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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:1 Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage]. |
Bible Question:
1Corinhians 7:1 It is good for man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband... Verse 7: I wish that all men were as I am. Paul thinks that men should not marry or become involved with women. He is essentially saying that men who get married are less worthy in God's eyes than men like him. They have a weakness that Paul didn't have. With these statements, I take it Paul probably thought sexual intercourse between those married was a weakness and not something God would condone. I'm confused. What is Paul saying here? |
Bible Answer: First - I believe it is important to recognize that Jesus thought enough of marriage that He chose a marriage feast to perform His first miracle, and Jesus did nothing by accident. Second -Paul is writing in response to questions that had been sent to him regarding the problem sexual immorality in Corinth at that time. Third - We all have diferent weaknesses and areas that are prone to Satan's attack. Paul was only expressing his concern for what they were dealing with. Paul had his own thorns to deal with. Lastly-Paul's letter to the Corinthians goes on ( chapter 7 verse 26) to address what he saw as turbluent days ahead for married Christians because in times of persecution, considereation for family can make it difficult to live out Christian convictions to the fullest extent. A single Christian would not be deterred by the possiblity of repercussions affecting their family. |