Sanctity of Marriage

Scarlett,

"Some are called to singleness, and most are meant to be married" is what I have said in many places. In public and in private. I continue to proclaim the same thing about Marriage and Singleness.

And as in your case, I am often misunderstood. And sometimes I am even attacked.

Yet, I continue to say the same things.

Marriage is holy. God ordained marriage in Genesis Chapter 2. Jesus is recorded as restating God's purpose in 2 of the Gospels. And Paul restates that men and women should marry, but some are called to singleness.

And as the president of SBTS has said, there are way too many Christians choosing to remain single today.

If someone told me, "Wayne, it is the end time and the Holy Spirit has moved a vast group of Christians to be single and not produce more children in preparation for the end times." I would say, "That is a good reason. And I could believe the Holy Spirit would move through His people that way."

However, that is not what I am hearing.

So I am concerned. Why do we have a generation of Christians that would rather have 10% or more of our couples live together rather than to risk divorce? Isn't sin - sin? Doesn't our younger generation hurt enough to want to turn to God and be holy? Shouldn't we hurt as we think of the sin of our generation? Shouldn't we desire for everyone to live lives of less sin?

Isn't 1 couple living together, 1 couple too many?

I say, and will continue to say, some Christians are called to be single. A few are called to remain single for a time. But, most Christians were designed by God to be married.

Yet we have more and more couples living together and not becoming married. We have more men and women practicing in singleness what should be done only in marriage.