![]() ![]() Since Jesus was the ideal and model man, it is easy to wonder why He did not marry and father children during His earthly life. 35 And this I say for your own benefit not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is seemly, and to. As a hard-working and skilled carpenter, a man with a magnetically good character and winsome personality, and with His years of fame and miracle-working, it is likely that more than one woman gave Him opportunity to marry. And the woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. ![]() An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairshow he can please the Lord. No Scripture directly answers the question of why Jesus never married. I would like you to be free from concern. Lowell Johnson calls chapter 7 'THE HIGHWAY OF HELPFULNESS FOR THE SINGLE LIFE.' Keep in mind that in chapter 7, Paul does not deal with the whole area of marriage. Paul spends a great deal of time talking about the Single Life: Are you aware of the fact that one out of every three adults in the U.S. Several possibilities have been suggested to explain Jesus’ singleness:ġ. Unmarried man v attend jesus undistracted. In the Old Testament the employment of the figure of adultery and fornication to denote spiritual unfaithfulness is common (cf. There is little doubt that these words are intended in a spiritual sense. to an undistracted devotion to Jesus and in Pauls opinion, Singles are in a. These are they which were not defiled with women for they are virgins. Jesus did not marry because He had limited time on earth. An unmarried man is concerned about the lords affairs and how he can. His strenuous travel and demanding work load would have prevented Him from rightly fulfilling the roles of husband and father. And a wife would have been a distraction to Jesus’ primary mission. A married Jesus would have had to place His wife’s needs above those of the world He came to rescue (see 1 Corinthians 7:32–35).Ģ. For three years, Jesus lived as a homeless healer-teacher (Luke 9:58). He would not have asked any woman to share such a life. Many singles make this mistake: they dont feel captivated by God alone, they have a desire to be married, the awareness of their own sexuality is very present. ![]() While He now waits for His marriage to His betrothed Bride, the Church, He is preparing for her a heavenly home (John 14:2–3), readying for her a perfect and eternal place of protection.ģ. If He married, He certainly would leave a widow, probably with small children to rear alone. He was incapable of deliberately causing such unnecessary pain.Ĥ. Subscribe to UNDISTRACTED and rate and review us on Apple podcasts or most places you find your favorite podcasts. ![]()
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