St Mary's Church, Billingshurst

Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God – from God, who is love. In the marriage ceremony, you make a public declaration of lifelong commitment to love each other, whatever happens. The Bible tells us that we love, because God first loved us – it’s as if He pours out His love on us, and that love overflows so we have love for another. A Snoopy cartoon once had the words ‘love is for giving’. Love is for giving, and love is forgiving; we see that in the amazing, unconditional love of God, whose son, Jesus, expressed his love by being prepared to sacrifice himself, even to die, for the people he loved. Jesus never says ‘I love you, but…’. In Christian marriage we try to follow Jesus’ model by loving our spouse in a self-sacrificial way, putting their needs before our own – loving, cherishing, our spouse forever.

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		Wedding guide Christian marriage Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God – from God, who is love. In the marriage ceremony, you make a public declaration of lifelong commitment to love each other, whatever happens. The Bible tells us that we love, because God first loved us – it’s as if He pours out His love on us, and that love overflows so we have love for another. A Snoopy cartoon once had the words ‘love is for giving’. Love is for giving, and love is forgiving; we see that in the amazing, unconditional love of God, whose son, Jesus, expressed his love by being prepared to sacrifice himself, even to die, for the people he loved. Jesus never says ‘I love you, but…’. In Christian marriage we try to follow Jesus’ model by loving our spouse in a self-sacrificial way, putting their needs before our own – loving, cherishing, our spouse forever. continue reading >> 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 © Copyright 2010. St Mary's Church, Billingshurst. CSS Menus.