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Ðòò16€óóFor€the€LORD,€the€God€of€Israel,€saith€that€he€hateth€putting€away:€for€one€coverethÐ ¨ø Ðviolence€with€his€garment,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts:€therefore€take€heed€to€yourÐ ”ä Ðspirit,€that€ye€deal€not€treacherously.€òòMalachi€2:14„16óóЀÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò3€óóThe€Pharisees€also€came€unto€him,€tempting€him,€and€saying€unto€him,€Is€it€lawfulÐ X ¨ Ðfor€a€man€to€put€away€his€wife€for€every€cause?€òò4€óóAnd€he€answered€and€said€untoÐ D!” Ðthem,€Have€ye€not€read,€that€he€which€made€them€at€the€beginning€made€them€maleÐ 0"€  Ðand€female,€òòò ò5òò€óóAnd€said,€For€this€cause€shall€a€man€leave€father€and€mother,€andÐ #l! 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Ðthe€Lord€the€church:€òò30€óóFor€we€are€members€of€his€body,€of€his€flesh,€and€of€his€bones.Ð Ð%l" Ðòò31€óóFor€this€cause€shall€a€man€leave€his€father€and€mother,€and€shall€be€joined€unto€hisÐ ¼&X # Ðwife,€and€they€two€shall€be€one€flesh.€òò32€óóThis€is€a€great€mystery:€but€I€speakÐ ¨'D!$ Ðconcerning€Christ€and€the€church.€òòEphesians€5:29ð!ð32óóД(0"%Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àòò2€óóA€bishop€then€must€be€blameless,€the€husband€of€one€wife,€vigilant,€sober,€of€goodÐ l*$' Ðbehaviour,€given€to€hospitality,€apt€to€teach;€òò1€Timothy€3:2óóÐX+ô$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóLet€the€deacons€be€the€husbands€of€one€wife,€ruling€their€children€and€their€ownÐ Pì Ðhouses€well.€òò1€Timothy€3:12óóÐ<ØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6€óóIf€any€be€blameless,€the€husband€of€one€wife,€having€faithful€children€not€accusedÐ  ° Ðof€riot€or€unruly.€òòTitus€1:6óóÐ œÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤Þ #Ôò òòòóóÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôó óÌWas€Paul€and€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€qualified€to€pastor€churches?Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤Q&#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€How€should,€and€how€does,€PaulððsÐ Ø t Ðmarital€status€affect€the€interpretation€of€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó?Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤×&#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€While€we€do€not€believe€the€marital€statusÐ Ä ` Ðof€Paul€makes€one€bit€of€difference€as€to€how€1€Timothy€3:2€òòò òshouldó óóó€be€interpreted,€we€realize€thatÐ °L  Ðbecause€of€the€way€many€fundamentalists€and€Baptists€interpret€the€phrase€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeððÐ  <  Ðfrom€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€that€it€is€an€issue€that€must€be€dealt€with€if€for€no€other€reason€than€building€aÐ Œ(  Ðfoundation€to€destroy€the€heresy€that€says€that€a€divorced€man€is€permanently€disqualified€fromÐ x  Ðentering€the€ministry.€Ð d  ÐÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤’'#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔReading€ð ðdivorcedðð€and€ð ðdouble€marriedðð€into€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€is€the€seed€bed€of€much€endlessÐ Pì  Ðspeculation€and€confusion€in€the€interpretation€of€the€standards€for€church€office.€Here,€we€will€doÐ <Ø  Ðsome€ð ðspeculationðð.€If€the€same€hermeneutical€standard€that€is€applied€to€the€interpretation€of€theÐ (Ä Ðphrase€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeðð€by€those€who€advocate€ð ðone€living€wife€for€one€lifetimeðð€is€appliedÐ ° Ðto€the€rest€of€the€standards€listed€in€òò1€Timothy€3óó,€then€we€have€ourselves€a€huge€doctrinal€mess€thatÐ œ Ðbutchers€the€English€language€leaving€no€one€qualified€for€church€office.