Being Single Is Not A Crime

<p><strong>Christian & Single is not a crime</strong></p> <p><em>Singleness of Purpose/ with one purpose: great determination when you are working to achieve something  the power of focus</em></p> <p> </p> <p>In some churches, being single is a crime.  Someone is always trying to marry you off.  Or you are not considered a good candidate for leadership if you are unmarried.  After 30+ years of ministry and marriage, I now don’t believe the church is correct.  Sexual relations is on the mind and psyche of every adult.  The average man thinks about sex on the average of 19 times a day.  Women from the same survey about 10 times a day.  You’ll notice that statistic didn’t mention married nor unmarried, Greek, Jew or Gentile. </p> <p>Jesus the Christ, remained single, and so did Jeremiah and Paul and many others who were servants of God.</p> <p>The Old Testament gives us numerous examples of godly adult singles. This should be a wake-up call for those who constantly complain about being single. God shows no partiality to those who are married, and there is no evidence today that He favors married people over single people.</p> <p>Human beings are God’s highest form of creation. He created us in His image. He created us for Himself. He formed us in the womb and designed the perfect plan for our lives. As God’s children, we are all wonderful in His sight.</p> <p>So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Gen 1:27</p> <p>I think we have taken more than a few things out of context.  While it is wise and prudent to not put a promiscuous person in charge of anything, being married doesn’t guarantee that.  Having a mate is great and makes life easier for raising children but condemning people or ostracizing them for being single or widowed is not cool.</p> <p><em>Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him. Genesis 2:18</em></p> <p>Marriage is God’s loving gift to humanity and the chief context in wh