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It’s easy. Did you ever hear of Adam and Eve? Did you ever hear of Abraham and Moses? Did you ever hear of God’s plan to be fruitful and multiply? Did you ever read what Jesus said about marriage in the Bible? Celibacy does have its value, for single people, for the unmarried, you should refrain from sin.

Paul said, very clearly, it was better not to marry.

38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.

Well, fortunately not everyone followed his advice, if that’s the case you and I would not be here today having this conversation.

And I think you take Paul out of context. Keep in mind that he was an older man at the time he wrote it who was expecting Jesus to return shortly. In his former life as a Sanhedrin, he was more than likely married.

But I want to keep on point: Which is more important. My reading of 1 Timothy 3:2 tells me quite clearly that Paul has no problem with married men serving in the clergy. And that is my basic point. Not wishing to go off in a million different tangents.