Is being single, and able to handle it, a blessing?

[Muhan]

Jesus and His disciples ate with sinners - Matthew 9:10-13

Jesus had no choice but to eat with sinners. Everyone was a sinner but Him.
His disciples had no choice, everyone was a sinner but Jesus.

I would love to be among them who are not sinners.
Sinners tend to always be doing something evil.

 

[James Wesley]

A master is one that demands. Your wife, tells you or demands of you?

I already told you. Pastors and priests need to be close to the population, otherwise no one would follow. They act or, better yet, they should act as examples. Would you follow a recluse, that never touched a woman in his life, and lives separated from the world, and doesn't cut his hair?

What is intended for you is extremely easy. Take me for example, lust is nothing. I stay away from things without even thinking. Why? Because it comes naturally - it cannot be taught, it cannot be faked - either have it or you don't.
Same thing with singleness, if it's natural it's very easy. If it's something like "oh, I want to be free", it's hard alright.

Those that have sexual desire, need to get married. I believe that's how you know that marriage is for you.

That's the problem: you shouldn't view it as anything. You need to do according to your strengths and weaknesses. Who decides if it's worth it?

You can only love person in this world. Anything else is simply lust. You don't want love, but sexual intercourse. It's very important to perceive the difference between the two. Love comes only once, sex is unlimited.

No, it is better for people to evaluate themselves, and understand the gifts that they have from God.

So if I decide to marry, it's inevitable that my wife will be a ruthless dictator?

The picture you're painting of marriage is pretty bleak. if you believe that such an experience in marriage is inevitable, well, I guess I understand why you prefer singleness. You also seem to be saying that singleness is personally very easy for you to handle, and that you personally have no desire for marriage/romantic love/intimacy/sex. If so, well, great. I guess you have that gift, then. But not everyone's like that.

It's OK to have sexual desires. Nowhere does the Bible condemn having sexual desires. They're not inherently sinful. Paul even says that if you have sexual desires it might be a good reason to consider marriage. The proper place to fulfill sexual desires.

 

[timewerx]

Jesus had no choice but to eat with sinners. Everyone was a sinner but Him.
His disciples had no choice, everyone was a sinner but Jesus.

I would love to be among them who are not sinners.
Sinners tend to always be doing something evil.

Wrong. Jesus chose to eat with sinners:

Matthew 9:10-13
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

 

[Muhan]

Wrong. Jesus chose to eat with sinners:

Matthew 9:10-13
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

I choose to avoid sinners at all costs. They tend to be evil and do evil all the time.
They just cannot help themselves. They are evil. Do you seek the company of evil doers?

 

[timewerx]

I choose to avoid sinners at all costs. They tend to be evil and do evil all the time.
They just cannot help themselves. They are evil. Do you seek the company of evil doers?

You risk becoming a hypocrite if you're avoiding sinners while you're still sinning (whether you're aware of it or not)

You also risk judging others unfairly by doing so.

Matthew 7:2
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

You are judging sinners with indifference and coldness if you're avoiding sinners. You don't even bother to know what pushes them to sin. God might take it against you if you even make the smallest sin and God won't even bother considering the circumstances that pushed you to sin.