SHOULD CELIBACY BE ENFORCED TO CHRISTIAN PREACHERS?

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jameen

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Paul also says, "It is better to marry than to burn." 1 Cor. 7:9


"When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him." Matt 8:14-15
Peter was already married when Christ called him to be his disciple. the Catholic Church allows married man to be priests but forbids single man who became married to be priests.

The Catholic Church allows single priests to marry but they will not become parish priest anymore.

Do you know a single verse in the Bible that it is not forbidden for single preachers to get married and still be preachers?
 

jameen

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No.. Paul was saying it is better for all christians to remain single if they can do it.. but if they have desires for a husband or a wife they shouldget married.. It is actually a Biblical stipulation that a Bishop should be the husband of one wife..

1 Timothy 3 KJV
This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

The degenerate sexuality running rife in the catholic church now is as a result of forcing celebacy on people who cannot handle it.. The celibacy rule also attracts men who do not desire woman but instead have unatural sexual desires which is why there is so much child abuse in the catholic clergy...
Catholic Church allows married man to be priests but never a single man who became married to be parish priests.

Do you know a single verse in the Bible that it is not forbidden for single preachers to get married and still be preachers?

Why the Church does not want its single priests to get married?

1 Cor. 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. - NIV
 
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Catholic Church allows married man to be priests but never a single man who became married to be parish priests.

Do you know a single verse in the Bible that it is not forbidden for single preachers to get married and still be preachers?

Why the Church does not want its single priests to get married?

1 Cor. 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. - NIV
It is about impossible to keep up with the changing dogma put out by the RRC. It is all heresy.
The only thing that is constant is the high number of priest that are engaged in sexual misconduct.
 
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That doesn't follow at all. It's just fear-mongering.
Good grief, man, haven't you ever heard of the Catholic Church? What rock have you been under?
 
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The degenerate sexuality running rife in the catholic church now is as a result of forcing celebacy on people who cannot handle it.. The celibacy rule also attracts men who do not desire woman but instead have unatural sexual desires which is why there is so much child abuse in the catholic clergy...
It's much more insidious than that.

Luciferians show their devotion to Lucifer by committing a homosexual act and by hurting an innocent child.

You'll see what I'm talking about in time. Keep watching the news.
 
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Is it Biblical to enforce celibacy to Christian preachers and those who married will not be preachers anymore? - pastors, ministers, priests what ever you call -

Because Paul said this:

1 Cor 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. (NKJV)

If Paul preached as a single like Christ, Christian preachers must do the same.

This is the reason why it is better to be single forever as Christian preacher.

1 Cor 7:32 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.
The qualification of eldership require one to be married as a dynamic duel proved by raising children in the way of the Lord, a two part ministry or three with the children.

When two or three are gathered together in his name, as it is written He is there among them .

They are qualified to care for the extended family of God . The un married that do not fit the qualification. They cares on how they can please the Lord. Not having the experience needed to care for the whole body.

Two demonstrated as one demonstrates how God works using a couple to represent his unseen glory .

1 Timothy 3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Ultimately as a representative glory it is a picture of Christ and the church, His bride.

The unmarried have a different kind of work .

It is another doctrine the Catholic have turned upside down.
 
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...and with leaders who don't know squat about marriage and raising families:
Interesting the Preist as a blessing slapped the... I will give you something to cry about.... right into the baby .
 

hornetguy

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The qualification of eldership require one to be married as a dynamic duel proved by raising children in the way of the Lord, a two part ministry or three with the children.
Hahahahahaha! A "dynamic duel"..... perhaps the best definition for marriage I have ever heard!

I know what you meant, Garee.... but your "Freudian slip" was too good to pass up.....
 

Jewel5712

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Why? Christian preachers are human s well .they just have a calling to preach. I have a calling in the healthcare field..

Preachers are bombarded enough from Satan why put them in a more vulnerable position by wanting them to be celebrated? It's hard enough for anyone to be celebate? but I think Satan can attack someone who's called to a place of Godly authority and "works" extra hard on them so they fall..
 

Lillywolf

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Celibacy isn't enforceable in the Catholic clergy. Why should the Protestant think they need to copy that? The Celibacy rule is absurd.
 

Jewel5712

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Catholic Church allows married man to be priests but never a single man who became married to be parish priests.

Do you know a single verse in the Bible that it is not forbidden for single preachers to get married and still be preachers?

Why the Church does not want its single priests to get married?

1 Cor. 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. - NIV
I don't agree with you Jameen..God would've never given Eve to Adam if He wanted men to be single..OR ESTABLISHED the covanent of marriage. And no..Adam and Eve weren't just created to pro create..

Lol..and the verse you quoted (before your bold highlights) it says "NOT TO RESTRICT YOU.." lol..can't forget THATA part of the verse...;)
 
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Hahahahahaha! A "dynamic duel"..... perhaps the best definition for marriage I have ever heard!

I know what you meant, Garee.... but your "Freudian slip" was too good to pass up.....
I would not say "Freudian slip" he sends two by two... or two working together as one.The image of God the Father and Son working together in perfect harmony.

Like with Moses to represent the father not seen, and Aaron in respect to the Son of man the prophet Jesus seen . "dynamic duel"

Exodus 7:1 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

Or David and Johnathon another dynamic duel. two working as one

17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.1 Samuel 20:17-21
Another dynamic duel Debroah the prophetess and Barak.

Judges 4:9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Martha and Mary two working together to accomplish one purpose

John 11:1-3 King James Version (KJV)Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Another dynamic duel

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,Acts 14:11-14

Those who did walk by sight not receiving the spiritual understanding of the parable made men into gods in the likeness of men turning things upside down.

The true dynamic duel

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.John 6:45

John 10:30 I and my Father are one.
 

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jameen

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So celibacy is a choice of the preacher and not enforced by his superiors right non Catholics?

I don't disagree that Peter and a Christian bishop are married but the question is:

Should a married Christian becomes a bishop too even he started preaching as a single man then later married?

In my Church, you can be a bishop even you're married if YOU ENTERED THE PRIESTHOOD WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED ALREADY.

Single priests who became married are not allowed to hold parishes anymore and so becoming a bishop too.

Please answer what I highlighted in bold and underline and the better give Bible verses that you can become a leader or bishop of the Church if you started preaching as a single man and then later married.

I will soon contemplate your answers here.

I am seeking the Truth behind this issue because even I starts to doubt that this is a Godly doctrine.
 

zeroturbulence

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In a word, NO... because Paul also wrote this:

1 Timothy 4 1-3 But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will [a]fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, 3 men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
This is the third time I have randomly stumbled upon that scripture in the last three days. ( the other 2 times were not on this website) :eek:
 

Adstar

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Catholic Church allows married man to be priests but never a single man who became married to be parish priests.

Do you know a single verse in the Bible that it is not forbidden for single preachers to get married and still be preachers?

Why the Church does not want its single priests to get married?

1 Cor. 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. - NIV
Again Paul never made a law about not getting married it was his advice.. He then went on to say that if one cannot remain single then one should get married..But i guess since you are locked into the catholicism you cannot read the Bible and see that and accept it because that would reveal your catholic church to be a cult..
 

Dino246

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Good grief, man, haven't you ever heard of the Catholic Church? What rock have you been under?
You made a general assertion. The conclusion that consequence "x" occurs (not merely "occurred") as a direct result of that condition is based on a single entity (the Catholic "church"). You have overlooked a host of influencing factors.

In other words, one example doesn't prove your rule.