What Does the Bible Say About Singleness?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on singleness
A Bíblia aborda a solteirice em várias passagens, mostrando que ela é um estado honroso e valioso. O apóstolo Paulo, por exemplo, fala sobre como a solteirice permite maior dedicação ao Senhor, sem as distrações que vêm com o casamento. Ele destaca que aqueles que permanecem solteiros podem se concentrar totalmente em servir a Deus e no seu propósito para suas vidas. A Bíblia também ressalta que a solteirice não é um impedimento para uma vida cheia de significado, pois a verdadeira plenitude vem de uma relação íntima com Deus.
Bible Verses About Singleness
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... I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.”
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 7:8
“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.”
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 7:32
“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.”
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...”
1 Corinthians 7:38
“So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.”
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