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1 | Paul discourages marriage? | 1 Cor 7:1 | DocTrinsograce | 142093 | ||
Hi, Ngkh... Paul only meant that without a spouse, a single person can devote directly more time and energy to service to the Lord than is possible for a married person. Celebacy become an error of the church after the time of the apostles. You will find Paul predicting exactly this in 1 Timothy 4:1-5. Sounds pretty familiar, doesn't it? In Him, Doc PS You have been visiting the forum for a couple of months. Why don't you tell us a little about yourself in your profile? :-) |
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2 | Paul discourages marriage? | 1 Cor 7:1 | BibleVerse | 142337 | ||
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Bible, says: “Most, if not all the apostles had been married, as Peter certainly was.” In evidence of Peter’s marriage, this Catholic book cites two texts: Matthew 8:14 and 1 Corinthians 9:5. The first speaks of Peter’s “mother-in-law.” In the second Paul says: “Have we not . . . the right to take a Christian woman round with us, like all the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?”—The Catholic Jerusalem Bible. As indicated in this Bible verse, who had wives? “The other apostles.” “The brothers of the Lord.” “Cephas.” Who was Cephas? None other than the apostle Peter, who the Catholic religion teaches was the first pope - and Paul said Peter was married. The Roman Catholic Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Bible, referring to the Bible writings of Jesus’ apostles, says: “St. Paul makes it quite clear that no Christian is obliged to practice v. [virginity].” It adds: “Celibacy of the clergy is nowhere demanded... in the NT [New Testament].” The Doc presents a reasonable view of 1 Cor 7:1-2. |
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