IS IT WRONG FOR A DISCIPLE OF THE MESSIAH TO HAVE A LIFE PARTNEER WITHOUIT A CIVIL MARRIAGE?

Adam and Eve didn't go to a minister or a church or anyone else for that matter to be joined and be married as we use the term.

Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. So if a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves unto his wife, they shall be one flesh.

So before the civil ceremony or church sanction, etc., if a man or woman came together in order to be joined for life they are married according to Genesis 2:24.

Has anything changed?

In Canada in every Province except Quebec; if two are living together for one year they are considered to be in a common-law marriage. So a Christian does not have to go through a civil ceremony to be married. However, that being said, the laws vary depending on what country you live in or Province.

There are a lot of legal problems that can present themselves if one is not married according to civic standards. It is really a personal choice, but one that should be done according to one having a clear conscience in doing whatever choice one makes.

I personally have been in a common-law marriage with my wife, and spouse for more than thirty-nine years, and in Canada our relationship is recognized as a marriage, with all the legal protections involved from the Federal and Provincial governments.