They also learn. They do not have the maturity required for this teaching mission of going from house to house. For those who have the strength (gift, 1 Corinthians 7:7) to live unmarried in order to give their time and energy to the direct service of God, it is better not to marry again. But there is no special blessedness in the fact of being unmarried, especially if the motive for remaining unmarried is a selfish one (such as: to avoid having to take care of a home and family, and to have lots of leisure time for personal pleasure). For this reason, Paul specifies that such widows must be at least sixty years old (1 Timothy 5:9).

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