SINGLENESS
advantages: lff lesson 42; wp17.2 9; w11 10/15 13-14; w92 5/15 18-19; w87 11/15 15-20
freedom from marital anxieties (1Co 7:32-35): it-1 119; w96 10/15 12-14
relationship with Jehovah: w92 5/15 18-19; w87 11/15 16-17
aiding single Christians:
companionship: jr 99-101
appreciation for Awake! articles on: g95 10/8 30
30-year-old: g95 10/8 30
“behaving improperly toward his virginity” (1Co 7:36): it-2 1158
benefit of years of, before marrying: w11 1/15 19-20; km 6/01 5; w92 5/15 14-15
Bible examples: it-2 974; w11 1/15 21; w09 6/15 26
Anna: w11 1/15 20
Dorcas (Tabitha): w11 1/15 20
Jephthah’s daughter: w16.04 8-9; w92 5/15 17; w87 11/15 17-18
Jeremiah: jr 11, 92-98; w92 5/15 17
Jesus Christ: w87 11/15 11, 17
John Mark: w11 1/15 19
Lydia: w09 6/15 27
Paul: w20.08 28; w11 10/15 13-14; jr 97-98; w87 11/15 18
Philip’s daughters: w11 1/15 18; w87 11/15 18
Timothy: w20.08 28; w11 1/15 18-19
Bible times: it-2 779
caring for aged parents: jr 101-102
chasteness:
‘better to marry than be inflamed with passion’ (1Co 7:9): it-2 892-893
chart “Aids in Maintaining Chaste Singleness”: w87 11/15 19
maintaining: w87 11/15 19-20
discussion: scl 108-109; lff lesson 42; it-2 973-974; w11 1/15 17-21; w11 10/15 13-15; jr 92-102; w09 6/15 25-28; g95 2/8 18-19; w87 11/15 10-20
due to economic problems: w95 6/15 28-31
elders: w96 10/15 15-16, 20
examples: w11 1/15 19; jr 97; w09 6/15 25-28; w92 5/15 17-19; w87 11/15 18-19
Bethel brothers: w11 1/15 21; w87 11/15 19
Bethel sisters: lfs article 15; w20.08 29; w11 1/15 20; w87 11/15 17
circuit overseers: w20.08 29; w03 8/1 23-27
colporteurs: w87 11/15 18-19
missionaries: lfs article 9; w17.01 6; w87 11/15 16-17
personal study: w09 10/15 32
sisters in full-time service: w20.08 29; w11 1/15 20-21; w11 10/15 14-15; w11 12/1 27-29; w02 9/1 25-29
sisters serving in foreign lands: w17.01 3-6; w15 7/15 4-5; yb15 134-135; w14 7/15 3-5; w14 10/15 4-6; w13 4/15 5-6; w13 10/15 5-6
sisters serving in own land where need is greater: w13 10/15 5
sister waiting for suitable mate: w11 9/15 15
video Faithful Single Ones: lff lesson 42
for God’s service: w16.08 12; jr 96-98; w08 4/15 19; km 4/03 1; km 6/01 5; w96 10/15 10-14; w87 11/15 10-15
gift of: scl 108; lff lesson 42; mwb19.04 2; w12 10/1 25; w12 11/15 20; w11 1/15 17-18; w96 10/15 11-12; g95 2/8 18-19
happiness: jr 97-98; w09 6/15 25-28; w05 7/15 8-9; w92 5/15 10-20
Internet sites for singles: w06 3/1 24-25; g 3/06 4
Jesus’ comment on eunuchs (Mt 19:12): it-2 974; jy 222; w12 11/15 20; gt chapter 95; w89 7/15 9
loneliness: w02 3/15 26-28; w89 11/1 19, 22; w87 11/15 17
not compulsory: wp17.2 8-9; jr 95; w96 10/15 11, 14-15
not pressuring single Christian to marry: w24.05 24-25; scl 108
older Christians: w11 1/15 20
purpose: w96 10/15 12-13
recommended: w96 10/15 10-11
respect for single Christians: w20.08 28-29
satisfying one’s need for love: w09 6/15 27-28
single parents: g 11/12 2-10; g 10/09 26-27; w03 11/1 16-18; g02 10/8 3-12; w01 5/1 11-12; fy 103-115
Bible study with children: km 11/02 8; w99 7/1 17; w98 6/1 22
child training: g 11/12 8-9; g 10/11 15; w06 4/1 10-11; w04 6/1 17; w03 7/1 5; g02 10/8 7-12; w00 8/1 5-6; w94 7/15 19
fathers’ role in preparing daughter for menstruation: g 5/06 11
headship: g04 7/8 27
help from others: g 11/12 4, 6; w10 12/1 22-24; km 6/99 3
help from others for children: jd 149-151; km 11/02 8
letting grown children go: g98 1/22 6, 12
prevalence: w98 4/1 4-5
renting grandparents: g04 5/8 29
stress: g05 2/8 5
youths’ attitude toward: yp2 208-214
sisters: w23.12 22; w09 11/15 17
association for: w20.09 21-22
survey on happiness of married versus unmarried: g89 7/8 29
use of Family Worship evening: w11 8/15 7; km 1/11 5
vow to remain single: w02 11/15 30
whether to offer help to find a mate: w24.05 25; w20.08 29; w12 5/15 3-4
whether to remain single: scl 109; w16.08 12; w11 10/15 13
whether to remain single in hope of remarrying deceased mate: w87 6/1 30-31
while waiting for suitable mate: w15 3/15 32; w11 9/15 14-15; w11 10/15 15; g 9/10 8; w09 6/15 25-28; w06 3/1 23-24; w03 11/1 15-16; w93 1/15 31; w89 11/1 22; w86 11/15 29-30