What Does the Bible Say About Singleness?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on singleness
Bible se věnuje svobodě a svobodě v několika místech, uznává, že singleness může být obdarován stav pro některé lidi. Apoštol Pavel zdůrazňuje v 1. Korintským 7, že singleness může být výhodné pro to, aby se někdo mohl plně soustředit na Boha a jeho poslání. Bible také zdůrazňuje důležitost společenství a vzájemné podpory mezi věřícími, bez ohledu na civilní stav.
Bible Verses About Singleness
1 Corinthians 7:8
“I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.”
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
“I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife...”
Matthew 19:12
“For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
1 Corinthians 7:38
“So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.”
1 Corinthians 7:7
“I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.”
1 Corinthians 7:34
“An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.”
Psalm 68:6
“God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.”
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