Why do Christians get married so young?
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I THINK YOU ARE ASSUMING !!!\nTHAT IS NOT A TRUE FACT !!!\nAND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASSUME !!!
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its very simple now in days you see sex all over the place on TV, music, just talking to friends its everywhere and people are saying "its ok as long as you are ready for it" so young people gets this ideal ok when im ready i can have sex. then the question comes when am i ready? and when they ask this question they get their answer form the tv and the music and their friends and they answer it by say “when you are in love”. so they get this funny feeling inside and they think its love so now they are  in love and they are ready. BUT THAT’S NOT IT your ready when your ready to commit the rest of you life to that person and that person feel the same and then you two make that commit by getting marry and once that happens you are truly ready. So yeah young peopel have premarital sex b/c they are being lie to
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Probably for the same reasons Christians wives cheat on their husbands, they are selfish and feel entitled to have their needs met outside of marriage instead of putting in the time and effort to build a good relationship with their spouse.\n\nThey are lazy and disprespect themselves, their spouse and God.\n\nThis is not a man/woman issue, it's an issue of respect.
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Hi aziz! I think that it would be good to be married, but then sometimes it can bring you away from your beliefs in God! Some people remain single so that they can remain close to God forever and ever amen! So I'd prefer to remain single coz then I know I'd pay more attention to God!\nAs for the society, if they're true christians, I wouldn't really know because I've been to only ONE wedding in my life!
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I don't think there is a particular age to get married,  get married when your ready, mature enough to accept all the responsibilities of marriage, and when you have the person  you could not imagine going thru life without them by your side.....
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If everyone had to wait until 25 to chose a religion then religion would adapt to this.  The reason right now that little kids are herded into religion is that religious beliefs are that the sooner you are taught "The Way" the less mistakes you will make in life.
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Hi. I am a Christian woman. I am married now, but did have sex before marriage. I was not a Christian at that time, but did struggle with temptations as a Christian before marriage. I give all glory and credit to Jesus for giving my husband and I the strength to resist temptation before marriage. Our first kiss as a couple was at the altar.\nI think that a vast majority of people who claim Christianity as their religion either do not understand their claim well enough for it to be true and sincere in them or they are too caught up in the temptations of life and not caught up in the focus and strength of Christianity - namely Jesus Christ and His accomplishments in life, death, and the resurrection.\n\nIt is disturbing the number of people who claim allegiance to Christ and then fail to follow Him in His commands. None of us is perfect. Biblically we are all sinners in need of our Savior, Christ, and this issue is yet further proof that becoming a Christian isn't an instant fix of flaws. Christianity is meant to be a process of growing in relationship with the Savior who saved us once from eternal damnation in hell and is saving us daily from our own weakness toward sin which brings death into our lives (although some sins bring death of emotional, relational, social, spiritual, etc. not just the regular physical death you think of.) Those people who are truly "saved" and living daily in a relationship with Jesus Christ through His presence in our lives will WANT to or be motivated to "do the right thing" because we want to please Him. Those who claim Christianity as only a Sunday service or social lifestyle simply will not find the strength or reason, when it comes down to temptation, to do the right thing, or they do it for the wrong reason only to give in later. The reason is that they have not really "meet" Jesus Christ and confronted their need for salvation in a sincere way or they have, but they choose the religious box over the relationship that changes a life.\n\nI hope that helps a little. I applaud you in your stand for No Sex Before Marriage. That is an honorable decision that is too foreign in today's society.
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I think it is. I think we are supposed to get married and have a family. We then find what true love is. When you have kids its something unlike anything else and to me the marriage comes before the kids so without that....you don't get the honor. You don't get to know what it feels like. I believe that there is someone for everyone and God will put this person in front of you when you least expect it and you will know this is the one.
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Because they want to try to picture themselves with the man that proposed in about 20 yrs. because they want to make sure they dont marry the wrong man. Not to mention that marriage is a big commitment and you cant get out of it as easy as dumping someone.
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It seems that the world is probably against you this day in age with quicky weddings and quicky divorces. Alot of the young couples I know get married really quick without thinking everything through. Call it the "want to be a bride" syndrome. Once you live together and share your lives together...things change. But if you really love each other,have talked everything through, and understand what hard work marriagetakes...you may be happy together forever. Good luck!
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As a Christian I do believe that God has a plan for each and every human on this earth and I think that my husband was part of that plan. I think that everything had to perfectly come together for us to have met so I think yes that marriages are decided in heaven and celebrated there as well as on earth.
