The chosen one
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Nope. Not everyone is given a mate. There are many people who remain single for the rest of their lives. Did Paul ever marry? Sure he was quite occupied with the ministry, but my point is there is no guarantees in life and it may not be your calling. AND some Christians don't even have the desire to marry, so it not that simple.
Seek God and ask Him what He wants you to do. You can date every eligible person in your area and never marry or you could date once and marry an abusive, spiteful person. How do you know what to do? Ask God and receive the answer He gives you. Wait on the Lord. This doesn't mean sitting back and doing nothing, it means pursuing a relationship with God, doing what He has called you to do, and seeking to be holy as He is holy. To know Christ and make Christ known should be the focus of every follower of Christ. In the pursuit of God, you will find others who pursue with the same devotion, desire and passion and, when God's timing is right, He will reveal His intentions for marriage to you.
However, if you are content in single life and do not burn with a desire to have sexual intimacy, it is better to remain as you are and devote your life to God and pleasing Him, rather than being divided between the desires of your spouse and the time you can then spend with God, and this is according to Paul.
God bless.
However, if you are content in single life and do not burn with a desire to have sexual intimacy, it is better to remain as you are and devote your life to God and pleasing Him, rather than being divided between the desires of your spouse and the time you can then spend with God, and this is according to Paul.
God bless.
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Sounds like this leader should read his Bible and see what God has to say about that.
Matthew 19:12
"For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's womb [people who just have no sexual desire], and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men [yeah...ow], and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake [those who choose to focus only on serving Christ and forsaking earthly companionship]. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."
Doesn't sound to me like Christ is saying that everyone is given a mate here.
I Corinthians 7:8, 27, 32-34
"But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am [Paul is believed by most scholars to be a widower, so here he is urging singles to stay single like himself.]...Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife...But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord - how he may please the Lord. But he who is married cares about the things of the world - how he may please his wife. There is a difference between a wife and a virgin [more specific usage here is unmarried woman, rather than a purely sexual state]. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world - how she may please her husband."
Hmm. Sounds like the apostle Paul doesn't agree with your leader's interpretation, either.
Matthew 19:12
"For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's womb [people who just have no sexual desire], and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men [yeah...ow], and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake [those who choose to focus only on serving Christ and forsaking earthly companionship]. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."
Doesn't sound to me like Christ is saying that everyone is given a mate here.
I Corinthians 7:8, 27, 32-34
"But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am [Paul is believed by most scholars to be a widower, so here he is urging singles to stay single like himself.]...Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife...But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord - how he may please the Lord. But he who is married cares about the things of the world - how he may please his wife. There is a difference between a wife and a virgin [more specific usage here is unmarried woman, rather than a purely sexual state]. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world - how she may please her husband."
Hmm. Sounds like the apostle Paul doesn't agree with your leader's interpretation, either.
