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if that's how he felt, he should never have entered the priesthood.I know a priest who got kicked out for having sex with a nun. He made a very crass statement which I won't repeat, but will paraphrase as, 'you're human, so you have to have sex, that's you're nature'.
Hi,
Just wondering: Has anyone had the thought cross their minds that it might just be easier to not even consider getting married or dating or anything of the sort?
Maybe but not if makes you un happy or leads you to sin then it wasnt God calling you to not marry.There are certian people that God calls never to marry.
I'm not one of them!
It seems like lot of people don't want to get married. That's fine. Everyone can die alone. It doesn't hurt God's feeling.
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X_x <-----It seems like lot of people don't want to get married. That's fine. Everyone can die alone. It doesn't hurt God's feeling.
I couldn't agree with you more.I think a lot of this talk about not wanting to be in a relationship or ever get married is rooted in a past hurt or some type of insecurity. Dont look to avoid the blessings God has given to us. Marriage as well as what goes with that a family. I personally don't believe in casual dating. I think when the right person comes into your life look to God, pray and He will let you know.
But in the Bible, this happened to priests who were married. I'm not saying it can't happen to a single person, but what I am saying is that being married and having sex won't keep you from this sort of thing.I think that celibacy is great for priests/holy men on a spiritual journey during which they will transcend reality and meet an angel of God at least once, and afterwards return to their area of influence with a greater understanding of heavens and the reality of God's nature. As for the rest of us, I think that short gasps of breath, a lover you can always hold near you, and a little girl that looks up to you with joy in her eyes and says, 'daddy, let's play' are a God-given blessing.
Paul was not a priest.
for some this is simply not God's plan.
it is not something to be done lightly, and I know that there are always seasons when we all feel (or have felt) that we will never marry, or have a desire towards such.
but, there in deff some who are called to live in this way, and that's fine.
i'de take care before making such swift statements.
It seems easier, but down the road I don't want to be one of those guys that is 40, single, and not happy with it. I definitely don't want to get the the point where I commit some sort of sexual deviancy out of desperation.
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