Not To Restrict

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.  1st Corinthians 7:35  NIV They met at work.  She was a fiery young lady.  He was happy-go-lucky.  Soon they were going out.  They had a lot of friends... Continue Reading →

From Now On

What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;  1st Corinthians 7:29  NIV A young man finally reached a point where he could buy a house.  The girl he was engaged to, helped him choose a beautiful little place in the... Continue Reading →

What Counts

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts.  1st Corinthians 7:19 The children came around with the basket.  People were dropping their tithes, their offerings, and their loose change into it.  But they had nothing in their pockets to give.  They probably could have given their last two coins like... Continue Reading →

Not Bound

But 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.  1st Corinthians 7:15  NIV   She just did not understand him.  He believed in the Bible, in creation, and in Salvation through Jesus Christ.  She had her... Continue Reading →

Each His Own Gift

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.  1st Corinthians 7:7  NIV   They stopped the car on a dimly lit street and got out.  The house they were going to visit was only a hundred yards away. ... Continue Reading →

Not Us Alone

The 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.  1st Corinthians 7:4 “You may kiss the bride!”  He said.  “I now pronounce you man and wife!”  As the couple turned to leave... Continue Reading →

Have Someone

But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.  1st Corinthians 7:2  NIV She came from a well-to-do family.  She had been planning her wedding since a child.  The only thing that was missing was a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. ... Continue Reading →

Not Our Own

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;  1st Corinthians 6:19  NIV He dreamt of it.  He got a job and worked hard for it.  When he was 16, he bought that car of... Continue Reading →

One With the Lord

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.  1st Corinthians 6:17  NIV The preacher stopped in the middle of his sermon.  He had been elaborating upon a text but now began to rub his balding head.  “I´m sorry,” he said.  “But the Holy Spirit is telling me that the... Continue Reading →

Raised From Sin

By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.  1st Corinthians 6:14  NIV The invitation came and all the boys got together.  After a couple of hours, the best man announced that it was time to go out.  They loaded up and drove to the boulevard.  It was... Continue Reading →

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