Sentences with word «singleness»

Ephesians 6:5 - 9 (NRSV) Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as you obey Christ; not only while being watched, and in order to please them, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

You may have the gift of singleness for a year.

Just like the promise, this fundamental hope was articulated in particular hopes — hopes for a more or less cataclysmic interruption of history, when God would establish his kingdom of justice and of peace upon earth, when Israel would be saved from enemies without and sinners within, to serve their God with singleness of heart.

So how does all this fit with the concept of singleness as a gift?

A powerful novel about two twin sisters struggling to survive World War II, a debut about the love between a man and his dog, and a probing memoir about singleness and art — all surefire hits for your next book club!

If you have any comments on singleness as it relates to being a Christian single, Dan would love to hear from you.

There are many well - meaning people who try to «help me out» because often, it feels like singleness is perceived as a problem.

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Alibaba has turned Chinas celebration of singleness into an e-commerce event that dwarfs Americas biggest holiday - shopping days.

Picture a robot internally combusting from an overload of mixed programming — because this is what singleness feels like.

So I still believe passionately that we need to celebrate singleness, as well as marriage, and I suppose that, especially now, I don't see those things as being at all mutually exclusive.

Taken from Party of One: Truth, Longing, and the Subtle Art of Singleness by Joy Beth Smith.

If we choose singleness for the sake of following Christ more effectively, we are assured a family within the Church.

Because, in reality, that's what singleness is: a journey.

None of these things, by themselves, make singleness into a «gift,» but taken together, they can help you create something good out of your relational space.

Instead of viewing singleness as a pitiful stage to get through on your way to married life, we should elevate and honor the single people in our midst as those who, in Paul's words, «will do even better.»

The married person must always consider his or her spouse before making decisions, but singleness gives the Christian a greater degree of freedom to serve Christ.

If it means singleness for a season or for life, embrace it.

Truth is that this becomes difficult when the people around me — the people of the church, «my people» — don't embrace singleness with the same zeal.

How do students move from singleness to serious relationships?

Would be interested to see what you think of Redeeming Singleness by Barry N. Danylak?

That being said, I've processed a lot of my own emotions, counseled others, and dealt with my own singleness a great deal in my 36 years.

Perfectionism prolongs unwanted singleness because it causes people to live in ideals rather than to be a realistic person.

Recently we have branched out into research — we did a survey of over 3000 single Christians, which is being used to reach out to Christian leaders and open a wider debate about Christian singleness.

Your life between singleness and marriage lies the journey of dating.

Download or Read Online Boundaries in Dating - Henry Cloud John Townsend free eBooks (PDF, ePub, Mobi), Rules for Romance That Can Help You Find the Love of Your LifeBetween singleness and marriage lies the journey of dating.

Oh, Kimberley, you forgot polygamy, levirate marriage, at least three different perspectives on divorce, and Paul prioritising singleness over marriage.

In an age of online dating and prolonged singleness, some of us can get a bit ridiculous about what we will and will not stand for.

This reframing of a calling to singleness strikes me as refreshing.

God isn't sitting on a cloud, laughing and saying, «Interminable singleness for Jenna!

We talk about how lonely singleness is.

The truth is that in the Bible, Paul actually touts singleness as a better place to be.

So many champions of our faith have been able to live extraordinary lives, in part because of the freedom that singleness afforded them.

To say nothing of the sexual challenges involved in lifelong singleness.

Paul himself preferred singleness and encouraged it, but he also accepted that marriage was good and, in fact, preferable for some who might fall into sexual immorality without it (1 Corinthians 7:8 - 9), although unfortunately he couldn't bring himself to admit any other positives.

Yet in the Church, we can treat singleness like Selena Gomez fans at a Justin Bieber party.

To work patiently alongside people of other faiths is not an option invented by modern liberals who seek to relativize the radical singleness of Jesus Christ and what was made possible through him.

Extended singleness feels like a loss for those longing for matrimony.

This is a key to thriving during singleness: Love others at the point you want to be loved.

Grenz goes on to show that the «New Testament brought an important change in outlook toward singleness and the potential role of the single person in the economy of God» (pg.

He elevates singleness way more than most Christian marriage gurus do today, which makes me think: I bet Grenz has read the New Testament.

For all members, regardless of sexual orientation, we will continue to expect chastity in singleness until marriage.

There can be no movement without unity, without singleness of theme.

Growing up in the Church, I've heard many people call singleness a gift.