Author	Thread: Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official?
Admin	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 21 Jul, 2017 10:40 PM We know that marriage is an idea invented by God, not by state government, so my question is would marriage still be valid if you had no official marriage certificate from the state? What if you just go to church, say your vows and put on a ring and pretend that you're married but you get no papers at all? Would that still count as a real marriage? Another question: What if you do the opposite? What if you just go to court and sign the papers and get your marriage certificate but you skip the church ceremony? Is that still a valid marriage in the eyes of God? So, if you had to choose between the two, which one would you choose? which one would be more official? Post Reply
View Profile History	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 30 Jul, 2017 08:26 PM you cant still be married in the church without the papers of the state.but if it possible.I still prefer marriage in the church because the blessing from God is more important to me.no matter what. Post Reply
View Profile History	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 30 Jul, 2017 08:26 PM you cant still be married in the church without the papers of the state.but if it possible.I still prefer marriage in the church because the blessing from God is more important to me.no matter what. Post Reply
Obediencetotheword View Profile History	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 21 Aug, 2017 02:08 AM By official, I equate it with legal. And with legal, meaning valid or void, we have to look at the laws of the land where the marriage is solemnized. There are essential requisites to a valid marriage. I will speak specifically of the Family Code of the Philippines which points out 2 essential requisites: (1) legal capacity, meaning you have to be 18 or older; (2) consent freely given in the presence of a solemnizing officer, meaning man and woman consenting to take each other in marriage in front of the solemnizing officer. Absence of legal capacity or consent will render the marriage void from the beginning. In terms of the actual marriage ceremony, it is one of the 3 formal requisites. The marriage should be solemnized by any of the following: (a) incumbent member of the judiciary, (b) priest, rabbi, imam or minister of any church or religious sect who is duly authorized, (c) ship captain or airplane in cases of articulo mortis or point of death, (d) military commander, in the absence of a chaplain, also in point of death circumstances only, and (e) consul-general, consul or vice-consul in marriages abroad. If there is an irregularity, let's say the solemnizing officer is not authorized, it will not affect the validity of the marriage but the party responsible for the irregularity shall be civilly, criminally, and administratively liable. Based on this, either court or church marriage is official, provided the essential requisites are present. Post Reply
View Profile History	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 10 Sep, 2017 04:09 PM Our country now recognises and allows marriages along definitions which the bible prohibits (and will likely change further away from God's standard), so to me the official state paperwork is worthless and it's the vows before God and witnesses that count. Of course, the state views that as worthless if it isn't done according to their procedures, but they can keep their own bastardised version as far I'm concerned. Post Reply
Jayzeee View Profile History	Court marriage or church marriage -- which one is more official? Posted : 27 Sep, 2017 12:25 AM Marriage is binding it doesn't matter what building or country you get married in. If you take part in what is considered a marriage ceremony then that's what you are. Post Reply