salt covenant wedding vow?
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I believe the salt is thrown over the right hand shoulder to seal the marriage vow.
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I'm not sure if it's a vow breaker, but it's not a good idea.\n\n1 Corinthians 7:4-5\n" The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to the wife. Do not deprive one another except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then comer together again so that satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control."
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Num 30:2  If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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First, John, you are not the Holy Spirit. You need to commit the couple into the hands of the Lord. Yes, you do not push to hard, but notice that they are pulling you. You are not of their world. Leave them at the altar and walk away.
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salt is really nacl\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20060629161443AACbQ6Z&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHwIbtgFugzSdb971gLn7zTCKP3PS8pe8mDJA--&msgr_status=\n\n13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.\n\nGenesis 19.26 But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.\n\nso yes, the two are connected
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I am concerned that you mention he "said if he is to marry me..."  b/c it sounds like an ultimatum.   Being baptized, if you are of the Christian faith, is a SYMBOL only of Christ's ultimate sacrifice for us (all humans).  We are sinners, from birth, and the only way for us (all humans) to gain access to heaven b/c of our sin was for Christ to give His life up for us, as the ultimate payment for those sins.  We will never be "good enough."  So, in accepting that Christ did this for us (again, ALL humans), and realizing that we will always fall short of perfection b/c we're sinners, we thank Him for His sacrifice and live for Him daily.  Always striving to learn more about how to serve Him, and then doing it.  This is why we're here on earth.... to serve God.  Baptism is then a way of showing publicly that we choose to serve the only living God, the Saviour of our souls, by dying to ourselves, being buried (sybollically) by being "dunked" or immersed in water, and rising again (sybollically) by coming up out of water.  Christ did this as an example of what showing a public declaration of knowing and loving and following Him could look like.  Being baptized is not a "ticket to heaven" - so be careful of feeling pressured to get baptized in order to be good enough for something else (i.e. marriage).  I'll pray for you...
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why stop with the vows? also do these things\n\n1. instead of a pastor have a referee "officiate"\n2. instead of rice throw "dust in the wind"\n3. instead of doves release "trial balloons"\n4. instead of a reception have "something to go"\n\nand finally\n\n5. instead of a honeymoon take "separate vacations"
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Salt is considered white gold; something valuable and important\nSalt is necessary for survival.\nJesus reminded his deciples that they should be precious to the world, as salt is to life, and not to lose their saltiness as when diluted in water.\n\nLots wife turned to a "pillar of salt": This idiom is used to make a strong statement for the lesson to be learned. A pillar of salt will be remembered better than a pillar of stone. An emphasis is put on the moral of the story by referring to it as salt.\nIn real, she might have gotten burned to charcoal or her salty body fluids may have oozed out of the skin. Since such literal descriptions are usually not used in the Bible, the happening was depicted as a pillar of salt.
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COMMANDMENTS...\n\nJUST FOLLOW JESUS TEACHING IN MATTHEW AND LUKE  WHICH ARE IN LEV AND DEUT.\n\nLOVE GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOR.\nALL THE REST WILL FALL IN LINE
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No I dont but the bible says a man and a woman are to leave thier families and become one with thier spouse. Always put him before any others and honor your marridge. Do not let anyone put preasure on your maridge and they had thier chance when you got married to speak or forever hold thier peace,,,perhaps you could remind them of that .....
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If done right, it's a commitment to love and honor and be with each other for life....If it's done wrong, then it's hell on earth and the end of freedom and all those other vile things said.   \n\nI would strongly recommend you think very long, very hard, and having serious potential uncomfortable conversations with your s.o. before considering the commitment of marriage.
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Not really. A promise is to uphold something. A vow is really serious, it is taken to show you are really dedicated to do it. But in essance they are really the same thing.
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Genesis 9:12-17: And God said to Noah, 'This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you , for perpetual generations:\n\n    I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. \n\n    And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:\n\n    And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh'.
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Prayer happening \nFather I lift this one to you in Jesus name that you will bless her marriage. Help her and her husband have the kind of marriage you want them to have. Give them wisdom and unity in this marriage. \nHelp her be the wife and mother you want her to be. Help him be the husband you want him to be. \nBless there children Lord and help them to grow to be people you want them to be. Use this family Lord for your glory. And I give you praise Lord for hearing and answering this request. \nIn Jesus mighty name \nAmen
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I find this amazing that you are being told this. The same people who told you to go to Hell can they tell you what "The salt of the Covenant" means?
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That's a tough one. The priest that will conduct the ceremony, will have to cheat (in essence), because it is against the rules of the doctrine (as far as I know) so that is why one of the two in the couple usually submits him/herself to the demands of the other's doctrine (he will have to be baptized orthodox Christian, in your case). There are exceptions but always in a personal level, and with the fear to get everybody in trouble. I live in an officially greek orthodox country and I grew up as one too (but I don't consider myself as one anymore) so I've heard many occasions like this. I can recall few marriages like the one you're seeking to have, but they are very rare and the couples said afterwards how kind the priest was (so, you see it gets personalized) that he did not demand anything like being baptized. Good luck
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Hello danielb6891.. :)\n\nWe must remain faithful to our Heavenly Father, not just by lip service, but heart service and we must continue in His abiding Love..We must NEVER leave our First Love..if we do, we shall be cut off from our Heavenly Fathers Love and grace..\n\nThen we will be thrown into the Lake of Fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels..\n\nIt is sum up in these words..Thou shalt Love the Lord thy God with ALL of your heart and soul (not just some) and to Love your neighbor as yourself..Not by works lest we boast..but undefiled Love.. :)\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..your sister In Christ..