

Why singleness is NOT the enemy (Part 2)
This blog post is the third in a series. I recommend reading the first and second posts before reading this one. In my last post I gave one reason why I think a well-known Christian theologian, pastor and teacher is wrong when he teaches that singleness within the Church is a direct attack on God’s created order and purpose for marriage. In this post we'll be considering a second, though no less important reason. First of all, let's trace back through the line of his argumen

Why singleness is NOT the enemy (Part 1)
This blog post is the second in a series. You can read the first post in the series here In my last post I outlined the argument of a well-known Christian theologian, pastor and teacher who teaches that singleness within the Church is a direct attack on God’s created order and purpose for marriage. In the next couple of posts, I want to take a closer look at the various reasons he gives for casting singleness in the role of the antagonist, and then hold those reasons up again


When singleness becomes the enemy
I was recently listening to a talk given by a well-known, reputable, even eminent theologian, pastor and teacher. He was speaking from the 2016 platform of a well-known and reputable, even eminent theological conference. He was addressing a very large audience of worldwide ministry leaders, church pastors and Christian theologians, many of whom themselves would have been well-known, reputable, even eminent. Ostensibly, the topic of his talk was the Christian privilege of, and