The Problem of Christian Singleness

The Problem of Christian Singleness | Word Of Life Bible Institute

the way we Christians discuss singleness — and marriage! — is inherently reductive and flawed. The rhetoric of our speech in mainstream Christian culture always ...

The Tragic Vision of Christian Singleness - Reformation 21

It doesn't help as you earn wealth and wonder who will inherit it. It doesn't remove that lump in your throat with each passing birthday. It ...

The Struggle of a Christian Single Is Real - Praise.com

After 5 or 10 or 30 years of singleness, these platitudes start to give way to some really difficult questions about God, His goodness, and His ...

The Problem with Singleness: We Talk About it Like It's Temporary

We talk about marriage so much in this way that we orient the social makeup of Christian society around marriage and the family to an unhealthy extent — it is ...

Struggling through Singleness - First Baptist Church Dunkirk NY

Spiritual gifts are meant to build up the body of Christ. Obviously, singles are to strengthen the church too—but not by virtue of being single.

Struggling with Singleness - Just Between Us

I've seen a ton of people in the church treat it like it's a curse. And you know what? I sometimes feel as if it is. I know in the back of my ...

I F28 am struggling with singleness. What to do if this is God's plan ...

Build a good solid relationship with Him before worrying about a husband. He wants that and so should you. As long as your top issue isn't Him ...

Singleness Is Not a Sin - Christianity Today

Because marital status is strongly associated with political and religious views (single people are generally more liberal and less religious), ...

Single Truths for Single Christians | Lifeway

They're lonely. Sometimes they're jealous. They feel abandoned. They aren't content, and it seems impossible that they ever could be. They have good days. They ...

The Challenges and Joys of Being a Single Christian

Being single has given me opportunities and experiences that I never would have had if I had married at a young age.

Why are Christians so unhappy being single? - Reddit

Singles events are also often feel like they're really there so you can pair off and stop being single. In the Protestant and more specifically ...

Singleness Is Not a Problem to Be Solved - Desiring God

“Singleness should not be viewed as a problem, nor marriage as a right. God, in his love, grants either as a gift.”

The Struggles and Blessings of Singleness | Matthew Elton

Many Christians have a negative attitude toward singleness, viewing it like a disease to be cured or a problem to be solved. The way singleness is defined – ...

The Pain of Being Single; The Love that Holds Me Fast

I do still struggle with being single. Sometimes, Jesus feels far away, and my faith falters. But when I put my faith—little as it is—in him, I ...

Is Me Being Single the Problem? - Table for One Ministries

Not until recently, however had I been confronted with this notion that my singleness (and the many other single Christians in the church today) ...

Singleness in the Church - The 96th Thesis - Matthew E. Cochran

For those who are not so equipped, “singleness” is described as burning with desire or unable to be accepted. Jesus and Paul neither need nor ...

The Single Christian - Ethics & Public Policy Center

Rather than offering sympathy to those who are single for reasons outside their control, Broadway argues, Christians often send the message that ...

Single but Not Lonely: Living Well While Unmarried - Desiring God

In a world full of distraction, singleness enables us to focus on Jesus “without distraction.” This isn't to say that we cannot honor Christ if ...

A Balanced View on Singleness - Boundless.org

The majority of singles want to marry. So it is unhelpful to mentor such Christian singles with platitudes like “God is all you need” or “just focus on Christ” ...

What Does the Bible Say About Singleness? | JD Greear Ministries

In the Messiah, any curse is removed, and singleness is no longer a stigma. In Jesus, you may lack a physical family, but you are woven into ...