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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I cannot think of any scripture that mandates sex within a marriage to define marriage.
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A marriage becoming "official," or "recognized by God" at consummation is a fairly common held belief amongst some Christians. It's not the only one, though, but is supposedly supported by Genesis 2:24.
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Originally Posted by Genesis 2:24
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
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I'm not in the bible business, as Textcritic is, though, so I wouldn't be able to say if that was what he was referring to or not, or if there's more to it than that (I am sure there probably is).