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To: LiteKeeper

Exactly what Holy Scripture are you quoting?


24 posted on 10/25/2009 6:15:15 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Celibacy is built on the concept that there is a level of living above the one where most of us live...one which denies the flesh, and seeks a spiritual plane. But that is not from Scripture. The presbyters (elders) of the church are to be the husbands of one woman, and lead their own households well that they might lead the church (1 Timothy 3). That is the highest level of leadership in the church. There is no additional level for those who have denied their own flesh. That concept comes from Plato, and especially, neo-platonism.


38 posted on 10/25/2009 7:52:40 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (When do the impeachment proceedings begin?)
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