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(Question 24)
Question Twenty Four: I’m a Pastor and
my wife has ‘passed on’. Someday I may decide to get remarried, I don’t know, it
depends, anyway... if I do in fact decide to remarry will my marriage disqualify me from
my office of
Pastor?
Answer: Yes’ it will. It’s stated
plainly in both Paul and Titus that all church offices (Bishop, Pastor, Elder, Deacon) are
to be occupied by people who have been
married only once. If you have any doubt about this look at the reasons
why
a widow who remarries is not qualified for the widows list. A lot of
reasons are given. Basically what is good for the goose is good for the
gander. God is not a respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). I am sorry for your loss.