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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.So why does 1 Corinthians 7 permit marriage? Why didn't Paul just ban it altogether if it's so bad and pointless? And why is marriage a... -
RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Just because someone desires marriage does not automatically that they're putting this desire "before God." And how would you even know...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.I asked you for a Bible verse that specifically refers to the single person's desire for marriage as idolatry. You did not provide such...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Yeah, Paul preferred it personally. Good for him. He still didn't require it. "It's NOT fine to desire the abstract concept marriage...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.I thought your preferred solution was that every Christian should remain single. Isn't that an example of a "one size fits all solution...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.I see. So if you're "good," i.e., you're a Christian dating another Christian, and you're ready for marriage, and you want to marry, and...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Oh, so marriage between Christians isn't bad, and not a bad thing to pursue as a Christian. I agree!
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Huh?
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.I never once said we're commanded to get married. I said it's OK to desire marriage and that it's also OK to stay single if you so...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.So the unmarried biblical characters are the role models to follow. Um, what about the married biblical characters? They're not? That's...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.So singleness isn't for everyone. Got it. I agree. And Nobody is "entitled" to a partner. Got it. I agree. I never said anyone was...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Oh, so there is no verse in the Bible where we're commanded to stay single as Christians. Got it. There is none. I never said anyone...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood."The only good desire is desire for the kingdom of God, any worldly desire is for the crumbs fallen off the master's table." There's...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.Yes, God created a wife for Adam out of his rib. Obviously, God doesn't do that sort of thing anymore, haha. That was in Paradise. We...
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RodColeman replied to the thread Contentment in singlehood.So, if you want to get married, the Good Christian Thing To Do is to do nothing and wait for God to "poof" you a spouse? Where does the...