There are a lot of things we can learn from the Bible. When it comes to marriage, Christian beliefs do have a lot to say. A Christian marriage is a true one if both members live by the Bible.
Caveat Lector
Reader beware: the bible is a great compilation of teachings, but read it in proper context; never take it literally. Remember that the writings in the Old Testament had been meant for people of the Jewish faith, more than 2000 years ago. Back then, only one class of people the Scribes, know how to write–so a certain margin of error must be allotted to the writings as the original preachers could not have written the works themselves (and had no way to check!). And the Bible, being the most translated book in the world, has gone through a lot of copying, recopying, translations and retranslations–so be sure to take in the spirit of the words and not the literal meaning.
St. Paul
Saul’s eye-opening encounter with Jesus Christ on that road to Damascus certainly got the ball rolling. After his conversion (and name change from Saul to Paul), he goes on to write copiously to several groups of Christians. From these letters or epistles, he says a LOT about love, marriage, and love and marriage.
In his letters to the Colossians, Corinthians, Ephesians and the Hebrews, he wrote copiously about the duties of wives to husband, and vice versa. He also talks about everything that love is and isn’t, in his most famous letter to the Corinthians (which is a popular choice for readings in wedding ceremonies). He also talks about loving not just spouses, but everyone, in imitation of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, as told by Mark and Matthew
The New Testament documents Jesus’ teachings, based on the written works of the four evangelists’ disciples. On marriage, Jesus says that a couple is united by marriage, through a covenant with God. And what God has united, no man should separate. These are accounted in both gospels from Mark and Matthew.
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