{"id":9098,"date":"2025-02-16T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=9098"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:24:42","slug":"elopement-biblical-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/elopement-biblical-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Is weglopen om te trouwen een zonde? De Schrift stelt geen huwelijksceremonie vast, maar kerken hebben regels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Not in itself. The Bible describes betrothals and wedding feasts but sets no ceremony, officiant or vows, so eloping breaks no biblical command. Churches differ: a Catholic must marry before a priest or deacon and two witnesses, an Orthodox Christian needs a church wedding, and the Church of England blesses couples already married in a civil ceremony. What does the Bible say about eloping? The Bible never mentions eloping or secret weddings. The marriages it records follow the customs of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not in itself. The Bible sets no wedding ceremony, but Catholics must marry before a priest and two witnesses, and Orthodox Christians need a church wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18880,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-jessica-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":9098,"position":0},"title":"Is Jessica in the Bible? No, Shakespeare Probably Made It from Iscah","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"No one named Jessica appears in the Bible. 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