7 Myths about Singleness

by Sam Allberry

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2019

Overview

If marriage shows us the shape of the gospel,  singleness shows us its sufficiency.

Much of what we commonly assume about singleness—that it is primarily about the absence of good things like intimacy, family, or meaningful ministry—is either flat-out untrue or, at the very least, shouldn’t be true. To be single, we often think, is to be alone and spiritually hindered.

But the Bible paints a very different picture of singleness: it is a positive gift and blessing from God. This book seeks to help Christians—married and unmarried alike—value singleness as a gift from God so that we can all encourage singles to take hold of the unique opportunities their singleness affords and see their role in the flourishing of the church as a whole.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Paul is not saying that singleness is spiritual and marriage unspiritual. Nor is he saying that singleness is easy but marriage is hard. No, the contrast is between complexity and simplicity. Married life is more complicated; singleness is more straightforward.” (source)

“Celibacy sounds too hard, so we should make marriage more readily accessible, even redefining it so that more people can enter into it. But Jesus’s thinking seems to go in the opposite direction. Marriage can be too hard for some, so he commends celibacy.” (source)

“Marriage and singleness, as I hope we’ve seen, are both good gifts from God, ways in which we can experience God’s goodness, but in a fallen world they’re gifts that come with unique difficulties.” (source)

“Marriage (as he presents it) is not easy. It is hard. It will not be the best path for everyone. That is why some choose to be like the eunuchs.” (source)

“ Each has his or her own gift, meaning that each is either single (like Paul) or else married.” (source)

Product Details

• Title : 7 Myths about Singleness
• Author: Allberry, Sam
• Publisher: Crossway
• Publication Date: 2019
• ISBN: 9781433561559

About Sam Allberry

Sam Allberry, studied theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and has served on staff at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, and St Mary's, Maidenhead, UK. He is now pastor at Immanuel Church, Nashville. A popular conference speaker, Sam has written several books, including What God Has to Say about Our Bodies, Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? and 7 Myths about Singleness.