You know, a lot of people are hung up the “husband of one wife thing” but it never seems to apply to never married only divorced men. It seems to me everyone is hung up on something but Jesus was the only one “Hung Up” on a cross.
Great point.
“It seems to me everyone is hung up on something but Jesus was the only one ‘Hung Up’ on a cross.”
Oh, I like that! I’m stealing it. That’s most likely a sin, but I’ll risk it, LOL! :)
Paul warned us about legalistic interpretations, getting hung up on the letter of the law, instead of the spirit.
About a year ago, our last ordained Deacon passed away and we decided on three new Deacons, one of whom was 42 years old and never married. Another was only once married but a widower, the third was once married but the father of only one child. Not one of them met the strict legalistic definition of a Deacon.
The first two were not the husband of one wife and the third did not meet the requirement of having obedient children (plural). No one in our church had an objection to any of them and they were duly ordained.
Thanks for the ping to this interesting article.