€Not€only€does€it€butcherÐ ìˆ Ðthe€English€language,€it€breaks€the€rules€of€English€grammar€in€an€in€your€face€manner.€If€many€so„Ð Øt Ðcalled€conservative€commentators€and€preachers€would€just€interpret€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€in€the€normal,Ð Ä` Ðliteral,€grammatical€sense,€we€would€not€have€all€the€hurt€and€confusion€caused€by€their€breakingÐ °L Ðevery€hermeneutical€standard€for€interpreting€the€English€Bible.€But€the€ð ðonce€marriedðð€stallionsÐ œ8 Ðwith€their€blinders€on€can€only€see€the€ð ðonce€marriedðð€preachers€that€are€dead€ahead.€The€rest€of€theÐ ˆ$ Ðstandards€in€the€passage€are€but€hurdles€they€must€jump€to€get€past€those€ð ðdouble€marriedðð€preachers.Ð t ÐThey€cannot€interpret€properly€in€context€because€their€doctrinal€blinders€will€not€let€them€see€theÐ `ü Ðplain€English€that€is€on€all€sides€of€them.€ð ðMust€beðð€is€a€present€tense€phrase.€ð ðMust€beðð€is€a€presentÐ Lè Ðtense€phrase.€For€the€third€time,€ð ðmust€beðð€is€a€present€tense€phrase.€Furthermore,€all€of€the€standardsÐ 8 Ô Ðfor€church€service€in€1€Timothy€3€and€Titus€1€are€given€in€the€present€tense.€In€other€words€they€areÐ $!À Ðlooking€at€present€conduct:€at€the€present€qualifications€for€the€man€being€considered€for€the€officeÐ "¬ Ðof€bishop€or€deacon.€For€you€Greek€scholars,€you€will€smother€to€death€if€your€breath€of€life€is€€oneÐ ü"˜ Ðof€the€Greek€words€for€divorce€(Ô_ÔapostasionÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔapoluoÔ_Ô)€because€they€are€found€no€where€in€theÐ è#„  Ðcontext€of€òò1€Timothy€3:2€óóor€òòTitus€1:6óó.€Do€you€think€that€the€Holy€Ghost€did€not€know€what€the€GreekÐ Ô$p! Ðword€for€€divorce€was?€He€used€them€in€òòMatthew€5:31„32óó,€òòMatthew€19:7óó,€and€òòMark€10:4óó.€If€theÐ À%\" ÐGreek€words€for€divorce€were€in€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€€do€you€not€think€the€King€James€translators€wouldÐ ¬&H # Ðhave€supplied€it€as€they€did€in€òòMatthew€5:31„32óó,€òòMatthew€19:7óó,€and€òòMark€10:4óó.€Ð ˜'4!$ ÐWhat€about€the€phrase€ð ðmust€be...husband€of€one€wifeðð€used€in€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó?€Remember,€we€areÐ „( "% Ðð ðspeculatingðð€here€just€as€those€who€speculate€that€Paul€meant€divorced€in€this€passage.€The€bigÐ p) #& Ðdifference€is€that€our€ð ðspeculationðð€has€much€support€from€the€context,€both€doctrinal€and€historicalÐ \*ø#' Ðas€we€will€prove€in€the€following€pages.€If€we€assume€that€Paul€was€a€virgin,€a€widower,€or€divorced,Ð H+ä$( Ðthen€what€the€Holy€Ghost€said€about€ð ðthe€husband€of€one€wifeðð€in€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€does€not€makeÐ 4,Ð%) Ðsense€if€we€apply€it€in€an€absolute€sense€to€Paul€since€Paul€had€to€be€put€into€a€position€where€heÐ d Ðtemporarily€assumed€the€role€of€a€pastor€in€the€churches€he€established€on€the€mission€field.€If€€beingÐ Pì Ðthe€husband€of€one€wife€was€a€ð ðmust€beðð€qualification€for€a€church€leader,€then€Paul€was€notÐ <Ø Ðð ðqualifiedðð€to€pastor€the€churches€he€started€on€the€mission€field.€If€your€doctrine€interprets€ð ðhusbandÐ ( Ä Ðof€one€wifeðð€as€ð ðnot€ever€having€been€divorcedðð,€then€if€Paul€was€divorced,€then€he€was€not€qualifiedÐ  ° Ðto€temporarily€assume€the€position€of€pastor€in€the€churches€he€established€on€the€mission€field.€€TheÐ  œ ÐScriptures€do€not€specifically€state€that€Paul€was€not€a€widower€or€was€not€divorced.€However,€theÐ ì ˆ ÐBible€does€plainly€state€that€Paul€was€unmarried.€That€the€term€ð ðunmarriedðð€applies€to€both€virginsÐ Ø t Ðand€the€divorced€is€proven€in€òò1€Corinthians€7:11óó€which€reads:Ð Ä ` ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤1*#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôòò11€óóBut€and€if€she€depart,€let€her€remain€unmarried,€or€be€reconciled€to€her€husband:Ð œ8  Ðand€let€not€the€husband€put€away€his€wife.Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤›<#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€òò1€Corinthians€7:11óóÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤v=#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔЈ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌSo,€was€Paulððs€state€of€being€unmarried€that€of€being€widowed,€or€divorced,€or€virgin.€We€believeÐ `ü  Ðthat€Paul€was€married€at€one€time.€Are€we€to€assume€that€since€the€only€apostle€who€was€identifiedÐ Lè  Ðas€having€a€wife€was€Peter€that€none€of€the€others€were€married?€That€is€highly€unlikely€since€it€wasÐ 8Ô  Ðan€affront€and€even€unlawful€in€most€instances€for€Jewish€men€not€to€be€married.Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤Ñ=#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€That€some€of€theÐ $À Ðother€apostles€were€€married€in€addition€to€Peter€is€indicated€in€1€Corinthians€9:5€which€states:Ð ¬ ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤í?#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôòò5€óóHave€we€not€power€to€lead€about€a€sister,€òòò òa€wife,€as€well€as€other€apostles,óó€ó óand€asÐ è„ Ðthe€brethren€of€the€Lord,€and€Cephas?€òò1€Corinthians€9:5óóÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤Ø@#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔÐØtÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤ÓA#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔÌNote€that€the€word€ð ðapostlesðð€is€plural.€The€point€being€that€though€there€were€other€apostles€whoÐ °L Ðwere€married,€their€marital€status€is€not€specifically€identified€in€the€Scriptures.€This€passage€ofÐ œ8 ÐScripture€also€puts€the€Roman€Catholic€doctrine€of€celibacy€back€into€the€theological€crypt€that€itÐ ˆ$ Ðcame€slithering€forth€from.€There€is€also€proof€from€òòMatthew€19:27„29óó€that€some€of€the€apostles€hadÐ t Ðforsaken€their€wives€and€yet€the€continued€in€the€ministry.€These€verses€state:Ð `ü ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤4B#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôòò27€óóThen€answered€Peter€and€said€unto€him,€Behold,€we€have€forsaken€all,€andÐ 8 Ô Ðfollowed€thee;€what€shall€we€have€therefore?€òò28€óóAnd€Jesus€said€unto€them,€Verily€I€sayÐ $!À Ðunto€you,€That€ye€which€have€followed€me,€in€the€regeneration€when€the€Son€of€manÐ "¬ Ðshall€sit€in€the€throne€of€his€glory,€ye€also€shall€sit€upon€twelve€thrones,€judging€theÐ ü"˜ Ðtwelve€tribes€of€Israel.€òò29€óóAnd€every€one€that€hath€forsaken€houses,€or€brethren,€orÐ è#„  Ðsisters,€or€father,€or€mother,€òòò òor€wifeó óóó,€or€children,€or€lands,€for€my€nameððs€sake,€shallÐ Ô$p! Ðreceive€an€hundredfold,€and€shall€inherit€everlasting€life.€òòMatthew€19:27„29óóÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤ÔD#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔÐÄ%`"Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤ýG#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔÌÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤^H#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔNote€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€quoting€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€as€having€said€that€those€who€had€forsakenÐ œ'8!$ Ðtheir€wives€for€his€name€sake€would€receive€an€hundredfold€and€eternal€life.€Yet€all€the€apostlesÐ ˆ($"% Ðcontinued€in€the€ministry€until€well€after€the€death,€burial,€and€resurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.