- It is a state of remaining unmarried for religious reasons.
- Celibacy is a vocation to serve God in a specific capacity other than being involved in marriage responsibilities.
- In both old and new testaments different personalities chose celibate lives so as to serve God effectively. Example prophet Jeremiah, John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul and Luke.
- Some churches uphold this institution among the leaders example The Roman Catholic church, Coptic and Orthodox churches.
- Christians who become celibate do so in obedience to Jesus? command to its disciples to denounce family responsibilities, to emulate the example of Jesus etc.
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