - God or men?

Angelmichael63:
If your pastor didn't tell you, hear this now,Introduction is not wedding...Engagement is not wedding... Dating and courtship ain't wedding. 'Will you marry me?' 'I will', is not wedding. 'His papa and mama already know me' is not wedding. Your fiance/fiancee is not your wife or husband. You don't own his or her body and can't demand for it!

Not so fast! Remember God's simple rule where marriage is concerned?

Genesis 2 vs 24 (KJV)
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24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

When two people decide to become one, they are one in the sight of God - the one whose judgment matters in all of this. So, ceremonies aside and no permission from parents required by God - only two people cleave to become one.

Angelmichael63:
Marriage is the ONLY license to sex.......Make the marriage bed before you make babies.Stop proposing to a guy by getting pregnant for him. Girlfriend, you are not suya, so no tasting! You hear me so? He wants to know if you are good in bed, You are not a store sample.....
Tell Him that.He wants to know if you are fertile, You are not a laboratory rat.
You come with a price, don't you?

What price - God didn't put a price on anyone's head so why assert one?

Angelmichael63:
Some items come with nice packaging, and until their prices are paid, you cant open to see what's in it.
A man who pressurizes you for sex because your wedding is days away will ruin your relationship with God and truncate your destiny. He's not worthy of you. And finally, when sin blinds your eyes, You claim Love is blind the same way you accuse the devil for atrocities committed.

So, a woman is like merchandise to you? Did God tell you to think of them this way?

Angelmichael63:
God already set His standards.He is not negotiating with you. #FleeFornication.God will not ask you to fornicate or defile His temple,Beware of fake prophecies. I have heard stories of ladies who received such prophecies, 'be pregnant before wedding'.

God has absolutely nothing to do with your rant here. If only you would open your eyes to see this for yourself. Jesus Christ instead commanded you to preach that Lust, not fornication, is sin...

Matthew 5 vs 27-30
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27. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.’[e]
28. But I tell you that if a man looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, he has already committed that sin with her in his mind.
29. If your right eye makes you sin, take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.
30. If your right hand makes you sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

but here you are going against Jesus Christ's own commandment. How can that which is against God be of God?

Sleeping around is not good for many reasons. I love your advice but I don't buy into this idea of feeling better than certain people cause you didn't do certain things when you could be doing worse. Again, disregarding the wedding of people who got pregnant before the white wedding event is like playing God. Nobody's wedding is invalid. The words you used to got my attention. Dishonored, defiled, etc. and then what happens afterwards? The couple still goes home happily.

I understand Christians need to do what makes them acceptable by thier religion but we need to understand that the concept of white wedding (and wedding in general) is a social construct that came into existence over time as a way of recognizing two people as being together. Two families coming together to give their blessings in the presence of eye witnesses and maybe an officiating person is still a valid marriage. The nitty-gritties of the ceremony shouldn't be a reason to invalidate certain types of marriage cause these things change with time. Where they using rings during the time of Jesus? If not, what makes a traditional marriage ceremony any less biblical than a white wedding if people still pray during the ceremony?

Getting pregnant before marriage is not cool if you intend to eventually raise a family. Aside from any religious implications, marriage helps to keep the society organized. But when it happens, it has happened. What do you want them to do? Kill themselves? It's not our duty to start telling them how they're doomed.

Marriage is a recognition of union (legal contract in today's terms). Every other thing is ceremony/cultural processes, and these processes differ extensively from place to place, religion to religion etc. And no ceremony is superior to the other. Ordinarily, a white wedding is not superior to traditional marriage ceremony. But because legal papers are only signed during the white wedding, it has become a source of legal recognition. But then again, traditional marriage ceremony plus court wedding would still be valid. However, just like every other aspect of culture, one is always expected to fulfill the requirements defined by their society, religion, etc. and if your church says you must follow certain processes (white wedding) to be recognized, not doing so would only make you rebellious.

If one insists white wedding is the only recognized form of marriage, then the question would be which of the activities of the day denotes this recognition? The ring? Not all churches use rings. The dressing? White isn't even compulsory. The presence of priests/pastors? Anybody can officiate a white wedding, priests/pastors are only given the honor. The prayers? You can always pray even in a court wedding. With all these exceptions, it's clear white wedding is just a ceremony which can be in different forms. Which form is the recognized one? I'm not undermining white wedding. I'm just trying to let you see that our way isn't necessarily the only way.

I conform to rules and I follow due processes but I don't go out of my way to tell others theirs are inferior or unacceptable. Do you and let others do them.

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