What are the vows (sacred promises) of the marriage covenant?
We have already defined them in Genesis 1 &2 and Malachi 2. There are four of them. The vows of the marriage covenant which the husband and wife agree to fulfill for life are 1. The bride and groom vow that they will leave the physical and emotional dependency of their childhood relationships with their parents and live together with each other as a separate family. 2. The bride and groom vow that they will share together regularly in romantic and sexual intimacy and all of its blessings and they will be faithful to each other, not sharing with anyone else in any romantic or sexual intimacy. 3. The bride and groom vow that they will live together as “marriage” companions, as those who share life’s many experiences. 4. The bride and groom vow that they will work together to support their family (feed, clothe, and house them and any children they might have) and support the community they live in. When a bride and groom make these vows on their wedding days, they are promising that they
