![]() ![]() Here is the story just as he told it to me. He met Christ in prison, felt called to preach, attended school and subsequently met the woman of his dreams. He spent too many years in prison for a youthful indiscretion. “Tell me how you proposed to her,” I asked the forty-six-year-old-ex-con pastor. Let me tell you one of my favorite proposals. Usually the man is the one to propose, but sometimes the woman is in charge! People tell of special dinners, rings hidden in cakes, getting down on one knee, having scavenger hunt s and on and on. I love to ask newly-wed couples how they met and who proposed to whom. It’s just that arranged marriages are usually more stable and last longer. Let’s consider that most of us consider arranged marriages to be old and archaic. In modern times, arranged marriage is common in South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia. when writing was first invented simultaneously by both the Egyptians and the Chinese).Īrranged marriages were the norm worldwide until the 18th century. ![]() People have married without love in arranged marriages all throughout recorded history (all the way back to 4000 B.C. For societies who believe that arranged marriages will flourish and endure forever, love, at least for the time being, can take the back seatĪrranged marriages are the order of the day in most cultures. However, most of the world doesn’t see it that way. We put a lot of emphasis on love before marriage. You know what I mean, one man and one woman, committed in love and partnership “until death do they part” (Genesis 2:18). Of course, we Christians know that it is best for people who are in love to get married. Paul even said that relieving sexual tension is a good reason to get married: “But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion” (1 Corinthians 7:9). One got married because he thought that she would be the only person who would ever love her. Another got married in order to give their out-of-wedlock baby a name. One couple got married so his live-in-girl friend could be put on his army medical insurance. ![]() Is it OK to get married for reasons other than love? Nevertheless, you bring up an interesting question. However, it is perfectly legal to marry and obtain a Green Card when the marriage is for the right reasons. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.įitzroy, what you really need to know is that it is totally illegal to get married just to obtain a Green Card! That settles the issue right there. You also may not know that “Green Card” was a 1990 romantic comedy that focused on an American woman who entered into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so that he could obtain a green card and remain in the United States. This is, of course, the issue to which you are referring. Of course, there are many ways to secure permanent status. What you may not know is that they are good for ten years and must be renewed thereafter. Of course you know that a Green Card is the informal name for an ID card attesting to the long-term approved status of an immigrant in the United States. Looking forward for your wise and honest response. How should the church view those marriages? Thanks in advance. However, there is another problem that the church faces which I would also ask your advice and that’s concerning those who married to get their green card. I was just reading your teaching on divorce and remarriage and I find it very fulfilling because we are dealing with those issues in our church and this teaching will help me and the other ministers to provide the right advice. ![]()
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