Are Church Weddings Really Necessary? | Apostle Grace Lubega

[@GodandStory]

To us Who like before watching 😅

[@kworibadavid4394]

😂😂😂yes yes yes yes

[@heavencalling3808]

That's being expectant to receive.

[@ceciil___]

Yes😅😅

[@kyosimbaesther8984]

Yhooo😂❤

[@Light_and_love]

😂😂

[@themiddleastAr]

Having understood the meaning of altars and if I was to marry my wife again ,I would still go the church wedding way.

[@ritaaliela7401]

Hallelujah Glory to God 🙏

[@silver.o.j.8868]

The church is not just a witness, it represents the Joiner...So God joins two people by the church..

[@musinguzifelix246]

Amen. Thank you the word papa

[@magerodennis382]

Great teaching,

[@kirabopjulie3928]

God bless you servant of God,i got this revelation en i have been teaching it,infact learnt that an introduction celemony is the most important.The church is just a witness.

[@mukisajoshua4621]

This shows that you clearly didn't understand him,he didn't in anyway say that an introduction ceremony is more important than the church wedding,what he means by church being a witness and God being the one who joins is that, for example, before you are joined in holy matrimony,what's God's view about your relationship,are you sure that that person is the one God wants you to marry,if God hasn't stamped in it, even if you are wedded in church,God hasn't joined you because just maybe that person isn't God's choice for you just like he rejected David's big brothers and chose David,that's what he's trying to mean, please don't mislead people to stop them from concentrating their marriages in church by preaching a wrong doctrine that as long as you do the introduction you can go ahead and live together

[@mukisajoshua4621]

In fact he emphasized at the end he said divine witness which is the church, which means being joined in holy matrimony,he talked of vows which are made in church, please clearly understand, don't misunderstand apostle

[@kirabopjulie3928]

@@mukisajoshua4621 thanks dear,i rilly understood everything sir,though I added in my own revelation to confirm my own revelation.

[@kirabopjulie3928]

@@mukisajoshua4621 Bambi I clearly en truthfully understood everything.

[@aloetug9964]

@@mukisajoshua4621 question shd be what or who is Church?? Of u get that right then the rest will be easy. If u think church is the building well and good but if u know that church is the people then that is also good

[@akisiimireisabella4132]

Hallelujah 🙏🙏🙏

[@DocusDocus]

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[@manyenfredopwonya4557]

Hallelujah!

[@shefferzvibes9643]

Yeah

[@user-gh1zi5sd1y]

Thank you so much

[@annmwaniki4973]

A powerful one but i request if you can share with us the link to the whole sermon or may be the topic of the sermon.

[@TheRoyalPriest]

Kindly watch the whole sermon excerpts titles to the full sermon shall always be inserted within the sermon excerpt

[@ifeanyiejiasi2251]

This sounds very intelligent. But, what happened to the marriages in the apostles times and beyond when church marriages were not conducted even though church was in existence? Who are the witnesses to that? Who instituted church marriage? Let's get the facts right. Thank you, my beloved apostle.

[@benonkiyingi1988]

Church marriages/weddings were Instituted by the Catholic Church in the year 1563/ November/ 11th during the 24th session of the Council of Trent ( you may google this information) and the reason was simple, the RULING councils of the then CATHOLIC church realized that there were so many DIVORCES and REMARRIAGES in society even for simple reasons which were not stated in the Bible, so the church so it fit to start officiating weddings and added other 12 man made canonical laws to the Institution of marriage, however there is no evidence whatsoever in the Scriptures of weddings/marriages celebrated in the Synagogues, Temples or in the Tabernacle. Wedding celebrations were never religious but cultural /traditional in nature, it is why you do not here of any biblical fore fathers of the faith nor APOSTLE nor JESUS himself officiating at a wedding though he attended the one at CANA . The aim of the CATHOLIC church then was to reduce divorces and remarriages, however current statistics ON DIVORCE INDICATE that the rate of divorce is the same (50%)in all forms of marriages be it in a church/religious marriage , civil marriage or cultural (traditional ) marriages. The reasons for the acceptance of divorce by Moses in the OT put forth by OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST in the NT is still the same '' HARDNESS OF HEART '' it is why couples on the verge of divorce always say that '' they have Irreconcilable differences''

[@ifeanyiejiasi2251]

@@benonkiyingi1988 thank you for this awesome job. I really appreciate.

