If you're a widower and your wife dies
You can't be a widower before your wife dies... lol.
Double widower.
Did you have children? Are you marrying to procreate or to fornicate?
I want to marry to procreate and love my new wife, as corny as it sounds. No children since she died very young (she was in her 20s and my theory is she was injected with an experimental COVID vaccine before it was officially released a year after)
The patristic consensus is that remarriage is not a sin but it is not the desirable state and would disqualify you from being a presbyter or a bishop. There is no judgment made on why this is in the early church records its just accepted as an apostolic command. Some writers even lament that becoming a widower very young means almost certain remarriage and thus disqualifies promising young men from the path to a clergy position.
My wife died in her early to mid 20s, which was sad. The floating theory in my old town was that she got a COVID shot before it was a thing as part of some experimental program that was not outlined, and the adverse reactions from the shot killed her. To show how bad it was, she was perfectly healthy not even 2 weeks before, than she foreshadowed her own death, than she died within a week after that. Pronounced dead on the spot from spontaneous cardiac arrest, no cause
A story all too common these days. If you seek to avoid sexual sin through remarriage I would encourage you to pursue it, but always keep the goal of making a household of young disciples in view as you seek a new partner. If you can control your desires I would encourage you to seek to make disciples by self discipline and teaching in the context of living among your brothers. I have prayed that the father will make clear your path and that his will in your life may be clear.
No.
I don't see why it would be a sin, particularly if you're young.
per the Bible, widowers should only remarry if they absolutely have to, so it's considered in poor style
You answered your own question, hon. Is it somewhat sinful since you're not both virgins at marriage? Yes, but there are worse sins. Be good to your new wife and future kids and you'll be okay.
So sorry to hear about your loss. Go out there and get remarried and have some beautiful children. Anyone who tells you this is in bad style is divorced from God and married to the devil.
I do not believe this to be a salvation issue. Your vow before God was "Til death do us part".
The scriptures are clear on this I dunno why you're confused.
The scriptures say i should remarry but contain myself if i feel i can handle it. Practically, from what i can tell, the scriptures pretty much assume a widower is akin to being a virgin
Right.
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