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Redeeming Singleness

How the storyline of Scripture affirms the single life

Barry N Danylak

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Redeeming Singleness

How the storyline of Scripture affirms the single life

Barry N Danylak

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Though marriage is highly esteemed throughout Scripture, the Bible also affirms singleness as an important calling for some Christians. Redeeming Singleness expounds a theology of singleness that shows how the blessings of the covenant are now directly mediated to believers through Christ.

Redeeming Singleness offers an in–depth examination of the redemptive history from which biblical singleness emerges. Danylak illustrates the continuity of this affirmation of singleness by showing how the Old Testament creation mandate and the New Testament kingdom mandate must both be understood in light of God’s plan of redemption through spiritual rebirth in Christ.

As the trend toward singleness in the church increases, the need for constructive theological reflection likewise grows. Redeeming Singleness meets this need, providing encouragement to those who are single or ministering to singles and challenging believers from all walks of life to reflect more deeply on the sufficiency of Christ.

  • Title

    Redeeming Singleness

  • Author(s)

    Barry N Danylak

  • ISBN

    9781433505881

  • Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Crossway

  • Topic

    Marriage & Relationships

  • Pages

    256

  • Published

    01/09/2010

Overall rating

5.0 based on 1 review

A theology of singleness

Barry Danylak has analysed the story of the Bible to produce a theology of singleness. He starts at Creation and shows that although marriage was central to the Old Covenant (producing children who could inherit the land, and be ancestors of the seed of Abraham), there are signs in the prophets of a wider vision (e.g. eunuchs in Isaiah 56). The New Covenant sees the hope focused in Abraham's seed extended to the Gentiles, who may become children of God by faith. Danyluk argues from Matthew 19 and 1 Corinthians 7 that some are called to singleness as a spiritual gift that allows them to focus more fully on serving the Lord, and to be a witness that God is all we need now and for eternity. This is an interesting idea. This book is well worth reading because it is about much more than singleness. It is about God's rescue plan for humanity.
Stephen

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