Category Archives: corinthians

“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit ofContinue reading “Glued Together (1 Cor 7:39-40)”

“If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.” (1 Corinthians 7:36, ESV) There is an episode in the TV series “Everybody Loves Raymond,” which ran from 1996 to 2005,Continue reading “Permission (1 Cor 7:35-38)”

“I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife. . . I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, butContinue reading “Stress Reduction (1 Cor 7:32-35)”

“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use thisContinue reading “Focus (1 Corinthians 7:29-31)”

“I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and ifContinue reading “Oh We’ve Got Troubles (1 Corinthians 7:25-28)”

“For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant. Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.” (1 Corinthians 7:22–23, AV) When I lived in Savannah Georgia, I went to a car auction.Continue reading “Change of Ownership (1 Corinthians 7:22-23)”

“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.” (1 Corinthians 7:21, AV) In my lifetime, I have worked for many bosses. Some were good employers and others not so good. As I worked, I always thought it would be good to “be theContinue reading “Serve Where You Are (1 Corinthians 7:20-22)”

“Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.” (1 Corinthians 7:18–20, AV) I remember someContinue reading “Avoid Fretting (1 Cor 7:18-20)”

“Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.” (1 Corinthians 7:17, ESV) When I was saved in 1983, I knew there would be a host of changes in my life. I also knew theyContinue reading “Answer the Call (1 Cor 7:17-24)”

“God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles” (Hebrews 2:4, AV) While in the study of 1 Corinthians, I felt is necessary to divert for this post and share something that happened to us today. I decided to take my wife out for lunch since she is having surgeryContinue reading “That We May Know (Heb 2:4a)”