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Weddings today are a relatively knew thing.  When my grandparents were married (1917 & 1930) neither had a big church wedding in front of a lot of people, they were married in their parent's homes or in the case of my other grandparents in the home of a friend (their parents were deceased) in front of relatively few people.  Even earlier than that weddings were sometimes held long after a couple announced they wanted to get married if a preacher was not readily available (like in the 1800's during westward expansion where people just settled areas withour having anyone close by they waited for a traveling preacher to marry them at the first opportunity).\n\nThere has always been some type of premarriage arrangement for the announcing of a marriage.  Today we use the marriage license.  Historically you had filed Intentions of Marriage or Banns were posted.  The definition of Banns is a public announcement in a parish church that a marriage is going to take place between two people; the purpose of which was to to enable anyone to raise any legal issues for not being able to marry (which would include a pre-existing marriage that has not been dissolved or annulled, a vow of celibacy, or consanguity).
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You are right.  Both biblical Judaism and biblical Christianity forbid such relations before marriage.  Immorality is prevalent in the West because, generally speaking, they have no fear of God.  It is as 2 Timothy 3:5 says, they have a "form" of godly devotion but prove false to its power.  And it is as 2 Timothy 4:3 says, they have gathered preachers to tickle their ears and tell them what they want to hear.  Thus they learn that "as long as you love each other, it is alright."  These ones have watered down the very word they claim to believe.
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you dont get married just to have kids. you get married because you found someone you want to share your life with and making a committment to do so forever.
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There was a time when this trend was unacceptable to fundamental Christians. Unfortunately the influence of the world has had a profound effect. Many Christians now operate on the basis of "everyone else is doing it...why not me?" Or "Look at so and so... He/She is doing fine... God can't be that disapproving of that behavior." Many don't actually know that the God of the Bible they profess to believe, actually does disapprove of premarital sex.\n\nI can remember when this behavior was not highly looked on...just 30-40 years ago...and by secular America at that.\nSadly, many 'modern' Christians would rather sacrifice the permanent on the altar of the immediate, as a friend of mine was fond of saying.\n\nI've been asked "But how do you know if you are compatible?" My answer is through a lot of dating, a lot of guidance and counseling, a lot of parental advice, a lot of patience, and a little commitment (actually a lot!).  My apologies for those Christians you have met that react wrongly to your stand... they are possibly ignorant of God's word and misled by the temptations of the world.
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First, burn all those Christian "courting" books, they can really mess you up in the head.  Here are the a few pearls of wisdom from a young married woman (who is probably certifiably crazy, so take with a grain of salt)  \n\n\nBe honest to the point of pain, tell them on the first date or before what you are looking for.  If they run when you say you want to wait, thank the Lord you didn't waste your time.\n\nDon't assume just because you met in Church the man is a Christian. Also don't assume Christian men won't want or won't push for sex - the earthly church is made up entirely of sinners.  That said, the "women are the gatekeepers" theory is idiotic.  Why would God put the main responsibility for that in the hands of the physically weaker party? You have to work those feelings and temptations out together.\n\nRemember once you start dating you will either break-up or get married.  The difference between dating and engagement in the Christian community is mostly immaginary.\n\nMost Christians "fall" into dating from a short friendship.  Which stinks for girls because we are not supposed to make any moves until we are actually "dating".  Good News - there is nothing in the Bible that says that. (Read about Abigail in 1st Samuel 25 and see if women are supposed to wait for men to act.)\n\nChosing to be married is like chosing to be a Monk, it has privilages but mostly it is about working out your faith through tedious tasks.  Be sure you want that, or you won't be happy with anybody.  That said, you are never "ready".\n\nHere is the worst news.  Because of all the bad info out there, there really isn't an accepted system for Christians to meet each other.  Any form of dating is considered at least mildly scandalous (no-one will admit to this but it is a culturally ingrained thing).  Be prepared for somebody if not everybody to disapprove at some level or another until you are engaged.  It stinks, but, like I said, the church is made up of sinners.  The good news is, this encourages quick engagements.
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There could be many reasons.... some of them what i have observed are..\n1) early Economic indipendence (i.e. people started earn from the school days it self).\n\n2)Lack of emmotional support from the home. (i.e., parents are not spending enough time with their children... )\n\n3)Media Exploitation / Consumerism (today u will find more ads / films showing more importance to marriage rather than carrier for that age)