creativemechanic Posted March 23, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,273 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 518 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2019 Seeing this opened my eyes. I actually beleived this unconsciously. Even to the point of thinking if I grew spiritually enough or worked hard enough for God ,that a spouse would be a reward and my currentnlack is the to me not being holy or righteous enough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortangel Posted March 23, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 839 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 634 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/12/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2019 Amen good point here true God does not promise that each person will find a spouse, he does promise that each of us are either called to be single or married 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted March 24, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,239 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 1,686 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/26/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted March 24, 2019 Well, with over 50% of all marriages ending up in a divorce (Christians aren’t exempt either), the marriage commitment seems to get harder and harder to keep as people become less and less connected and more into pursuing the lust of the eyes. I made a good bit of money though when I was practicing law because of this fact. It’s sad though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted March 25, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.89 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted March 25, 2019 Many lawyers try to talk people out of getting a divorce, despite the financial hit they know they will take.They know the misery these clients are going to face.My brother did listen......he spent many years and many dollars in a hate- fueled war with his ex.The lawyer,of course got rich.It is obvious that you got no pleasure from doing what you had to do at times.I am sure you were a good lawyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted March 25, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted March 25, 2019 Marriage is a personal choice. It is better to be single than to marry the wrong person. It is best to leave your life to God and letting Him choose what His plan is for your life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post creativemechanic Posted March 26, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,273 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 518 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2014 Status: Offline Author Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 1:46 AM, missmuffet said: Marriage is a personal choice. It is better to be single than to marry the wrong person. Its easy to say but hard to swallow, especially when a person is craving the benefits of marriage- company, intimacy ,sex, someone to share your life with 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted March 26, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, creativemechanic said: Its easy to say but hard to swallow, especially when a person is craving the benefits of marriage- company, intimacy ,sex, someone to share your life with It is yourself controlling your life or God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoniSteele Posted September 19, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 130 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 124 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/17/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2019 I was married for five years and divorced. It was my own decision that led to my singleness. I am 60 now and still unmarried. I regret divorcing but don't see my singleness as a wasted life. There is a lotthat I can do for God as a single person.There were a lot of productive, single people in the Bible. Jesus was one of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worship Warriors Posted September 19, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2,218 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4,854 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/18/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2019 This is what the bible says about marriage : Marriage is not for everyone from Jesus: But Jesus said, "Not everyone is mature enough to live a married life. It requires a certain aptitude and grace. Marriage isn't for everyone. Some, from birth seemingly, never give marriage a thought. Others never get asked or accepted. And some decide not to get married for kingdom reasons. But if you're capable of growing into the largeness of marriage, do it. (Mathew 19:11-12 MSG) from Paul Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others. (1 Corinthians 7:7 MSG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted September 19, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 105 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,803 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 4,774 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Worship Warriors said: This is what the bible says about marriage : Marriage is not for everyone from Jesus: But Jesus said, "Not everyone is mature enough to live a married life. It requires a certain aptitude and grace. Marriage isn't for everyone. Some, from birth seemingly, never give marriage a thought. Others never get asked or accepted. And some decide not to get married for kingdom reasons. But if you're capable of growing into the largeness of marriage, do it. (Mathew 19:11-12 MSG) Jesus Christ NEVER said that the reason some people live a horrible life of loneliness and never have a spouse is because they are too immature to be married. You are reading from THE MESSAGE which is one man's - not a translation team - but one mans retelling of the Bible in this own fanciful words with lots of figures of speech and interpretations and interjections of his own thoughts. AND a lot of just plain out made up words that God never said. Here what Jesus actually said when he was teaching about divorce and how wrong it is. Matthew 19:11-12 ESV= "11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.” Look at this link from Biblehub.com and you will see the 30 major accepted Bibles ALL say the same thing. https://biblehub.com/matthew/19-12.htm Mr. Peterson, who wrote the fanciful Message, really messed this verse up. What you posted that Matthew 19:12 says and what it actually says in all reputable Bible are as different as daylight and dark. What Jesus said is to his disciples when they said marriage was too hard if you couldn't divorce was this: For men - some were born a eunuch [unable to have sex - impotent for life] Some were castrated by others - therefore, no sex And some chose to live a life with no sex to focus on the kingdom and that whoever could accept this should accept it. Please, please reconsider The MESSAGE and find another Bible. Edited September 19, 2019 by Jayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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