[RobbyS]

It probably means someone who has had no more than one wife. But this is irrelevant: most of the early bishops, and we may assume, the majority of their clergy, were married. I suspect, however, that the itinerate preachers--the apostles--probably were not, because like Paul, they had too much work to do and were constantly on the move. John Wesley, a great missionary, is not accounted as a great husband, because he had to neglect his family. After the 4th Century, when monasticism really took hold in the Church, more and more bishops and priests became celibate. This is a matter of custom, but also of the feeling that virginity is a superior state and is the best way of imitating Christ.

[CindyDawg]

Robby it's ok. I wasn't going there, lol. It's just that my preacher thinks this meant a minister could not be divorced and remarried because the first wife would still count. I'm thinking well what if this guy has a calling but had problems before he was saved or maybe he just had a slutty wife that ran off or something.