In Christian understanding marriage is an institution founded by God. It is a permanent and inseparable union. According to John Meyendorff, an Orthodox theologian, marriage is essentially a meeting of two beings in love, a human love that can be transformed by the sacramental grace of Holy Spirit, in to an eternal bond...

Marriage is a permanent union and inseparable bond between a man and a woman. Marriage is one of the Sacraments. It is the basic institution in society approved and sanctioned by God. The Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872 consolidates and amends the law relating to the solemnization of the marriages of persons professing.