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「聖經」新約:未婚的基督徒們(還有守寡的或者鰥居的基督徒們)最好不要結婚:
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歌林多前書 7:8 我對著沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說,若他們常像我就好。
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.
7:27 你有妻子纏著呢,就不要求脫離。你沒有妻子纏著呢,就不要求妻子。
Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.
7:28 你若娶妻,並不是犯罪。處女若出嫁,也不是犯罪。然而這等人肉身必受苦難。我卻願意你們免這苦難。
But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
為什麼最好不要結婚呢?「聖經」里自然也解釋得很清楚:
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7:32 我願你們無所掛慮。沒有娶妻的,是為主的事掛慮,想怎樣叫主喜悅。
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.
7:33 娶了妻的,是為世上的事掛慮,想怎樣叫妻子喜悅。
But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--
7:34 婦人和處女也有分別。沒有出嫁的,是為主的事掛慮,要身體靈魂都聖潔。已經出嫁的,是為世上的事掛慮,想怎樣叫丈夫喜悅。
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
7:35 我說這話,是為你們的益處。不是要牢籠你們,乃是要叫你們行合宜的事,得以殷勤服事主,沒有分心的事。
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
當然了,「聖經」也說了,結婚不是犯罪。如果實在「慾火攻心」的話,還是結婚吧:
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7:9 倘若自己禁止不住,就可以嫁娶。與其慾火攻心,倒不如嫁娶為妙。
But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
所以,當有基督徒結婚的時候,我們就知道了,這個基督徒「慾火攻心」,已經不能自控了。所以只好結婚了。 |
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