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Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:47 pm | |
| I started this thread for brother Seth. Let's discuss from the Scriptures.
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|  | | simply seth
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:03 pm | |
| 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach   |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:48 am | |
| Yes, that is the passage in my mind. Does that speak of a necessity of a pastor being married, or does it speak of the character of a man who is to be a pastor? Would Paul not have qualified for the office of pastor because he was never married?
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | simply seth
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:02 pm | |
|  Okay .. so was Paul really a Pastor or just a Missionary ? Or Maybe since Paul was an apostle , did God give him special grace to take on some of the duties that he was charged with ? |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | | | | simply seth
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:34 pm | |
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| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:01 am | |
| Okay, but is that passage speaking more of him being married, or of the type of character that a pastor should possess, being the husband of one wife, as opposed to a polygamist or a man who was married, then divorced, then married again?
I'm not taking any position in this conversation yet. Just posing questions about the text.
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | LaRosa
Moderator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:57 pm | |
| i'm not sure where i stand on the issue... but there are plenty of benefits for being married as a pastor as opposed to being single... i.e. the whole lust/fornication issue
plus, the evidence of seeing how he is able to handle his household b4 leading an entire congregation of believers
lj. |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:44 pm | |
| I agree, LJ.
The Bible says that a pastor must not be a novice, so he has to be well-versed in the Scrips. And like you said, it also says that he should have his home in order so that he'll know how to lead in the church.
I've always felt, personally, that a single man should not be pastor, mostly because of the temptation factor. Women often throw themselves at preachers.
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | simply seth
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:56 pm | |
| I totally agree  and hence there is no chance I can ever be a pastor ... Praise be to God  |
| | | | Michael
Administrator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:23 am | |
| Bro, there is hope. I'm not married, either, and I'll be thirty in less than two weeks. If it's God's will for me to become a pastor, then I know he'll provide me with help meet for me. Just continue to do what He's called you to do. You will find her in His time, when He's ready for you.
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other
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| | | | simply seth
| | | | | kritikul
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:18 am | |
| | LaRosa wrote: | i'm not sure where i stand on the issue... but there are plenty of benefits for being married as a pastor as opposed to being single... i.e. the whole lust/fornication issue
plus, the evidence of seeing how he is able to handle his household b4 leading an entire congregation of believers
lj. |
I agree. I also feel that, as a pastor, your duty is not only to teach the scriptures, but to act as a spiritual conselor to your congregation, and what better way to council a broken marriage than personal experience in a marriage? As for the verse, it doesn't appear to say that you must be married, but that if you are, you are to have only one wife. No polygamy allowed. Personally, of I had the authority to decide, I'd only allow married men to seek position of pastor. |
| | | | B. Morr
Moderator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:40 am | |
| | Expo wrote: | | I've always felt, personally, that a single man should not be pastor, mostly because of the temptation factor. Women often throw themselves at preachers. |
Surely we know this....see it in Baltimore pretty heavy.
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| | | | LaRosa
Moderator
| | Subject: Re: Do Pastors HAVE to Be Married? Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:25 pm | |
| word up... that's why i love my wife she's an ex-Marine & knows how to handle a deadly weapon... another woman takes her own life in her hands if she tries to throw herself @ me LOL lj. |
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