Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Jesus' Singleness

Century after century, people have questioned whether it is more holy to remain single or get married. Many followers of Christ, clergy and otherwise, have chosen to live a life of celibacy in order to please God with their complete dedication to him.

In the rabbinic count of biblical commands, the very first command is “Be fruitful and increase in number” (Genesis 1:28).

As a command, the act of marriage would be considered the desire of God for his children.

So, why didn’t Jesus obey this command?

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