Explain Biblical teachings on celibacy as alternative to marriage

      

Explain Biblical teachings on celibacy as alternative to marriage

  

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john
- It is a state of remaining unmarried for religious reasons.
- Celibacy is a vocation to serve God in a specific capacity other than being involved in marriage responsibilities.
- In both old and new testaments different personalities chose celibate lives so as to serve God effectively. Example prophet Jeremiah, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul and Luke.
- Some churches uphold this institution among the leaders example The Roman Catholic church, Coptic and Orthodox churches.
- Christians who become celibate do so in obedience to Jesus? command to its disciples to denounce family responsibilities, to emulate the example of Jesus etc.
john3 answered the question on October 12, 2017 at 18:10


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