Gnoticism and Marriage (Jesus, procreation, creation, gnostic, divorce)

[Bishka]

Questions for y'all

Does either family or the woman or man pay a dowry?

Is intermarriage between faiths allowed?

Age allowed to marry?

Engagements?

Is Pre-Martial Sex Allowed?

How is Marriage defined (man and man, woman and woman, man and woman)?

Is marriage required?

Is divorce okay?

[Halcyon]

To be frank Becky, almost all the information concerning day to day life of the ancient Gnostics has been wiped out.
I'll try my best to answer your questions though.

Firstly, marriage wasn't exactly encouraged by tha ancients - procreation trapped more souls. But i don't personally totally agree with that view, and i don't think Jesus did either.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Does either family or the woman or man pay a dowry?

I have no idea. Back then i imagine they would have done whatever the norm was. Today i see no need for a dowry of any kind, marriage should be for love not money.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Is intermarriage between faiths allowed?

Yes. Gnosticism is accepting of other religions, so long as those religions are accepting themselves.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Age allowed to marry?

Whatever the legal age of the state is.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Engagements?

A good idea. I believe you should only marry someone when you are sure they are "the one" for you.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Is Pre-Martial Sex Allowed?

Yes.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

How is Marriage defined (man and man, woman and woman, man and woman)?

Any two people who love one another and want to commit their lives to each other.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Is marriage required?

No.

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Is divorce okay?

According to Jesus, only for adultery. So i'd have to go with that.

Like i said earlier, people should only marry if they are 100% certain they will be faithful to their partner, and that they will be able to live together for the rest of their lives.
Even if this means living in a relationship outside of the bonds of marriage for many years, then thats how it should be.

[Buttons*]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

Questions for y'all

Does either family or the woman or man pay a dowry?

Not in this day and age

Is intermarriage between faiths allowed?

yes

Age allowed to marry?

what Hal said

Engagements?

the longer, the better

Is Pre-Martial Sex Allowed?

yesh

How is Marriage defined (man and man, woman and woman, man and woman)?

whomever, to whomever

Is marriage required?

not at all

Is divorce okay?

yes, but not preferable