Lawfully Wedded by Renald Showers

This little booklet tackles the question of “what is marriage?” and its corollary, “what makes a man and woman husband and wife?” Through a careful examination of Scripture, Showers demonstrates that the sexual act does not constitute a marriage, rather it is the making of a marriage covenant in which a couple vows to be husband and wife. “When the covenanted man and woman enter into sexual union, they are putting into practice what they previously had covenanted to do” (p.16). This is an excellent little study for any dealing with this particular subject.