What is Marriage?

The State shares its belief in the concept of marriage that indeed, this God-designed, covenant is the highest form of any human relationship and with preeminence to any human partnership. This institution is not an ordinary institution, whereby, it can be dissolved through human means, but this insoluble covenant was indeed ordered to be so, for the protection of the family, then the community, then the nation, and the entire humanity.

In this belief, the State even the Church, in its legal proceedings recognizes this premise and design of marriage. The recognition of the Church marriage is then recognized by the Laws of the State and protected by it. In the same way, the Marriage duly solemnized in a civil ceremony, with all its completeness, is deemed acceptable and acknowledge by the Church, to support this idea, the documents for example necessary for the completion of marriage is tedious and safeguarded to avoid and to preclude fraud and deception.

The process in arranging marriage is considered as a legal process and parameters are required to be obtained. Marriage is believed to be the highest agreement any two capable individuals could decide, it is one of the highest sacrament endowed by the Church. With this view, the Church and the State do require all necessary other supporting evidences to prove the capability of the one who engages in this contract.

A pastor from a local church, while solemnizing a marriage ceremony had given a very beautiful re-description of marriage contract, he said “If I will be given a chance to change the caption or the title of this contract from its name ‘Marriage Contract’ to other name I will change it to become ‘Marriage Covenant’, because a contract has conditions and in some way can be dissolved, however, on the other hand, in its meaning, and essence the term ‘Marriage covenant, is more solemn and in its semanticity doesn’t have limitations and conditions, this is marriage”

It is indeed, agreeable for the pastor’s view of marriage, that marriage is the start of relationship and commitment, wherein, two individuals are to produce an offspring that shall be a member of their own family and the community and the nation. Contented and Happy individuals were conceived not by the good governance or any political system, but rather, in simpler explanation, a happy marriage and a happy family brought about these people. In this reason, if the marriage is family, the children of that happy marriage are indeed better individuals.

If the individual is more responsible, sensible rest assured the members of that nation, are responsible and sensible too. This simple reason, yet profound in reality is the simple clause why, without question, the institution of marriage is considered as the foundation of the society.