Why should a Christian prefer to live a celibate life as an alternative to marriage?

      

Why should a Christian prefer to live a celibate life as an alternative to marriage?

  

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Kavungya
i) It is a gift and blessing from God
ii) Promotes total commitment and service to God
iii) One of the vocations that strengthens self control toward sexual feelings
iv) Creates ample time to serve God and His creations
v) Ensures that the Body, mind and soul of the Christians concentrated on heavenly ideal
vi) Helps to Christians to avoid worldly problems i.e. becoming a slave of another person
vii) It enables one to be a good role model for other Christians to emulate benefits in God’s Kingdom than marriage.
viii) Celibacy reduces ones vulnerability to commit sins
Kavungya answered the question on March 11, 2019 at 09:34


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