Ð t)#& ÐThese€are€they€that€made€themselves€eunuchs€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake.€Now€what€of€theÐ `*ü#' Ðpossible€marital€status€of€the€apostle€Paul.€Letððs€look€at€some€documents€to€ascertain€whether€PaulÐ L+è$( Ðcould€have€been€married.€Note€the€following€Ô_ÔquotesÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤¡H#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ô:Ô_ÔÐ 8,Ô%) Їà8  àòòThe€first€positive€commandment€of€the€Bible,€according€to€rabbinic€interpretationÐ d Ð(Maimonides,€ð ðÔ_ÔMinyanÔ_Ô€ha-Ô_ÔMiz.wotÔ_Ô,ðð€212),€is€that€concerning€the€propagation€of€theÐ Pì Ðhuman€species€(Gen.€I.€28).€It€is€thus€considered€the€duty€of€every€Israelite€to€marryÐ <Ø Ðas€early€in€life€as€possible.€Eighteen€years€is€the€age€set€by€the€Rabbis€(Ab.€v.€24);Ð ( Ä Ðand€any€one€remaining€unmarried€after€his€twentieth€year€is€said€to€be€cursed€byÐ  ° ÐGod€Himself€(Ô_ÔK.idÔ_Ô.€29b).€Some€urge€that€children€should€marry€as€soon€as€they€reachÐ  œ Ðthe€age€of€puberty,€i.e.,€the€fourteenth€year€(Ô_ÔSanhÔ_Ô.€76b);€and€R.€Ô_ÔH.isdaÔ_Ô€attributed€hisÐ ì ˆ Ðmental€superiority€to€the€fact€that€he€was€married€when€he€was€but€sixteen€years€oldÐ Ø t Ð(Ô_ÔK.idÔ_Ô.€l.c.).€It€was,€however,€strictly€forbidden€for€parents€to€give€their€children€inÐ Ä ` Ðmarriage€before€they€had€reached€the€age€of€puberty€(Ô_ÔSanhÔ_Ô.€76b).€ò òòòA€man€who,Ð °L  Ðwithout€any€reason,€refused€to€marry€after€he€had€passed€his€twentieth€year€wasÐ œ8  Ðfrequently€compelled€to€do€so€by€the€courtóó.€ó óTo€be€occupied€with€the€study€of€theÐ „  ÐTorah€was€regarded€as€a€plausible€reason€for€delaying€marriage;€but€only€in€veryÐ p  Ðrare€instances€was€a€man€permitted€to€remain€in€celibacy€all€his€life€(Ô_ÔYebÔ_Ô.€63b;Ð \ø  ÐMaimonides,€ð ðÔ_ÔYadÔ_Ô,ðð€Ô_ÔIshutÔ_Ô,€xv.€2,€3;€Ô_ÔShulh.anÔ_Ô€ððÔ_ÔArukÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔEbenÔ_Ô€ha-ððEzer,€1,€1-4;€seeÐ Hä  ÐCelibacy)....Ð4Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àThe€duty€of€marriage€is€discharged€after€the€birth€of€a€son€and€a€daughter€(Ô_ÔYebÔ_Ô.Ð  ¨ Ð61a).€Still€no€man€may€live€without€a€wife€even€after€he€has€many€children€(ib.).Ð ø” ÐWomen€are€exempted€from€the€duty€of€marriage,€although,€to€avoid€suspicion,€theyÐ ä€ Ðare€advised€not€to€remain€single€(ib.€65b;€"Ô_ÔYadÔ_Ô,"€l.c.€2,€16;€ib.€Ô_ÔIssureÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBiahÔ_Ô,€xxi.€26;Ð Ðl ÐÔ_ÔEbenÔ_Ô€ha-'Ezer,€1,€13;€see€Woman).Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤�K#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔмXÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(Cited€from€the€1906€Jewish€Encyclopedia€article€ð ðMarriage€Lawsðð€located€at:à8@ óAnd€JeàÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤SV#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔД0Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ  Óò òóó€Ô4‚Ýn€ÜÔÝ‚PÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôhttp://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10435-marriage-lawsÔ6yWÔÝ‚PÍO�Wd€maÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7n€º»WÔ€)Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤'W#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ôòòóóó óòòÐ l ÐÓfWÓÌà8  àÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤�X#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔWe€should€not€appoint€to€a€Sanhedrin€a€man€of€very€old€age€or€one€who€does€notÐ Dà Ðpossess€male€physical€attributes,€for€they€possess€the€trait€of€cruelty,€òòò ònor€a€man€whoÐ 0 Ì Ðis€childlessó óóó,€so€that€the€judges€should€be€merciful.Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤Y#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€[Cited€from:€Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤QZ#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔÔ_ÔHalachaÔ_Ô€3:Ð !