The Covenant of Marriage: Courtship Within the Covenant (6)

The Authority of Parents "Who gives this woman to this man in marriage?" "Her mother and I." These are words that have been spoken over and over again by fathers who have given their daughters in marriage. But do we really understand the implication of these few words? They refer to the active exercise of parental authority in the marriages of our covenant children. When a father walks his daughter down the aisle to give her hand in marriage to a man, he is placing his stamp of approval on...