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02-06-2007, 08:55 PM
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A Pact
Hey everyone!
Well, just wanted to share some thoughts. My FH and I are getting married at the church we have been attending for 4 or 5 years now. Right now we are in charge of all the teenagers at our church. So our wedding is much of a testimony to all of them of how God is faithfull and how much of a blessing it is to save yourself for marriage.
My parents are Catholic, I grew up being Catholic until I started attending our church (www.comunidadonline.org). My mother said my grandparents in Colombia are kinda upset because since we are not getting married through a Catholic church then we really arent getting married.
Soooo.... I completley think they are wrong. I titled this thread "A Pact" because that is what marriage is. I declare that each and every marriage represented in this website is blessed and will not be a statistic under that category called "divorce". I believe marriage is a pact with God. My FH and I prayed a lot before making the decision of getting married and I know that when we say our vows we are going to be saying them as God as our witness. Thats what matters...
It's not "what church you are getting married in"....
It's "Til death do us part"...
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02-06-2007, 09:01 PM
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I'm sorry your grandparents feel that way. It's your wedding though, not theirs! 
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02-06-2007, 09:10 PM
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Yea, when my mom told me I was like "thats sad". But we know what we are doing in front of God's eyes so... if they wont be there its not like I dont care but I'll also have other mixed emotions on that day!!!
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02-06-2007, 09:15 PM
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Well I totally agree with you on the point that is not important where you are getting married, because you can get married by justice of peace and still very strong and wonderful marriage.
Now don’t be that hard with your grandparents, you mentioned that they are from Colombia, I’m from Puerto Rico and Hispanics are known because of their strong faith in Catholicism, especially older people. So that’s probably why they think that way…
I know a lot of people from Puerto Rico that feels the same way…. But what is important is how you feel…. Your grandparents will get over the fact that you won’t get married thru the Catholic Church…. And like I said, what is important is how you feel….
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02-08-2007, 08:44 PM
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Hey Lisandra, thnx for the comment. Congrats on your wedding! You are getting married in December?
Well yea, en Colombia todos son muuuuyyy Catolicos. Like I said though, it's sad if they are not there or they dont agree... but I'm not going to kill myself over it.
If I were to be getting married because it was just a crazy idea that poped into my head and I woke up one day with this wierd feeling of getting married in May then I would understand completley if they or someone would not agree with our decision. But I know God has prepared our marriage "de antemano" and that He brought us together for a greater purpose... I prefere to live God's plans in my life than other people's plans in my life... ya know?
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02-08-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Diana Carolina
Soooo.... I completley think they are wrong. I titled this thread "A Pact" because that is what marriage is. I declare that each and every marriage represented in this website is blessed and will not be a statistic under that category called "divorce". I believe marriage is a pact with God. My FH and I prayed a lot before making the decision of getting married and I know that when we say our vows we are going to be saying them as God as our witness. Thats what matters...
It's not "what church you are getting married in"....
It's "Til death do us part"...
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You are right, when two people marry they are making a promise to each other and God. Good for you. In our eyes you will be married.
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02-09-2007, 03:51 PM
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Thnx Kim!
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02-09-2007, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Diana Carolina
Hey Lisandra, thnx for the comment. Congrats on your wedding! You are getting married in December?
Well yea, en Colombia todos son muuuuyyy Catolicos. Like I said though, it's sad if they are not there or they dont agree... but I'm not going to kill myself over it.
If I were to be getting married because it was just a crazy idea that poped into my head and I woke up one day with this wierd feeling of getting married in May then I would understand completley if they or someone would not agree with our decision. But I know God has prepared our marriage "de antemano" and that He brought us together for a greater purpose... I prefere to live God's plans in my life than other people's plans in my life... ya know?
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Yes, I'll be getting married in December 22, 2007!!! I can't wait....
And you are right.... you live God's plans that's what's important!!!!!
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02-09-2007, 04:55 PM
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Hey Diana - you have got the right attitude, remember this day is for you and your FH and not everyone else!
My grandparents were funny about our wedding too because we chose to not get married in a church - they made a comment along the lines of 'Oh well its not really that important anyway because they arent getting married in a church' what happened to respecting peoples decisions!?!?!
It would have been hypocrytical for us to get married in a church anyway because we arent religious people - so we thought that would have been disrespectful to the church.
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03-03-2007, 03:40 AM
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Emily, great comment. I agree with you entirely and it's incredibly conscientious of you to consider the relationship you have with the church before choosing a religious ceremony. Personally, I tend to wonder about the churches that are performing the weddings of people that aren't particularly religious?!
A pact is a great way of describing marriage in terms that everyone can understand. Marriage is a covenant, and covenant language is even better... but it doesn't mean as much to those that aren't enculturated into kingdom language.
God Bless!
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