Is it just paper?

   **These are some collections of thoughts and reflections in my notes during the service. Not intended for formal essays, blogs nor academic writing.

    In my early childhood, I learned that there is no divorce in our country. Later on, in life, I discovered that there's "annulment". But whatever you call it, in my own opinion it is all the same to me. 2 people wanting to go out and be separated in life, trying to erase their vows, or somehow the love that they once had before are no longer existing. This phenomenon varies from culture to culture, from nation to nation. 

I strongly believe that,

"All marriages are ordained by God. In marriage, God has the first and the last words, not the court, not the society, not the people of the land".1

    Some people treat that marriage is just a paper. A simple paper that they can tear or burn up. But marriage is designed and created by God. He was the one who initiated it and invented it not the people of this world. He knows how to properly start it and how to fully operates. Using or abusing marriage outside of God's boundaries or set of instructions might bring 2 people into a darker path. That is why no one could dictate how the marriage should be done. 

    Over time there are variations of marriages that evolve that are way different from the biblical model of marriage such as but not limited to homosexual marriages, force marriages, multiple marriages, etc.

    Ensure to clearly define what is marriage and who designed marriage if you're going to get married to prevent disaster in the future. Some people might have a different worldview. In the bible, "marriage is not [an] only covenant between 2 persons but also with God".1

"..Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant".2 - Malachi 2:14



Footnotes:

1 Cunanan, Fer. "The Foundation of Marriage". Sermon at ENCM, Mississauga, ON, October 3, 2021.

2 English Standard Version Bible. (2001). ESV Online. https://esv.literalword.com/

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