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Originally Posted by The Matt
My opposition to that is I feel they must be married, or a widow or widower. *cringes*
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Paul contended that it was better to stay single in order to do the work of the Lord without distractions... Unless one could not control their passions in which case they should marry so as to avoid falling into sin. Sorry.
1 Corinthians 7:8-9
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
So actually single or widowed is the preferred state for ministry. Although there is another place in the bible where it is asserted that widows under the age of 60 should remarry.
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