End Time Army of Women Preachers Psalms 68:11

[TK Burk]

Originally Posted by good samaritan

I never realized that Paul could have been married prior to his conversion. Wouldn't that mean he would be abandoning his responsibility to his wife. Unless there are some details such as: if the unbelieving wanted to depart and he let them depart. I think that it is easier to simply explain that Paul was unwed. If conversion allows us to leave our partner in marriage, that doesn't sound right.

The issue of Paul being married is that it aligns him to what was required to be a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. Paul does not mention his wife, however, neither does Peter, but we know Peter was married (see Mat 8:14).

Concerning Paul "abandoning his responsibility to his wife," we would have to know where she was or what happened to her to know if that were true. But because of his faithfulness to follow Christ, I am sure Paul did not abandon her. She probably did not travel with Paul while he was out persecuting the Church as Saul, therefore she was left at home. Being married to a pious Pharisee, she was no doubt a devote Jew herself. Maybe she abandoned him when he converted to being a believer in Jesus? Maybe she died sometime after they were married? We do not know, but we do know that Paul was to have a wife if he were to be a respected Pharisee.