he was not married. It wasn't so much that he was "against" marriage, but that he felt if everyone was single minded in their service for the Lord without getting "caught up" in family life, that more could be accomplished.
2007-03-05 16:09:16
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answered by wd 5
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To begin with, the answer from "Spyderbea..." is from outer space. There is nothing that is in the Bible to confirm any of what was written there. "Bobby Jim" says that Paul was a Pharisee. I am not certain that he was. I know that Paul certainly was very knowledgable and held in high regard by the Jews of his' time prior to his conversion to Christianity. One of the earlier writers say that Saul never met Christ but he did on the road to Damascus even though Christ had already ascended into heaven. He spoke with Saul who later became the Apostle Paul. "Tebone031" says "Paul was not married. Most of the 12 Apostles were tho. Paul remained celibate and said in 1 Corinthians 8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. " but this could mean he had divorced his wife. I seem to be rambling.
I am not 100% certain that he was married but it appears that he was. He certainly was for and not against marriage from his writings.
Have a great week!
Thanks,
Eds
2007-03-06 00:30:22
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answered by Eds 7
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Paul was not married. He was not against marriage itself, but against people marrying if they could serve God without getting married. Paul felt that marriage should be reserved for those who would be likely to stumble morally without the institution of marriage. He preferred that people serve the Lord without the added distraction of marriage and a family. He wasn't against marriage, however. He only felt that people would be better able to serve God without being married.
2007-03-06 00:11:19
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answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6
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No Paul was not married. No he was not against marriage. He only said that there would be some troubles but it would be better to marry than to burn in your flesh. Paul had dedicated his life to the Heavenly Father after his trip on the road to Damascus. And it was less headaches to be single and serve than married. A married persons job is to please their mate, but a single person can serve God without interruption.
2007-03-06 00:15:41
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answered by RUREADY4this? 1
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There is no Biblical evidence that Paul was married. His opinion of marriage seemed to be that having a family could distract a man from the LORD's work. His statement that "It is better to marry than to burn" suggests that he viewed marriage as a sort of "consolation prize" for those who could not keep their desires in check.
2007-03-06 00:18:10
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answered by allenbmeangene 6
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Paul was not married. Most of the 12 Apostles were tho. Paul remained celibate and said in 1 Corinthians 7
8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
2007-03-06 00:12:02
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answered by tebone0315 7
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Well according to one witness, he was married, and since it was expected, in fact a commandment to be fruitful and multiply most of the Pharisees, which Paul was, were married. And actually Paul was quite liberated for his time in respects women in the Church. Don't have time to check my references, but I have citations that will support me.
2007-03-06 00:19:42
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answered by PartyTime 5
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1Corinthians 9:5
5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Guess Paul felt he had the right to have a wife. Apparently other apostles did, including Peter.
2007-03-06 00:18:58
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answered by ignoramus_the_great 7
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Paul (Saul) was a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin. The highest ranking members of Jewish law. And they were required to be married.
Paul's wife likely divorced him and had a funeral for him when he was converted to Christianity.
I speculate this is the thorn in the flesh he refers to, and also may have influenced some of his writings regarding marriage (where he says God didn't command me to write this, but I asked Him if I could).
2007-03-06 00:13:56
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answered by Penelofer 2
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Paul wasn't married, and thought that if you didn't marry, you could better serve the Lord. But he also said that if you couldn't remain pure, it was better to marry than to commit sin.
2007-03-06 00:12:22
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answered by ted.nardo 4
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