....I assume all three of you presented yourselves before God and the state-sanctioned officials to obtain a "marriage" license....right?
A: I and my wives are living in Canada, the True North, Strong and Free. We need no "state" sanctioning here. In Canada Commonlaw marriage is both sanctioned and recognized by the crown and her majesty, the Queen. (smart woman) This is partly the reason why there are so few "illigitmate" children in Canada. Men don't get away with playing the dog so easily this way and women don't get away with playing the whore. All are held in full responsibility to their progeny. I think this is a good law. I think we should bring back those "shot-gun" weddings too!
If you are not legally wed to this man, then you are just shacking up and living in sin.
Let me see if I get this right. . . Are you saying that all marriages prior to the introduction of the government issued marriage license are all just shacking up and living in sin? OH MY!!
A civil writ of license was only issued in USA around the early 1920's! So I guess you're saying that everyone in USA who married prior to that time are ALL going to roast in hell.
Isn't this a little harsh?
If JT is NOT legally married to either one of you, then all three of you are shacking up and living in sin....fornication to be exact.
Honey, you need to learn to call it what JESUS called it. JESUS called it ONE FLESH. This is marriage.
Fornication is sexual imorality: Pornography, prostitution, whoredom, homosexuality, beastiality, buggery, sodomy, adultery etc.
Spiritually speaking, it's all WHOREDOM; but what GOD called ONE FLESH let not man (or woman) put asunder.
Nonetheless, for your information, I signed a contract of civil marriage with the wife of my youth, endorsed by the government of my Province. Canada is using it now for toilet paper along with the rest of all those contracts signed by well-intentioned but nonetheless ignorant people. Neither me, nor my wives consider the piece of paper we signed valid because it is contrary to the WORD of GOD. All paper licensing of marriage should be abolished because it is contrary to GOD's WORD. Rings and vows and paper writ do not a marriage make.