by Will | Mar 10, 2021 | Scripture Meditations
1 Corinthians 7:39-40 (NIV)A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the...
by Will | Mar 9, 2021 | Scripture Meditations
1 Corinthians 7:36-38 (NIV)If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married. But the...
by Will | Mar 8, 2021 | Scripture Meditations
1 Corinthians 7:32-35 (NIV)I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—and his interests are...
by Will | Mar 5, 2021 | Scripture Meditations
1 Corinthians 7:25-31 (NIV)Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you pledged to a woman? Do not...
by Will | Mar 2, 2021 | Scripture Meditations
1 Corinthians 7:17-24 (NIV)Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He...