It Is An Honor To Live Single

Note: It is not good to be alone; however, during the time of Christ it was a virtue and an honor to live single for the Lord, and still is today. Previous to the time of the early church, it was expected for a man and woman usually to marry and have children. The Apostle Paul told the virgins: “But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.” (I Cor. 7:28) He said nothing about to marry again if they divorced or to remarry as the erring do today. Remarriage was not proposed; singleness was. Singleness is a good way of ending a bad or defiled marriage, and it is a good way for some anyway. Male parents need to be aware of this. The end of the chapter continues to explain the goodness of living single. In verse 36, “But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.” This confirms the father has the right to decide a daughter's fate whether to remain a virgin or to marry.

Mt. 7:16 "Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Has John MacArthur led people into fornication and adultery? Decide for yourself. By the way, the women divorced who are mentioned in Dt. 24 were not bound to perpetual marriage as the virgin brides in Dt. 22, who were never allowed to be divorced! (Of course, except for fornication, which would have to have been adultery in this particular case, and then divorce would not have been necessary because that would have been solved by the death penalty.)

The Truth About Divorce, Part 1 (Mark 10:1-12), Dec 14, 2010, Grace to You

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