[@bakersentamu4725]

Full sermon? but thanks for posting

[@amazinggrace5243]

Look for marriage series by Apostle Grace Lubega.

[@giftanyijukire4000]

Apostle i want a sermon about not marrying in other religions. I personally don’t want to but i am so much bothered by church elders who think it’s not okay, i feel like that’s a personal choice, why should i experience your feelings? If you can’t do it, it doesn’t mean i too shouldn’t.

[@don9524]

well here are two main scriptures concerning your question i pray you read them and understand "2Corinthians 6:14-18 and Ephesians 5:11''. Allow me to elaborate more specifically on 2 Corinthians 6:14. hope you read it from your own bible. The phrase “unequally yoked” comes from 2 Corinthians 6:14 in the King James Version: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” The New American Standard Version says, “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?”. A yoke is a wooden bar that joins two oxen to each other and to the burden they pull. An “unequally yoked” team has one stronger ox and one weaker, or one taller and one shorter. The weaker or shorter ox would walk more slowly than the taller, stronger one, causing the load to go around in circles. When oxen are unequally yoked, they cannot perform the task set before them. Instead of working together, they are at odds with one another. Paul’s admonition in 2 Corinthians 6:14 is part of a larger discourse to the church at Corinth on the Christian life. He discouraged them from being in an unequal partnership with unbelievers because believers and unbelievers are opposites, just as light and darkness are opposites. They simply have nothing in common, just as Christ has nothing in common with “Belial,” a Hebrew word meaning “worthlessness” (verse 15). Here Paul uses it to refer to Satan. The idea is that the pagan, wicked, unbelieving world is governed by the principles of Satan and that Christians should be separate from that wicked world, just as Christ was separate from all the methods, purposes, and plans of Satan. He had no participation in them; He formed no union with them, and so it should be with the followers of the one in relation to the followers of the other. Attempting to live a Christian life with a non-Christian for our close friend and ally will only cause us to go around in circles. The “unequal yoke” is often applied to business relationships. For a Christian to enter into a partnership with an unbeliever is to court disaster. Unbelievers have opposite worldviews and morals, and business decisions made daily will reflect the worldview of one partner or the other. For the relationship to work, one or the other must abandon his moral center and move toward that of the other. More often than not, it is the believer who finds himself pressured to leave his Christian principles behind for the sake of profit and the growth of the business. Of course, the closest alliance one person can have with another is found in marriage, and this is how the passage is usually interpreted. God’s plan is for a man and a woman to become “one flesh” (Genesis 2:24), a relationship so intimate that one literally and figuratively becomes part of the other. Uniting a believer with an unbeliever is essentially uniting opposites, which makes for a very difficult marriage relationship. Hope i helped so May the Holy spirit help you as you discern on such a great choice in a lifetime.

[@KuddizaAmos]

"...you want....." Indeed your ears are itching! Yet the word of God is clear that you're unequal to nonbelievers so you shouldn't be yoked

[@giftanyijukire4000]

@@KuddizaAmos what do you mean by non believers?

[@KuddizaAmos]

@@giftanyijukire4000 those who don't believe in King Jesus as the one and only true God & son of God

[@magezijames-gg3yf]

On that note pastor can i just come with two of my two friend witnesses and you join us. Another question if i wedded in acatholic church is that marriage recognised bg God

[@don9524]

well in marriage we normally take a witness of tri-partn witnesses because they are the ones responsible for both parties and These are God(church covers this ) , mans family (any blood relative) and Lady's family ( mostly the one who has authority over her because here he/she will be handing that authority to the husband). And about that catholic church; the boundaries of your faith comes in, how? . As i spoke of the tri-partn witness-ship and our major player in this being God then remember God is everywhere but your convictions matters. If you believe that the catholic alter is holy and you can encounter Him from there its fine. God recognizes marriage so long as the 3 witnesses are available even if a preacher decides to wed you under the tree or your sitting room its valid.