¸ ÐSanhedrin€Ô_ÔvehaÔ_Ô`Ô_ÔOnashinÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔhaMesurinÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔlahemÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔMishnehÔ_Ô€Torah]Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤¡Z#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ôà8@ Ð Ð àÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤ø[#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔÐ "¤ ÐÌÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤N\#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔThere€were€ten€basic€qualifications€for€the€eligibility€of€membership.€Each€member€of€the€SanhedrinÐ à#|  Ðmust€be€a€Hebrew,€learned€in€the€law,€and€possessing€judicial€experience€at€lower€levels€(there€wereÐ Ì$h! Ðminor€Sanhedrins€of€twenty-three€members€which€tried€non-capital€offenses€in€every€town€of€120Ð ¸%T" Ðmales€or€more).€The€member€was€required€also€to€be€learned€in€science,€a€linguist,€modest,€piousÐ ¤&@ # Ðbut€strong€and€courageous,€devoid€of€physical€defects,€a€qualified€tradesman,€and,€finally,€he€wasÐ �',!$ Ðrequired€to€be€married€and€to€be€a€father.Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤¦\#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤b_#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô[Liberty€In€The€Balance,€Russell€and€Colin€Ô_ÔStandishÔ_Ô,Ð |("% ÐHartland€Publishing,€August€30,€1998]óóÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤¥_#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔÐ h)#& ÐÌIf€Paul€was€never€married,€he€was€in€a€very€difficult€position€in€a€Jewish€culture€that€would€force€aÐ @+Ü$( Ðman€to€get€married€by€court€order€if€he€had€not€married€before€the€age€of€20.€Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤x`#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔIt€must€also€be€notedÐ ,,È%) Ðthat€the€Talmud€specifically€stated:€Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤˜a#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôð ðAny€Jew€who€has€not€a€wife€is€no€manðð€[Babylonian€Talmud,Ð d ÐÔ_ÔYebamothÔ_Ô€63a].Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤)b#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ô€There€is€also€a€very€strong€possibility€that€Paul€was€a€member€of€the€SanhedrinÐ Pì Ðbecause€he€òòò òconsentedó óóó€unto€the€stoning€death€of€Stephen€(òòActs€7:58„8:1óó).€Only€the€Sanhedrin€couldÐ <Ø Ðauthorize€the€death€penalty€for€religious€offenses;€in€this€case,€the€false€accusation€of€blasphemy.€WeÐ , È Ðhave€already€proven€that€members€of€the€Sanhedrin€had€to€be€married.€Many€ò òASSUMEó ó€that€PaulÐ  ´ Ðwas€never€married€because€€he€says€in€òò1€Corinthians€7:8óó€that€he€is€unmarried.€We€have€alreadyÐ  ¤ Ðproven€in€the€chapter€ð ðò òÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤îb#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ôó óAdultery,€Fornication,€Desertion,€Divorce€And€RemarriageÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤¢e#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ôðð€that€the€termÐ ô � Ðunmarried€applies€to€widows/widowers,€virgins,€and€those€who€are€divorced.Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤f#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ô€It€is€no€more€a€stretchÐ à | Ðfor€us€to€believe€that€Paul€was€once€married,€but€now€unmarried€through€divorce€or€death,€than€it€isÐ Ì h Ðfor€you€to€believe€that€he€was€never€married€because€he€is€unmarried.