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1 Corinthians 7:1
 
" . . . It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
 
Problem:
 
"The Roman Catholic Church uses this passage to support its concept that celibacy is necessary for single-minded devotion to ministerial office.

Solution:

  1. Celibacy is not a necessary pre-requisite for single-minded devotion to ministerial office. Celibacy, in Scripture, is left to the free decision of those concerned, without forbidding those who marry to assume ecclesial offices. (Matt. 19:12; 1 Cor. 7:6-9).
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  2. Peter was married, (Matt. 8:14); as well as other apostles. (1 Cor. 9:5).
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  3. There were also married bishops. (1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:6).
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  4. The Apostle Paul clinches the argument - "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry . . ." (1 Tim. 4:1-3).