2007-02-26 07:32:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 Corinthians 7
Marriage
1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
2007-02-26 07:39:00 · update #1
No, Jesus never really spoke about sex at all, if I remember my gospels correctly. As a matter of fact, I did a search on biblelookup.com about sex and I couldn't find any references to Jesus' words on the topic. I did, however, find this verse in 1 Corinthians (written by Paul) that I found to be quite humorous.
"I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn." Chapter 7, verses 8-9.
Basically, Paul is telling those who are not already married or are widowed that it would be better for them to remain that way, but if they can't control their sexual desires, then they ought to go ahead and get married ... because marriage is preferred over going to hell for committing sexual sins.
2007-02-26 07:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you would read what is there instead of what you want to read you would see in verse 6 that Paul states this isn't a commandment but his opinion.This is a prime example of being spiritually blind.You see and here only what you want to and never the real truth.It is the truth that will set you free.
2007-02-27 02:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
all scriptures are God-breathed. Nobody just wrote in it for their well being, they were under the Spirit's leading. Jesus gave us plenty words on the sins that man commit and the result of them, fornication and adultery were some of them.
2007-02-26 07:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by Nish 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Paul's "relationship" w/ Christ led him to his choice of celibacy. A relationship with Christ is clearly something you know little about. Again since you are an expert maybe you could cite some of your biblical references for those of us who don't have the book memorized.
2007-02-26 07:36:55 · answer #4 · answered by Scott B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do no longer understand. With the superiority of divorce and the skyrocketing divorce fee i'm no longer so beneficial if honestly everybody can stay mutually anymore. it incredibly is sounds like divorce is quite like changing your shirt if it would not look good on you.
2016-12-14 06:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other books in the Bible mention the concept too. Check Catholicism for Dummies. (Seriously)
2007-02-26 07:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by Wolfithius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woops!! There must be a way to re-interpret this! Hey this is America, no doubt there's a way to be jailed for dis'ing the Good Book, step lightly!!!
2007-02-26 13:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Cronion 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus spoke of "eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs [forsaken marriage] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19:12)
2007-02-26 07:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Other than Jesus telling them to forsake their families and hate their parents, no.
2007-02-26 07:38:58 · answer #9 · answered by Kallan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Paul made it up. Becuz Jesus had a fam-fam i think.
2007-02-26 07:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