Marriage can be difficult, so can singleness. That is life. I don't want to be rude here, but marriage is sacred. The Bible does not repeatedly warn against marriage. Paul was speaking of his own life, and he gave his own opinion. The Bible says not to forbid marriage. Nor does it say "go ahead if you are a horny toad." Both marriage and sex are sacred. That is why Christians stand against gay marriage. Sin within a marriage is blessed by God and should not be referred to in such a manner. The Bible is for marriage, from the beginning God had a plan for man not to be alone. The following are just a few verses on marriage.
Gen 2:18 Then God said: “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
Matthew 19:4–6 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Genesis 2:23–24
Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be held in honor among all
Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:14
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 31:10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
We are obviously seeing things for a different perspective. You said, that you are married, and think it's better, or right. I'm single and think it's better or right. That's probably what we agree on right there, but I will respond to your post. I would rather discuss Cellular Cosmology, but know one cares about that. lol
" The Bible does not repeatedly warn against marriage. Paul was speaking of his own life, and he gave his own opinion. The Bible says not to forbid marriage. Nor does it say "go ahead if you are a horny toad.""
O.k. maybe horny toad was not a direct quote, but burn with passion is equal in my mind. lol In the context of 1st Corinthians 7:9, what does "burn with passion" mean to you? lol
Mathew 19:
10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife,
it is better not to marry.”
11 Jesus replied, “
Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
The one who can accept this should accept it.”
1 Corinthians 7:
8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this:
It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
9But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
"The Bible is for marriage, from the beginning God had a plan for man not to be alone."
Do you remember after Adam and Eve were married, what happened? Satan tricked Eve, Eve ate, Eve gave Adam the forbidden fruit, and both were kicked out of paradise. I would of went with the single's plan, knowing what happened after marriage, but that's just me. lol
By the way, is there any way to get a refund on that missing rib, without getting married? lol I'm pretty sure I would have 6 packs abs, if I wasn't missing some pieces.
When God said, it's not good for a man to be alone, that was when there was just Adam living on earth. There are billions of people on earth right now. Man is not alone, unless he chooses to be alone at this point.
By the way, Jesus never got married on earth, so are you saying, Jesus did wrong by not getting married, because it's not good for man to be alone? OR, was it better HE never got married, because Jesus is perfect in every way? Just checking in here.
I never said, it's wrong to get married, but it's better to be single, and also that getting married will be difficult, or something really close to that.
1 Corinthians 7:
29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; 30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; 31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
32I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord. 33But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife, 34and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.