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'''[[Religion|Religious]] life''' is a life directed to personal perfection through [[agape]] according to the [[Bible]] and [[The Gospel]] as taught by the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] to his church (the body of Christ), or a life devoted to seeking union with God by humble obedience to the purposes of his holy will for oneself and all mankind.

'''[[Religion|Religious]] life''' is a life directed to personal perfection through '''''[[agape]]''''' according to the [[Bible]] and [[The Gospel]] as taught by the Lord [[Jesus Christ]] to his church (the body of Christ), or a life devoted to seeking union with God by humble obedience to the purposes of his holy will for oneself and all mankind.

In [[Orthodox Church|Orthodoxy]] and [[Catholicism]], apostolic religious life is a form of [[Consecration|consecrated]] life within the Church wherein the members profess [[vow]]s of [[chastity]], [[poverty]] and [[Duty|obedience]] within a Congregation or Community approved by the Church. Shared community life is an integral part of this form of consecrated life. They are called "Religious", who are called to "Religion". In other words, the Religious in the Church are those particularly [[Fidelity|vow]]ed individual members of Religious Communities who practice the consecrated life of "Religion"; such a person is called "a Religious". This terminology is not intended to imply that the regular [[laity]], single and married, who are [[Baptism|baptized]] members of the Church are in any way irreligious or lacking in true devotion or genuine faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]] himself taught that those who were unmarried or widowed and without a spouse were able to devote themselves to God without distraction, and that this is a ''preferable'' form of life, saying, "he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better". See [[I Corinthians|First Corinthians]] chapter 7.

In [[Orthodox Church|Orthodoxy]] and [[Catholicism]], apostolic religious life is a form of [[Consecration|consecrated]] life within the Church wherein the members profess [[vow]]s of [[chastity]], [[poverty]] and [[Duty|obedience]] within a Congregation or Community approved by the Church. Shared community life is an integral part of this form of consecrated life. They are called "Religious", who are called to "Religion". In other words, the Religious in the Church are those particularly [[Fidelity|vow]]ed individual members of Religious Communities who practice the consecrated life of "Religion"; such a person is called "a Religious". This terminology is not intended to imply that the regular [[laity]], single and married, who are [[Baptism|baptized]] members of the Church are in any way irreligious or lacking in true devotion or genuine faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]] himself taught that those who were unmarried or widowed and without a spouse were able to devote themselves to God without distraction, and that this is a ''preferable'' form of life, saying, "he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better". See [[I Corinthians|First Corinthians]] chapter 7.

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