Comments on: 8 Ways To Honor Marriage https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Articles on Singleness, Dating & Marriage | Gospel Relevance https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-48973 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 03:57:25 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-48973 […] 8 Ways to Honor Marriage […]

]]> By: June blog reviews | john d grigsby https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47939 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:02:07 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47939 […] 8 Ways to Honor Marriage – I love reading ideas that help me help my marriage. […]

]]> By: GoThereFor.com | Down-under round-up: 10 June 2015 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47849 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:24:52 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47849 […] something positive: David Murray’s ’8 ways to honor marriage’. Noting his warning not to delay marriage too much, one wise parishioner noted that not everyone […]

]]> By: Group Meeting 6.9.15 | CCC Men of Integrity https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47845 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:55:15 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47845 […] http://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/ […]

]]> By: Linda https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47821 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 19:55:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47821 Hello David, I really appreciated this article. I do have a question with respect to point #4 – how young is too young to marry? In our congregation, where we have a sizeable number of young adults, we’re seeing more and more marry in their teens – 18 & 19 year olds, for example. We have 3 daughters, one of whom is 16. She is not allowed to date (or should I say “court”? – not sure what is politically correct!) yet, but we’re not sure when the appropriate time should be to allow her to do so, let alone consider marriage! Thankfully, she is fine with our wish, so far, anyway. We don’t wish to be overbearing but, in our view, marriage is such a serious (and long) commitment, we don’t think it should be rushed into. My view is that our daughters should complete their education and establish themselves career-wise. Then, should they ever marry, they would have something to fall back on should their husband die, or become unemployed. Perhaps many will disagree with this. Also, my husband and I married late by Christian standards – early 30′s; but neither of us became believers until our late 20′s – we’re both thankful the Lord made us both wait.

]]> By: Andrea https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47820 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 17:29:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47820 Thank you for the article! I thought it was excellent.

]]> By: Catie Lobbezoo https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47817 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 15:21:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47817 Very good, thanks! Had some questions about #4, as I got married at age 19, but reading your responses to others’ concerns cleared it up for me. :)

]]> By: Today in Blogworld 06.05.15 - Borrowed Light https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47809 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:15:53 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47809 […] 8 Ways to Honor Marriage […]

]]> By: Rebecca https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47807 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:09:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47807 The Bible does not speak of “appropriate ages” for marriage in the same way that #4 does. In fact, one could argue that it does not really address the issue at all. Certainly one could make an argument against child marriages, but that is not likely an issue in the cultures and societies of most of those reading this blog. To my knowledge, he Bible never hints that one should not marry past a certain age, lest they dishonor marriage.

Perhaps the author meant to say that one should not marry too hastily, on a whim, or that men should not string along women in pseudo-marriage relationships while delaying the actual marriage.

It would be far better to turn this into the point whose omission is glaringly obvious but, sadly, not surprising if the author of this blog is Protestant:

WE HONOR MARRIAGE BY ENTERING INTO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

It is exactly on that point that most of us, as Protestants, have failed miserably. We can’t even agree on what the “right reasons” are. Instead, we quibble over cost of wedding ceremonies and cultural gender roles. The marriages we are defending are, all too often, not as worth defending as we would like to think.

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2015/06/01/8-ways-to-honor-marriage/#comment-47803 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:49:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=21366#comment-47803 Yes, just to be clear, I was not referring to those who providentially don’t marry until later in life. I was referring to those who are in a relationship but chose to delay marriage for no good reason for years and years.

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