Now see, one day, I want to get my wedding vows renewed. I am tempted to allow the unsuspecting minister to ask me if I will forsake all others, and surprise him in front of everybody, with a "NO WAY JOSE!"
You know what would happen though! Everybody would laugh! Then it would get really quiet when they realize I am dead serious.You just like to get a rise out of people, don’tchya
Lol! true dat!You know what would happen though! Everybody would laugh! Then it would get really quiet when they realize I am dead serious.
Unsuspecting minister shopping.Prior agreement to the wording is pretty much a given, though.
Weddings need ministers like fish need bicyclesUnsuspecting minister shopping.
So then I would just continue the ceremony without him. "Wife #2, are you ready?"Weddings need ministers like fish need bicycles
Seriously, we don’t have a clue about what spiritual influences we invite into marriages and other situations when we have someone supposedly spiritual preside over holidays and special times in our lives.Didn't need him anyway! Besides, I wouldn't want to force someone to violate their strongly held convictions, regardless of how wrong they are.
I think the operative word there, is "supposedly". We really ought to draw a distinction between those who know and refuse to accept it, and those who have been led to believe such things, without having someone who is knowledgeable in the Scriptures, and who can correct them. Remember Apollos, who only understood the baptism of John? (Acts 18:26) Let us not be weary in doing well.Seriously, we don’t have a clue about what spiritual influences we invite into marriages and other situations when we have someone supposedly spiritual preside over holidays and special times in our lives.
Well that is the problem with many churches today, is that the minister is elevated above the people he is supposed to serve. I would argue that we have many people on this forum, who have served as pastors, who would serve nicely as a person who could do a great job officiating a wedding ceremony. Of course they then would not be an unsuspecting minister, which was the point of my jest, namely, to catch them off guard.Every time you elevate anyone above you, between you and Yeshua, you are making them supposedly more spiritual than you.
Elevate teaching, not people.
Oh no! You've gotta go through our, "Berfore You Say 'I Do'" class first! Just control your urges, you sinful reprobate! We'll have a 16 week class for you two in the Fall, and as soon as you complete the training, we can officiate the ceremony for you!
How bout we just grab a couple of friends as witnesses, hold each other's hand, and say "I take you as my man/woman" and kiss? BAM!! We just saved a bunch of money (without Gieco!), now let's PARTY!!
I will assist you in your search. The sooner my wife knows somebody who is sharing a husband, the better!Sign me up! Now to just find a willing woman.
Man, you are not kidding! I can tell you that we were playing with fire, and all that they could tell us, was that we had to wait.Too late. She is already pregnant.