Bible Q&A: There Are Moneychangers in My Temple!

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Does the Bible describe how you should get married? All the scriptures that I have read only say marriage. It doesn't describe if you should get married in a church or if you are just married by being with the person. --Kelly C.

The Bible does not prescribe a special place or locale where one must get married, but it does suggest it needs to be done in the presence of God and witnesses, and it needs to involve vows and promises. In other words, it involves a public commitment where the community of faith recognizes and supports this decision. Simply living together does not constitute being married, nor does privately making promises to each other.

I have been raised Christian, and have always been taught that the Jewish faith does not recognize Jesus as the Son of God. However I have recently become friends with someone who is Jewish, and he tells me that is not so. I'm confused. --Jill S.

I suppose that the question is-what constitutes recognizing Jesus as Son of God? For example, Genesis 6:1-4 refers to angels as Sons of God, but it is not referring to the Messiah. Elsewhere in the Old Testament, God's children in general could be called sons of God. In Psalm 2, David the king is called God's anointed son.

Unless a Jewish person has become a Christian, they generally speaking do not recognize Jesus as the unique and divine son of God who is the Messiah for Jews and the savior of the world.

What does the Bible say about seeing God? Does anyone ever "see" God, even after they die? --Rotorboat

It depends on whom you are referring to by the word God. If you are referring to Jesus, the answer is yes: Jesus has been and will be seen when he returns. If you mean God the Father, the answer is no, since God does not have a physical form--though one could claim to have seen him when one sees his glory or brilliance.