BIBLICALLY ACCEPTABLE WEDDING COVENANTS FOR THE JOINING OF A MAN AND A WOMAN TO BECOME ONE FLESH IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD   >>>>>>The Man's Declarations To His Wife<<<<<<   Here I stand before all gathered here today, my God, and His angels to joyfully declare that by this covenant I accept and acknowledge [her name] as my own woman in marital union in Christ by this covenant!   With a heart filled with thanksgiving I accept my responsibility to faithfully live with [her name], to unselfishly, kindly and compassionately cherish her according to the Word of God and this our solemn covenant, in all virtue and honor, in all duty and service, in all faithfulness and tenderness! I acknowledge my own frailty, weakness and inability to fulfill this responsibility so I call on Jesus to work and will in me the godly fulfillment of this our wedding covenant.   I solemnly commit myself to to lead my [her first name], my covenanted companion as the servant Jesus has made me to be, being careful not to make her do what she doesn't want to do, not mastering her or holding her in submission to myself, not forcing her to do what I want her to do, not subduing or subjecting her to myself, not controlling or dominating her; rather being careful, as a servant who will have to give an accounting to his King Jesus, to kindly and unselfishly do with and to her that which the Word of God directs, looking after and caring for her, serving and helping her, supporting and taking care of her, for she is God's precious and beloved gift to me!   I solemnly accept my responsibility to faithfully stay and live with my [her first name], to not send or put her away from my side, to not ask her to go away or leave, to not leave her or release her from being my own life-partner; to not dismiss or repudiate her as my own life-partner, and to not leave her for another lover!   I solemnly accept my responsibility to faithfully stay and live joyfully and passionately with my [her name], to celebrate joyfully and passionately her body, soul and mind; and to not voluntarily separate my self from affection and intimacy with her except for mutually agreed upon times of prayer and fasting!   I do solemnly replace my loyalty to my parents with my loyalty to my [her first name] and loyally bond with her in our new intimate unity as life-partners, submitting to the Word of God in each other in reverence to God!   I do solemnly commit myself to my [her first name] with all my heart to live wisely with her; respectfully, compassionately and sacrificially cherishing her, feeding her the Word of God, taking care of her and leading her in Christ by my example? [1 Peter 3:7; 5; 1 Cor. 13; 1 John 3; Ephes 5; Lk 22] Yes, I do! I call on Jesus to work and will in me to avoid all quarreling, to be a humble peace maker and an edifier in our home so that I may not cause my [her first name] to spiritually stumble, fall, be offended, be weakened, or to be unavoidably grieved by my words and/or deeds.   I do recognize, accept and honor the one-flesh oneness, one-flesh unity, and Spirit unity of my intimate union with my  [her first name] so that I know, acknowledge and confess that I am not my own, that I belong to Jesus and am under His rule, that my intimate life-mate has the authority and control over the intimate use of my body, so that she may kindly and gently do with my body that which she pleases to do, in the Lord!   I recognize my responsibility to eagerly and earnestly do that which is necessary, by the enabling of Jesus' Spirit, to live wisely with my [her first name] so my prayers may be heard, to guard and keep the harmony and unity of the Spirit in the bond of Christ's peace in our union and intimacy as life-partners!   I accept my responsibility to call on Jesus to enable me to faithfully keep our union and intimacy with free from what God declares to be sexual immorality; with all humility, meekness, longsuffering, to bear with my [her first name] in godly Love, to diligently keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace in our home; and to be kind and tender hearted to my [her first name], forgiving her, even as God also in Christ forgave me.     >>>>>>>The Woman's Declarations To Her Husband<<<<<<<   Here I stand before all gathered here today, my God, and His angels to joyfully declare that by this covenant I accept and acknowledge [his name] as my own man in holy matrimony in Christ by this covenant!   With a heart filled with thanksgiving I accept my responsibility to faithfully live with my [his first name] and compassionately cherish him as my own covenanted companion according to the Word of God, in all virtue and honor, in all duty and service, in all faithfulness and affectionate tenderness!  I acknowledge my own frailty, weakness and inability to fulfill this responsibility so I call on Jesus to work and will in me the godly fulfillment of this our wedding covenant.   I solemnly commit myself to recognize, accept and honor the God-given headship and leadership of my [his first name] with all my heart, to not hold discourses with him, to not lecture him or teach him to do anything unless he is asking me to teach him about something or someone; to not govern, control or dominate him so that he does what I or others want him to do!   I solemnly commit myself to recognize, accept and honor the God-given headship and leadership of [his name] with all my heart, voluntarily choosing to bring and keep myself under his authority, leadership and teaching; placing my will and myself under his authority; bringing myself under his influence, subordinating myself to and obeying his leadership when it is not contrary to the clear, specific and explicit Word of God!   I solemnly accept my responsibility to faithfully keep my marital union and intimacy to my [his first name] only, keeping myself from all other lovers, not leaving him for another, and not dismissing, releasing or repudiating him as my own intimate life-partner, as long as we both live!   I accept my solemn responsibility to my [his first name] to accept and give to him with good will his God-given authority  over  and access to my body,  to encourage him to obey Jesus by passionately, gently and kindly experiencing ecstasy with me and my body in the Lord and according to His Word!   I humbly accept my responsibility to not separate from my [his  first name], to not be separated from him, to not leave him, or to not put myself apart from intimacy with him, unless it is to be alone and celibate by mutual consent for fasting and prayer, or to celibately be alone with the hope of eventual reconciliation and reunion, as long as we both live!   I solemnly replace my loyalty to my parents with loyalty to my [his first name], to bond with him loyally in our new intimate union, submitting to God's Word in each other in reverence to God!   I solemnly commit myself to my [his first name] with all my heart, to follow his lead, doing so for and by the Lord, and in all matters showing the honor and respect due him as her own God-appointed head and leader!   In the Name of Jesus and for His sake I subject myself to [his name] to obey him as Christ and His Word direct and instruct me, except if he expects me to disobey the clear, specific and explicit Word of God.  It is my desire to follow his lead with all reverence and respect not only when he is good and forbearing, but even if he stray from the Way; enduring this grief because of my conscience towards God, suffering wrongfully with patient endurance, in the steps of Jesus. I know and accept that I was called to this, even as Christ was, so I will to fearlessly give myself up to Him who judges righteously and ask Him to work in me to not return evil for evil. I call on Jesus to work and will in me chaste and godly behavior so that without a word from me He might use me to draw my [his first name] closer to Jesus and His will. I ask and trust Him to work in me His control of my emotions and strength so that I will be gentle and peaceful as His dove in the Spirit in our home, that I may be as wise, bold and strong in Jesus as Ruth, Esther and Jesus' mother, Mary. The best education for children is a godly marriage Christian Homeschoolers- Stores, Restaurants, Services, Products, Activities, Events