Faithful Singleness Part 3

Isaiah 56:1-8

Isaiah 56:4

Isaiah 56:5

The single have a family and an important place in God’s house.

Matthew 12:46-50

Gal. 3:7, 26-28

Jesus and Paul teach us that relationships in Christ are more permanent, more precious, more eternal than even relationships in families.

Matthew 22:30

Luke 11:27-28

Mark 10:29-30

The single have potential for an inheritance far greater than anything that could be left to you by a husband or wife.

Gal. 3:29

1 Peter 1:3-4

The single have potential for a legacy and name that is far better than biological sons and daughters.

“Though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers.
For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel” (1 Cor. 4:15)

Matthew 19:12

Faithfulness to Christ defines the value of life;
all other relationships get their final significance from this.