Very relevant article on singleness in the church. Although a rather long article, it is very much worth the read! Many little nuggets of wisdom can be found throughout this article! :) "However, a case could be made that we have exalted marriage and family over the Church (by Church I mean the localized body of Christ, not the business of modern church operations). Ask pastors and they will tell you the order goes: God, Family, Church. I get it. I’ve read the books. Yet, I can’t find the scripture. Biblically speaking, marriage and family is a temporary institution and secondary to the eternal mission of the Church (Matt. 22:30, Mark 10:29-30)." "We stack more and more upon marriage and have held up marriage as the prerequisite for maturity, success, stability, and even ministry. Marriage is increasingly seen as the panacea for all of our problems – that if we were married then everything else would just fall into place, or that certain goals should be put off until after we are married. How can anyone reasonably think like this, have you ever met a married person? This leads to the majority of our own personal development being tailored toward becoming the most eligible man or woman we can become. Our driving force is often not truly conformity to Christ but to our own personal ideal of what a “most eligible Christian” looks like. In turn, the success or failure of attaining that image becomes the filter through which we view ourselves, our self-worth, our success or failure as a person and as a Christ follower."
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 06:02:52 +0000
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