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Do These Bible Passages Teach That Sex Creates Marriage?

Do these Bible passages support the view that sexual union creates a marriage? The cited texts include Deuteronomy 21:13, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 21:8–10, Deuteronomy 22:13–21, Deuteronomy 22:28–29, and 1 Corinthians 6:16. Several passages connect sexual relations with becoming “one flesh,” marital obligations, bride-price, or a requirement for a man to marry a woman he has seduced. Others describe betrothal as carrying marital responsibilities. How should these verses be understood in their historical and biblical context? Do they mean sex itself is marriage, or do they describe consequences and obligations arising from sex outside marriage?

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yemi

How do you distinguish passages linking sex and marriage from passages that set consequences or protections after sexual relations?

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jaruma

Exactly, context matters plenty here; not every passage about sexual relations is automatically defining marriage.

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kris

The listed texts span laws and a Corinthian warning, so their immediate purposes may not all be identical.

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jayjay

I agree; comparing each passage's purpose first seems important before drawing one conclusion about marriage.

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dapo

Calling sexual union marriage may go beyond the wording if the passages also discuss obligations, family status, or wrongdoing separately.

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bola

It may help to read each passage in full, note who is addressed, then compare the conclusions before treating them as one rule.

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