[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

One thing missing here. God. Christianity takes a whole different point of view. One lives for the benefit of God, his wife and children, not for himself. It is a matter of choosing one way or the other. One leads to life eternal, the other to eternal damnation.

[Life of Brian]

One lives for the benefit of God, his wife and children, not for himself.

For sure but if living for the 'benefit' of God, wife and kids is not for himself then he has already lost. One MUST truely WANT and LOVE with JOY to benefit God, wife and kids. Otherwise one is only fooling himself.

[SoDak]

If I don't get married I'm going to hell?

[southern rock]

One thing missing here. God. Christianity takes a whole different point of view.

That's Right! Paul advises men NOT to marry!

One lives for the benefit of God, his wife and children, not for himself. It is a matter of choosing one way or the other. One leads to life eternal, the other to eternal damnation.

Umm.. Paul said that the only good reason to marry was to not burn with lust. Nothing about living for wife and children, or avoiding eternal damnation.

[Bigg Red]

One thing missing here. God. Christianity takes a whole different point of view. One lives for the benefit of God, his wife and children, not for himself. It is a matter of choosing one way or the other. One leads to life eternal, the other to eternal damnation.

Thank you so much for your counterpoint to Reed's cynical, self-absorbed screed. BTW, I think your description also applies to Judaism and marriage.