God gives the gift of the single life to some, the gift of the married life to others. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.But I would have you without carefulness. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided”“the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. The point is that seasons of life bring in different factors that affect if singleness or marriage is better for an individual.In short, singleness is better for you if you have the gift of singleness. Judges 16:27 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Now the house was full of men and women ; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women , that beheld while Samson made sport. But celibacy is not for everyone any more than marriage is. 8-9 I do, though, tell the unmarried and widows that singleness might well be the best thing for them, as it has been for me. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete to its top to the first ring; thus it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners.for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!’ And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance,I think then that this is good in view of the present distress, that it is good for a man to remain as he is.This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. Bible verses related to Wanting To Get Married from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order Genesis 2:18 - And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. We are all wired differently by God. Do not seek a wife.But if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. I would say the same thing about singleness.There is more to marriage and singleness than I have mentioned. For Permission to Quote Information visit If you pull one verse out, like 1 Corinthians 7:38, it will seem like singleness is better. Rather, Paul’s point in 1 Corinthians 7 is that singleness and marriage are tools that we must use to serve God.
For a person who does not have the gift of celibacy, trying to practice it brings moral and spiritual frustration. Bible verses related to Being Single from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 - But I would have you without carefulness. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion” (1 Cor 7:9). The Bible does say singleness is better than marriage, but it does not say singleness is better than marriage for every individual. When people argue that singleness is better than marriage, these Bible verses are what they refer to. But my favorite act of serving God is revealing his truth in written format. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.But this I say, brethren, the time has been shortened, so that from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none;But I want you to be free from concern. All Christians should take the general benefits of singleness that make it better than marriage and live to please Christ in all things.
I want you to be free from anxieties. They are to be used to serve and glorify God.The main point I hope I have made in this article is that 1 Corinthians 7 isn’t prescribing singleness or marriage but rather telling Christians to make the choices that help each of us most glorify God. Paul says, “From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, Rejoicing, mourning, buying goods, or not buying goods is not the main point of 1 Corinthians 7 just as singleness and marriage are not the main point of 1 Corinthians 7.