The Consistency of Marriage and The Dedication of The Single

Scripture Reading

1 Corinthians 7:6 NKJV

But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

1 Corinthians 7:7 NKJV

For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

1 Corinthians 7:8 NKJV

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;

Intro

The Commitment of Marriage

Genesis 2:23 NKJV

And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.

Genesis 2:24 NKJV

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 2:25 NKJV

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

1 Corinthians 7:33 NKJV

But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:34 NKJV

There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:35 NKJV

And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

1 Corinthians 7:36 NKJV

But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry.

Dedication of The Single

1 Corinthians 7:6 NKJV

But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

1 Corinthians 7:7 NKJV

For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

1 Corinthians 7:8 NKJV

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am;

Consistency of Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:9 NKJV

but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

1 Corinthians 7:10 NKJV

Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:11 NKJV

But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12 NKJV

But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:26 NKJV

I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is:

1 Peter 3:7 NKJV

Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Corinthians 7:13 NKJV

And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.