Posted on 07/07/2018 3:43:41 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Marriage is God’s will for the majority of people. Scripture celebrates both marriage and celibacy.
Whether one is married or single, it should be to the glory of God.
A celibate man or woman of God who is wedded to the LORD in both body and spirit is qualified to share his or her wisdom to a married couple who are wedded in the earthly sense.
John the Baptist was single but I would trust his marital advice.
Yep - and at least Paul admits it's not a directive from Jesus/God/Spirit, but his own opinions.....so many forget that and ignore it because they have their own opinions which are contrary to what God intended and it ends up in their religions.
Bump
“Then I guess that you think God was wrong in the beginning, eh?”
Please note that the text you cited says “the man” not “all men at all times”.
Adam needed a helper and a mate - or else there would have been no human species. Not all people need to marry. And what you’re doing is intellectually dishonest. You’re trying to set the God of Genesis against Jesus. I’m saying they were both right. Keep up.
“If abstaining from sex is keeping one pure, then having sex makes one impure.”
Your logic failure here is astounding. And then you note it yourself by saying: “And anything that makes one impure is sin.” Yes, and sex outside of marriage is sinful. Sex within marriage is not. Thus, having sex doesn’t make one impure unless its outside of marriage. Learn to think.
Also, if you knew scripture you would know that Jews - and Christians as we see from history - still believed in abstinence even within marriage for certain purposes. Apparently you’re unfamiliar with 1 Samuel 21:5.
With more nuns, priests will let up the pressure on young boys
Not in my house! 31 years
Haha! Your wife and so many wives!
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