Paul says in the Bible that a widow will be happier if she doesn't re-marry. Does marriage bring some unhappiness after awhile or what is he suggesting?
2007-03-21 10:10:53 · 12 answers · asked by msbrittnay 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Angelz, no I have never been married, but I have been fully analyzing the whole idea of marriage.....it is facinating. Maybe one day I will be married.
2007-03-21 10:21:16 · update #1
I am not denying that Paul does say it is ok for widows to get re-married......but....he did also say that widow would be HAPPIER if they didn't. Widows make the call.
2007-03-21 10:23:05 · update #2
I think Paul, being that he was never married, was making a point here about devotion. Re-read the entire chapter. The message Paul is trying convey is that it is good to be married or not married. Marriage is a safe guard from doing condemning things. It is better to be married than to burn with desire. However, the problem with being married is your devotion lies with your wife or husband instead of God. It's another way of saying, 'Now that you got your women, you don't have time to hangout with God anymore'.
If you're a widow, you've had the chance to satisfy your 'burning desire'. Which means you were more fortunate than Christians who devote their life to God and never marry at all. Maybe he's encouraging widows to pitch in and serve their tour of duty for God's glory?
2007-03-21 10:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by Shades of Green 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He actually said a widow is free to remarry.
"When a man and woman get married, God united them as one flesh (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6). The only thing that can break the marriage bond, in God’s eyes, is death. If a person’s spouse dies, the widow / widower is absolutely free to remarry. The Apostle Paul allowed widows to remarry in 1 Corinthians 7:8-9, and encouraged younger widows to remarry in 1 Timothy 5:14. Remarriage after the death of a spouse is absolutely allowed by God."
2007-03-21 10:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by istitch2 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you read the passage, he says a few key things... That because of the current condition of society, that he recommends that people stay unmarried. He also says that in his opinion, an unmarried person is better off because married people will have many "troubles" in life, and Paul wanted to spare them.
The way I understand it, Paul's recommendation had much to do with the current state of society then, and the pressure it put on married couples. It was not about the nature of marriage itself.
2007-03-21 10:17:56 · answer #3 · answered by peacetimewarror 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
So, to be able to devote full attention to the things of God and ministry. Biblical marriage requires much energy and devotion to be successful. Paul,of course is not saying that it is wrong to marry or re-marry.
2007-03-21 10:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love that you asked this, and answered my other question too.
All I can offer, is the same thing you offered me, an opinion. Maybe its because once your widowed, its just easier than starting over again, or maybe so you can focus on God more than before.
Of course, then theres the whole idea marriage just wears you out. Can't wait to see other answers!
2007-03-21 10:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Paul wasn't married. He used his beliefs when he wrote his advice. It wasn't because of heaven. Jesus states that there is no marriage in heaven. Paul would rather someone devote their self to God. Jesus said "some have chosen" to stay single for the Kingdom of God. Paul was working off of that.
"You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures, or the power of God. "For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (Matthew 22:29-30)
"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---and his interests are divided. 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. 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 7:32-35).
2007-03-21 10:13:21 · answer #6 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
An unmarried woman has more free time to devote to serving God rather than serving a husband.
2007-03-21 10:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by p00756 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because his egotistical, self reverence,
deems he deny a lonely widow, the chance to find happiness with another.
Get real Paul,...... and discard your stupid, narrow minded naievity....
2007-03-21 10:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by peanut 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the widow dies he or she is reunited with their first spouse. What then happens to the subsequent marriages?
2007-03-21 10:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means she would have to give her attention to her husband. Some husbands can be demanding.
2007-03-21 10:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