[@rosesengo4704]

Haaaaa!!! Gyolaga pastor, Gyolaga.......😃😃😃😃

[@aloetug9964]

I would love to know what is "church" are they the building oba??

[@cedricmenorah6261]

Actually today we think of church as buildings. But in Bible times, church was the people.

[@i.am.michellekirabo]

Church, is you! You are the Church. I am the Church. Christ's Bride, is the Church. You are Church. Altogether, we are Church. When we meet, on Sunday, we have met as a Church, at Church, where we all Church, because we are the Church.

[@aloetug9964]

So if people are church so why not traditional marriage being taken as holy marriage. Apostle said no better witness than the church but church is people so if people witness then what else is remaining

[@cedricmenorah6261]

@@aloetug9964 absolutely right! The ceremony shouldn't be about "where" but about who! Personally and BIBLICALLY, it's the parents who have the authority both to bless and hand over. Period.

[@giftanyijukire4000]

Listen to Thursdays sermon, church isn’t a building.

[@sandramatua6293]

Now days Church weddings are also used by law to tie good pipo down in bondage wth the wrong person. In such a way that wen a woman gets married to a man of bad character or a man gets married to a woman of bad character wich they had no knowledge of before the marriage, after the Church wedding, it seems irreversable so they both have to stay down tied to each other till death of one do u part or if God comes in to break that convenant. So, i wouldnt recommend a Church wedding unless the person is 40 years and above and they are very sure about the partner they have.

[@kirabopjulie3928]

And alot are suffering en suffocating but they can't separete.Yre right dear.May God have mercy upon us

[@sandramatua6293]

@@kirabopjulie3928 true.....

[@bethmutumba4828]

So are u saying get married but leave a window of opportunity to run away…

[@sandramatua6293]

@@bethmutumba4828 i meant dont rush it. Well, for u, if u want, u can wed immidiately after intro. However, if u didnt get it, just means, my comment wasnt meant for u. 😁

[@gadbuchianga5118]

What's the place of an altar? Doesn't marriage gets it's authenticity on an altar? You're misleading saying church just a witness. All ordinances to marriage including repentance, prayers, sanctification, continuity and blessings comes from the church.

[@cedricmenorah6261]

The reality is that marriage is about transfer of authority from the girl's parents to the husband. Marriage has always been about bringing two families together. So the blessing of the parents are even more important than the pastor's! Read through your Bible and find if there was any "man of God" officiating the joining together of couples.

[@kirabopjulie3928]

@@cedricmenorah6261 it's true dear,cos if the parents of the girls doesn't give u a recommendation letter ,there is no church that can join you.Thats y to me,the introduction is the main wedding. Thanks dear

[@cedricmenorah6261]

@@kirabopjulie3928 very right. Am not against church weddings but they're aren't important as far as God is concerned. The blessing of the parents who have authority over the children is more important. So, I too emphasize what we call introduction which really should be "joining together ceremony". Am a bornagain tongue speaking Christian btw.

[@giftanyijukire4000]

The altar doesn’t specifically mean church, coz even in shrines they’ve altars my dear. It’s a place where sacrifices are offered, i can used my compound as an altar for my wedding.

[@lynettequinatel6976]

​@@cedricmenorah6261yes that's your parents giveaway is the most important with their blessings Then the church wedding is just a witness to join in holy matrimony

[@d.m.k.prince]

How long will you continue to preach things of men as commandments of God

[@cherotichbarbra3268]

We love you apostle❤️🥰

[@francisnyang2248]

Mr Lubega you don’t know what you are talking about marriage. God uses his servants to perform His ordinances. Study about when marriage begins! Stop heresy! You are supposed to help people understand the Bible not your own understanding. By having crowds follow you does not mean you are ordained of God. We know how you have misled people! You will be trapped by God in your own folly

[@GodandStory]

You have surely not watched the whole video he talks about two more witnesses one of which is a church priest But you people like making conclusions without watching and listening

[@MultiJosh80]

Looks like you're more interested in attacking Mr Lubega, than setting the record straight. Post what you believe is right on the issue of weddings and marriage. Don't attack others for their submissions

[@GodandStory]

@@MultiJosh80 that’s what I also see here

[@silver.o.j.8868]

Too much confusion....in the name of english...you see every one has followers