[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Paul SPECIFICALLY mentions in his letter to Timothy it is OK for a bishop to be married. Read that passage again.

1 Timothy 3:2 It’s there. Unless you have some sort of spin on it that I’m not getting.

Jesus NEVER says ANYWHERE in the gospels that celibacy is a requirement for service in the priesthood. NO ONE does. In fact Jesus had married men among his disciples including Peter.

You are reading into the Bible. I am reading it as it is written and not making up these conclusions. Priests were in fact married men in the Bible, they were expected to be married.

[DarkSavant]

Paul SPECIFICALLY mentions in his letter to Timothy it is OK for a bishop to be married. Read that passage again. 1 Timothy 3:2 It’s there. Unless you have some sort of spin on it that I’m not getting. Jesus NEVER says ANYWHERE in the gospels that celibacy is a requirement for service in the priesthood. NO ONE does. In fact Jesus had married men among his disciples including Peter.

For the last time. I never said celibacy was a requirement. I said celibacy had a scriptural context. There's a big difference between those two statements.

You are reading into the Bible. I am reading it as it is written and not making up these conclusions. Priests were in fact married men in the Bible, they were expected to be married.

Again, Paul was not married.