The disciples and marriage

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We know according to Scripture that Peter was married.  I don't believe we have any other Scriptural proof about the other disciples either way.  What are your thoughts on the disciples and marriage?  If they were married and if they had children how did they manage traveling with Jesus and their home at the same time?  How about their lives in the book of Acts as they spread the Gospel?  What think ye, Hacker Nation?
 
RAIDER said:
...how did they manage traveling with Jesus and their home at the same time? 

Facetime. Skype and PayPal had a part in all that.  No doubt.
 
Up until recent history, it was not uncommon for the husband to be away from his family for months or even years at a time. 
Think about explorers, soldiers, trappers, and traders.
John Adams left Abigail to travel to England for many months.
I believe the "shepherd" in the Song of Solomon was married to his lover, but he would leave her for extended periods to take care of the sheep (leaving Solomon an opportunity to unsuccessfully "woo" her.)
The Bible is silent on how often they disciples saw their families or how they were provided for, but it would be unusual for them not to be married.
 
cpizzle said:
Up until recent history, it was not uncommon for the husband to be away from his family for months or even years at a time. 
Think about explorers, soldiers, trappers, and traders.
John Adams left Abigail to travel to England for many months.
I believe the "shepherd" in the Song of Solomon was married to his lover, but he would leave her for extended periods to take care of the sheep (leaving Solomon an opportunity to unsuccessfully "woo" her.)
The Bible is silent on how often they disciples saw their families or how they were provided for, but it would be unusual for them not to be married.
Never hurts to set the scene.

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Paul says that he has the right to take a wife like Peter, the brothers of Christ, and some of the other apostles, but he chooses not to for the gospels sake.  He also says he has the right to reap "carnal" rewards for his spiritual work, but chooses to offer the gospel freely.

Corinthians 9King James Version (KJV)

9 Am I am not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
 
RAIDER said:
We know according to Scripture that Peter was married.  I don't believe we have any other Scriptural proof about the other disciples either way.  What are your thoughts on the disciples and marriage?  If they were married and if they had children how did they manage traveling with Jesus and their home at the same time?  How about their lives in the book of Acts as they spread the Gospel?  What think ye, Hacker Nation?

I don't recall the passage -- but if Paul was a member of the Sanhedrin, he would have been required to be married.
 
Maybe they were henpecked and couldn't wait to get away.
 
cpizzle said:
Up until recent history, it was not uncommon for the husband to be away from his family for months or even years at a time. 
Think about explorers, soldiers, trappers, and traders.
John Adams left Abigail to travel to England for many months.
I believe the "shepherd" in the Song of Solomon was married to his lover, but he would leave her for extended periods to take care of the sheep (leaving Solomon an opportunity to unsuccessfully "woo" her.)
The Bible is silent on how often they disciples saw their families or how they were provided for, but it would be unusual for them not to be married.

Interesting thoughts.
 
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