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theless, a servant of God must continue to preach.
The servants that He sent were not promised a harmonious
family life or a pleasant ministry. Never
did God say that an apostle, a prophet, or a teacher
had to be married. Whatever the marital status of a
servant of God might be, he must be obedient to the
divine commission.
Watch, how totally different the words addressed
to the elders in a local church are. According to
1. Tim. 3 and Tit. 1, the elders and deacons had to
be married. The statement, “They must be the husband
of one wife.” does not imply that all the others
could have as many wives as they wished. It simply
means that a man who has certain responsibilities
in the local church has to be married, because he
must deal with the problems which arise in that local
assembly. Quote: “The Bible requires a deacon to
be a married man. He must be the husband of one wife.”
(COD, Vol. 1, pg. 354).
What about the Son of God? In spite of His supernatural
ministry, the multiplying of the bread, the
healing of the sick, the raising of the dead, the calming
of the storm, etc., we read, “… neither did His
brethren believe in Him.” (Jn. 7:5). They knew Him
after the flesh, not after the Spirit. According to
Mt. 13:53-58, the Son of man could not accomplish
anything in His own city because of their unbelief.
They said, “We know Him, He is the carpenter’s son,
we know His mother Mary, we know His brothers,
we know His sisters.” And they were offended, because
they judged according to what their eyes beheld
and what people were saying. Then follows the
statement in Mt. 13:57b, “A prophet is not without
honour, save in his own country, and in his own
house.”