Marriage
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6. Does God want all men to get married? |
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God does
not want all men to get married, for marriage is not His will for all men. To
marry is a gift that comes from God and not all have this gift, for Paul
says: “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his
proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that” (1 Corinthians
7:7). Therefore, Paul wished that all men remained unmarried, but he realized
that this was not possible, that is to say, he knew that not all men were
able to remain unmarried. |
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Therefore,
if a believer has the gift of remaining unmarried let him not marry, it’s all
right. Celibacy, when it is not imposed by man but is a voluntary choice made
by a man (obviously, for what is proper), is lawful. Paul recommends celibacy
to the Corinthians when he says: “But I say to the unmarried and to the
widows. It is good for them if they remain even as I am” (1 Corinthians 7:8 –
NKJV), and also: “Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou
loosed from a wife? seek not a wife” (1 Corinthians |