Wedding Receptions: Sanctified Celebrations
Rev. Key Steven provides a theological foundation for wedding receptions as sanctified celebrations within Christian life, grounding his argument in Christ's attendance at the wedding in Cana and the biblical principle that true religion permits lawful rejoicing. The article, drawing on J.C. Ryle's commentary, defends the propriety of marriage feasts and merriment as consistent with honoring Christ and His blessing upon the marriage covenant.
A wedding reception is a joyful celebration of the union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. It is a celebration in which family, friends, and acquaintances are given opportunity to rejoice with them that rejoice (Rom. 12:15). That such marriage celebrations have a place in the life of the Christian is evident from the references in the Bible to various wedding feasts, including the one in Cana of Galilee attended by our Lord Himself and at which He performed the "beginning of miracles"...
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