Since Jesus taught that people should live as though the kingdom had already arrived , this teaching implied a life of unmarried celibacy .
Furthermore , according to Mark 12 : 25 , Jesus taught that marriage would not exist at all in the coming kingdom of God .
Since Jesus taught that people should live as though the kingdom had already arrived , this teaching implied a life of unmarried celibacy .
Furthermore , according to Mark 12 : 25 , Jesus taught that marriage would not exist at all in the coming kingdom of God .