1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:1-16 (New International Version)

1 Corinthians 7

Marriage

 ¹Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.^{[a] 2}But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. ³The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. ⁴The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. ⁵Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ⁶I say this as a concession, not as a command. ⁷I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.  ⁸Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. ⁹But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
 ¹⁰To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. ¹¹But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
 ¹²To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ¹³And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ¹⁴For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
 ¹⁵But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. ¹⁶How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?



This is wonderful.. There is such basic knowledge in this passage. I think that people as a whole should go back to the basics. I love how it says that if you can't control yourself, you should get married. As to save yourself from sinning. This is great, it helps us realise that the Lord understands that we are all human and as such we all have weakness in one way or another.  Breaks my heart how many married people still don't control themselves.. I pray that people, as a whole, start to devote themselves more to the Lord than to what they are already trained to devote themselves to. EXAMPLE: Work, Companion ect.... I strongly believe that if you work on your relationship with the Lord, all other relationships will mend naturally. We all must be sure that if we do decide to enter a relationship, we must let the Lord be our guide in our choices as well as our actions.
We will explore what the good book has to say about work but for now we all must be aware, on some level, that the Lord comes before work.. 
I must say that I like how it explains situations of believers married to non believers.. Just another terrific example of God's love and mercy for us all.
I pray that this blog post has some sort of positive effect for you all out there, hope it relates to some struggle and guides you through it.

                              Stephie

P.S.Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.   
-Ronald Reagon