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Mar 18, 2018 · Your English versions say that Paul addresses “the unmarried and the widows.” It’s clear what Paul means by “widows.” He’s referring to any woman who was once married but whose husband has died.
- Was The Apostle Paul Married? Yes, He Was. Here's How We Know
A husband who lost his wife in that culture did not...
- Was The Apostle Paul Married? Yes, He Was. Here's How We Know
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The Bible never says whether Paul was married or not. Some think that he was at one time based on what he said in 1 Corinthians 9:5, "don’t we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?"
Paul’s description of the church as the radiant bride of Christ in Ephesians 5:22–33 is the most obvious evidence for his positive view of marriage. He portrays the marriage relationship as something beautiful (compare Rev. 21:2, 9), and not just as beautiful but as comparable to the intimate relationship of love between Christ and his church.
- Concerning Married Life
- Concerning Change of Status
- Concerning The Unmarried
- Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols
- Paul’s Rights as An Apostle
- Paul’s Use of His Freedom
- The Need For Self-Discipline
7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(B) and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 Th...
17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(R) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(S) 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumci...
25 Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord,(AA) but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy(AB) is trustworthy. 26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.(AC) 27 Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.(AD) 28...
8 Now about food sacrificed to idols:(AP) We know that “We all possess knowledge.”(AQ) But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something(AR) do not yet know as they ought to know.(AS) 3 But whoever loves God is known by God.[d](AT) 4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(AU) We know that “An idol is nothin...
9 Am I not free?(BN) Am I not an apostle?(BO) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(BP) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(BQ) 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(BR)of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4 Don’t we have the right to food an...
19 Though I am free(CP) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(CQ) to win as many as possible.(CR) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(CS) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(CT) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I becam...
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(CZ) Run(DA) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(DB) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(DC) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running a...
The New Testament, unfortunately, never definitively states whether or not Paul was ever married. We are therefore left with looking for clues within his writings that might indicate whether, during at least part of his life, he had a wife.
Jul 18, 2018 · The point here is that Paul understands marriage and singleness in the same way that he understands every Christian relationship—as an occasion for directing our desires in life-giving ways. The Christian faith as Paul sees it is one in which all our passions are reoriented and redirected along the lines of self-giving love.
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Mar 28, 2023 · The Apostle Paul on Marriage and Singleness. Does the Bible consider marriage a kind of second-class state? As a single adult, I resent the Christian community putting so much emphasis on the importance of marriage.
