Let's rephrase: What is the lowest age people can get married in the bible, or does it not state one?|||The Bible commands us to "flee youthful lust" so it should not be fueled from lust.
and also do everything "decently and in order" 1 Corth. 14:40
A decent man would obey the "law of the Land" and marry someone who is legally of age.
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|||Limit is marriage, not specifically an age limit. The Bible does not provide an age limit for marriage. What you can learn from the Bible is that marriage is for grown ups, mature people, not for kids.
Societies of different times have determined when a person is mature enough to get married. I am sure that an 14 or 16 years old person of the first century was more mature and prepared for marriage than an information age teenager of the same age.
Romans 13:1 says :
"Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God."
Besides, God appointed secular goverments.|||The Bible actually does not give an age for sex/marriage but it recommends that one should wait until they are past puberty or the "Bloom of Youth".
1 Corinthians 7:36. But if anyone thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virginity, if that one is past the bloom of youth, and this is the way it should take place, let him do what he wants; he does not sin. Let them marry.
This was written to Christians in the first century about 55 C.E.
In early bible time males were not consider men or marry till they where 30. They where considered young and immature. Many also waited till 50 or 60. However, people also lived longer than. If you were going to live to be 300 or 600 years old would you tie up your life with a spouse and children so young or would you live life see the world, acquire some land, build a home and than get married. Enjoy the wife of your youth then some years later have children.
The Greeks, though believed in having a boy as a lovers from a young age. He would have been treated well and provided for in exchange for his ‘love’. Any parent who didn't agree with this would hire a "tutor". His job was not just to educate the child but protect him from the advances of those where looking for a young lover. The tutor would see to it that the boy was completely shielded, not just from advances to become a lover, but from knowledge that there were people who had such designs on young boys. Today some people don't want their children even attending school with youth who believe in casual sex.
As modern societies developed and democratic governments matured, progress saw a need to protect children from exploitation. This was seen first in the area of child labour. As some abused children grew up and became educated they spoke out against other forms of exploitation such as sexual. Particularly as the area of psychology developed in modern democratic societies. As a result limiting the age of sexual consent ended up in the laws.|||The same reason secular societies have a lot of laws; to keep the peace.
The Bible does not say a man can marry a "girl". It does say a man can marry a "woman". It also says a man should not have sex outside of marriage. So, no sex or marriage with a "girl".
Since we have to live with each other in this world, each society determines for itself, at what age "girl" becomes "woman".|||I love how so many people are dodging the question.
Yes, yes, we all know the bible says no sex outside of marriage. What the bible doesn't specify is if it's not okay to marry off a girl who's barely hit puberty to some creepy old pervert.
See: God knocking up Mary at 12, then pimping her out to Joseph.|||Um, given the supposed lengthy life-span of those Exodusorians found in ancient literature, and transposing that from dog years to human years, I'd say the lower limit was somewhere in infancy.
Gross.|||The Biblical view is that sex is for within marriage. No need to give an age.
Actually in the UK the present age of consent is as a result of the work of The Salvation Army (Which is hardly secular)|||the Bible did not say anything specific, while many other scholars did
it is 16, at 16 they can marry
we cannot put the values back then on the same plane with the values now, they have such shorter lifespan before|||Well I guess some social matters just weren't that important to the early church. Good Christians thought slavery was perfectly acceptable .. for example.|||Bible or Qu'ran never gives dates. But both Muslims and Christians argue that their leader was with a child.|||marriage |||BUT, the Bible does say that sex out of marriage is wong. If there was no limit on how young someone had to be to get married, it's be a mess. Can you imagine two 14 year olds working and paying for rent?|||Because secular societies are eroding the moral fiber of the world.|||living according to the Bible
sex is for married couples...only
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