Another Practical Guide to the Logic, Philosophy, and Thoughts of Christianity

Section 1 - Article 1

Section 1

Certain issues within Christianity

This section comprises of articles that are targeted at certain

Christian doctrine, and elaboration of these doctrines.

Article 1 - On staying celibate and on Holy matrimony

This article is a response to the numerous pastors and Christians (especially

from Asia) telling single Christians that they must marry and have a family.

Some quote Scripture to be "fruitful and multiply". Others quote the Genesis

account where "it is not good for man to be alone". Similarly, many hold

the mistaken view that the original biblical purpose of marriage is for

women to be nothing more than to be obedient partners to their husbands.

This article thus seeks to address these issues.

In the many promises God made to the Patriarchs, one prominent

blessing is the birth of many offspring. As long as the children of God

listened and obeyed His commandments, they were blessed with many

children of their own. While the original order of marriage was a

monogamous one, in which Eve was created as a companion, and a helpmeet

to Adam (KJV Genesis 2:18: And the LORD God said, It is not good

that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.), the

whole marriage plan ceased to function as it should following the Fall.

Eve was not made a slave or an obedient wife to Adam, but as a

companion and a helper. In fact, it is for the very purpose to jointly serve

God was man to join as one with the wife. And for the focus of God in mind,

would a son leave his family to be ONE flesh with the wife.

Genesis 2:24: Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and

shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

There was no subservience or dominance implied in the becoming of

one. To be one, is to be complete. And to be complete, is to be complete in

serving God together. However, after the Fall, the perfect arrangement fell.

Genesis 3:16: Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow

and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire

shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

After the fall, the woman's desire was to be her husband. In here, one

interpretation is that her sole desire would be to own and control her

husband, but her husband will rule over her. The oneness is no more. Even

together by marriage, it is now a struggle of the wife to own her husband,

and her husband to rule over her wife. Male chauvinistic indeed it is. But is

it really? 1 Corinthians explains more.

1 Corinthians 7:1-4: Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: