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To: sinkspur
Well, there were no "offices", and there was barely a "Church"

Disagree.

There was always a "Church", and as for offices? 1st Timothy and Titus seem to disagree with your reasoning.

Furthermore, Paul was clear in stating he was not stating a commandment, but with permission:

1st Cor. 7:6

6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

I reject, based on the Bible, the teaching that an office holder in the Church must be celibate. Clearly through the above text the opposite is true.

143 posted on 11/08/2003 4:48:29 PM PST by invoman
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To: invoman
Who says an officer must be celibate?
145 posted on 11/08/2003 5:05:02 PM PST by RobbyS (XP)
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