€It€could€well€be€that€Paul€wasÐ ¸T  Ðone€of€the€men€that€was€made€a€eunuch€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake€(òòMatthew€19:12óó)€or€oneÐ ¤@  Ðof€those€who€had€forsaken€their€wives€for€the€sake€of€the€name€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€(òòMatthewÐ �,  Ð19:29óó).€In€closing€this€topic,€we€go€back€to€the€statement€that€we€introduced€this€topic€with.€Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤Òf#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤ÔHowÐ |  Ðshould,€and€how€does,€Paulððs€marital€status€affect€the€interpretation€of€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó?Ô#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤ˆi#ÔÔ‡(Xô¤XXXô¤Ô€We€do€notÐ h  Ðbelieve€the€marital€status€of€Paul€makes€one€bit€of€difference€as€to€how€òò1€Timothy€3:2óó€òòò òshouldó óóó€beÐ Tð  ÐinterpretedÔ#†Xô¤XX(Xô¤Bj#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ô,€but€it€must€be€dealt€with€because€of€the€way€some€preachers€and€pastors€interpret€theÐ Dà  Ðphrase€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeðð.€€Furthermore,€if€we€take€the€interpretation€by€some€preachers€andÐ 0Ì Ðpastors€Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤5k#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ôof€the€phrase€ð ðhusband€of€one€wifeðð€to€its€logical€conclusion,€then€Paul€could€not€be€aÐ ¸ Ðmissionary€or€pastor€because€he€was€not€the€husband€of€one€wife,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€could€notÐ ¤ Ðbe€the€pastor€of€His€church€because€He€was€not€the€husband€of€one€wife,€and€neither€could€God€ofÐ ô� Ðthe€Old€Testament€qualify€because€He€was€divorced€and€unmarried€and€therefore€not€the€husbandÐ à| Ðof€one€wife.Ô#†Xô¤XXQXô¤el#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤Ôà8 ` àòòóóÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤�n#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔÐÌh` x` x ÐAfter€having€stated€that€it€is€better€for€those€that€are€entering€into€the€ministry€to€be€unmarried,€PaulÐ ¸T Ðsays€that€he€speaks€what€he€speaks€by€the€permission€of€the€Holy€Ghost€and€not€by€commandmentÐ ¤@ Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost.€Paulððs€statement€agrees€with€the€statement€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€made€inÐ �, ÐòòMatthew€19:12óó€for€those€who€had€made€themselves€eunuchs€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake.€TheÐ | ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€also€said€by€implication€in€òòMatthew€19:12óó€that€some€men€would€not€be€able€toÐ h Ðreceive€his€statement€about€becoming€eunuchs€for€the€kingdom€of€heavenððs€sake.€That€is€why€PaulððsÐ Tð Ðstatement€in€òò1€Corinthians€7:6óó€emphasizes€that€it€is€not€a€commandment,€but€a€statement€that€isÐ @ Ü Ðgiven€by€permission€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Celibacy€is€a€gift€and€not€a€commandment€for€those€whoÐ ,!È Ðwould€be€ministerððs€of€the€gospel€contrary€to€what€the€Catholics€teach€concerning€the€heresy€ofÐ "´ Ðmandatory€ð ðcelibateðð€priests€and€nuns.€The€celibacy€spoken€to€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€a€celibacyÐ #  Ðgrounded€in€the€control€of€the€fleshly€desires€through€God€the€Holy€Ghost€€and€does€not€involve€theÐ ð#Œ  Ðphysical€mutilation€of€the€body€via€castration.€It€is€a€celibacy€that€is€a€spiritual€gift€of€God.€What€isÐ Ü$x! Ðthe€greater€celibacy:€that€which€is€brought€about€through€mutilation€of€the€body€(€a€carnal€work€ofÐ È%d" Ðthe€flesh),€or€that€which€is€brought€about€by€God€€the€Holy€Ghost€Ô_ÔÔ#†Xô¤XXQXô¤Õn#ÔÔ‡QXô¤XXXô¤ÔgivingÔ_Ô€you€victory€over€your€flesh?Ð ´&P # ÐPaulððs€statement€concerning€celibacy€must€also€be€interpreted€in€the€context€of€his€ministry.€PaulððsÐ  '