Marriage and Singleness / Concern for the Childless
This article critiques Rev. Slopsema's meditation on Reformed marriage by questioning whether unmarried Christians experience significant spiritual deficiencies in serving God and enjoying Christ's blessings. The author challenges the implied necessity of marriage for full Christian life by appealing to Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 7 and considering the eschatological reality where earthly marriage is transcended, arguing that both marriage and singleness are legitimate spiritual gifts.
Marriage and Singleness While I did not expect that the special edition of the SB (April 15, 2016) on "Reformed Marriage" would address singleness, I was somewhat perplexed by Rev. Slopsema's meditation "Two Become One." Rev. Slopsema makes two statements that, despite my reading of his article multiple times, I still find confusing. I hope that the SB will give him the opportunity to explain what he means. He writes, "Husband and wife complement each other in a most wonderful way so that...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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