NOOMA Flame | 002
Love
רַעְיַת rayah - a companion, darling
אַהֲבָה ahabah - love
דּוֹד dod - beloved, love
That stuff's great and all but what about being single? The purpose of life isn't marriage. The only use of love isn't marriage.
The purpose of life is to glorify, and be satisfied in, God.
Sometimes I think my brothers and sisters in You put too much emphasis on marriage. I'll admit I struggle with it to. But there is something about every time I tell someone I'm single they always tell me:
"You'll find the right one"
"She's out there somewhere"
"Just have to wait for her to come along"
Why don't people ever say things like:
"it’s better to stay unmarried"
"An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work"
"If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married"
these were the very words of Paul on the topic of marriage. Yet somewhere along the road of Christianity the perspective has changed. Obviously in more than this but I won't go into all the ways we've jacked up Christianity over the last 2,000 years.
The church seems to focus on the "nuclear family" and marriage. If you're single in the church then we can help "fix" that. Christian dating sites, Christian blind dates, Christian singles gathers at churches.
Why? Why can't marriage and single lives be held on equal plane?
I thought about this with you in January. But that sort of talk was more out of a heart of bitterness and pain. As I revisit the issue I find that we as followers of You should be content in all situations.
There isn't anything wrong with marriage.
And equally there isn't anything wrong with being single.
Love towards a spouse is a very beautiful thing. But Love towards You is complete.
Love
רַעְיַת rayah - a companion, darling
אַהֲבָה ahabah - love
דּוֹד dod - beloved, love
That stuff's great and all but what about being single? The purpose of life isn't marriage. The only use of love isn't marriage.
The purpose of life is to glorify, and be satisfied in, God.
Sometimes I think my brothers and sisters in You put too much emphasis on marriage. I'll admit I struggle with it to. But there is something about every time I tell someone I'm single they always tell me:
"You'll find the right one"
"She's out there somewhere"
"Just have to wait for her to come along"
Why don't people ever say things like:
"it’s better to stay unmarried"
"An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work"
"If you do not have a wife, do not seek to get married"
these were the very words of Paul on the topic of marriage. Yet somewhere along the road of Christianity the perspective has changed. Obviously in more than this but I won't go into all the ways we've jacked up Christianity over the last 2,000 years.
The church seems to focus on the "nuclear family" and marriage. If you're single in the church then we can help "fix" that. Christian dating sites, Christian blind dates, Christian singles gathers at churches.
Why? Why can't marriage and single lives be held on equal plane?
I thought about this with you in January. But that sort of talk was more out of a heart of bitterness and pain. As I revisit the issue I find that we as followers of You should be content in all situations.
There isn't anything wrong with marriage.
And equally there isn't anything wrong with being single.
Love towards a spouse is a very beautiful thing. But Love towards You is complete.