what does this mean?

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Corinthians 7.1-36

"it is well for a man not to touch a women"but because of cases of sexual immorality each man should have his own wife and each women her own her won husband."
to the unmarried and the widows i say it is well for them to remain unmarried as i am.but if they are not practicing self-control,they should marry for it is better to married than to be aflame with passions.
now concerning virgins,i give my opinions as one hwo by the lord`s mercy is trusthworthy,ithink in view of the impending crisis it is well for you to remain as you are.are you bound to wife? dp not seek to be free are you free from a wife do not seek wife. but if u marry u do not sin and if a virgin marries she does not sin.yet those who marry will experience distress in this life i would spare you that,let even those who have wives be as though they had none and those who mourns as though they were not mourning and those rejoice as though they were not rejoicing and those who buy as though no ..

it seems like god allow us to married but it seems like god meant marriage is not good?is that what god meant?.....and also
it says if 1 corinthians 7.32 i want you to be free from anxieties.the unmarried man is anxiuos abt the affairs of the lord.how toplease the lord.but the married man is anxious about the affaris of the world ,how toplease his wife.and his interest ar divided.and same goes to the unmarried women anxious to about affarid sto the lorsd so that they be holy in body and spirit but the married women is anxious about the affairs of the world to please her husband.i say this for your own benefit,not to put any restraint upon you,but to promote good order and unhindered devotion to the lord.
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anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly towards his fiancee,if his passions are strong and so it has to be let him marry as he wishes it is no sin.let them marry.but if someone stand firm in his resolve,being under no necessity but having his own desire under control so determined to keep her as his fiancee he willdo well.so then her who married his fiancee does well and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
are you saying that if u want to married it must be decided by God who u are going to married?what if u have acted immoral like kissing with your bf is this a sin already?
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anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly towards his fiancee,if his passions are strong and so it has to be let him marry as he wishes it is no sin.let them marry.but if someone stand firm in his resolve,being under no necessity but having his own desire under control so determined to keep her as his fiancee he willdo well.so then her who married his fiancee does well and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
are you saying that if u want to married it must be decided by God who u are going to married?what if u have acted immoral like kissing with your bf is this a sin already?

so sex is bad right??????????

Answer 1

Paul was saying if you can remain single and focus on working for God then that is best. He is saying that your dedication toward God is the most important thing in life but, if you feel the need for companionship it is better to marry than to seek gratification outside of marriage.

Futher, he is giving the definition of marriage: one man, one woman. And, if you are married 'do not seek to be free' and as he said,'if you marry, you do not sin', in other words there is nothing wrong with being married. He also said, 'those who marry will experience distress in this life', duh.

As far as acting improperly, the disciples kissed on another(on the cheek) as they greeted each other, I would hardly think kissing is immoral. However, kissing and 'making out' are entry points to immorality and should be handled with great care.

And as for God choosing your lifelong mate, you should definitely ask for his guidance, he will know much better than you do, whom you should marry.

Hope this helps.

Response to Cassandra:

It does NOT say that sexual feelings are bad, it says that if you can resist them that it is a good thing.

God ordained sex just like everything else, if it was bad why did he COMMAND Adam and Eve to do it A LOT.

Believing that God thinks that any sexual feelings are bad is a traditional myth and it's foolish.

There is sexual then there is sexual immorality, there is a difference.

Answer 2

Okay, this is Paul. Normally, this would be qualified by saying "God through Paul," but in this particular instance Paul says that he's giving his opinion. It's not his opinion that sexual immorality is wrong. He's saying that that's God's view. But when he talks about not marrying he does say that it's his personal opinion that it's better for people not to marry.

Paul never married and he looked around and noticed that married people worried a lot about their spouses, when he could devote all his time worrying about what he could do to further God's kingdom. First, Paul is talking to Christians and what Paul is saying here is if it's at all possible, remain single so you can serve God with all of your devotion. However, Paul also realized that not all people could do this, so he says that it's better to marry than to sin. The sin he is talking about in this case is sex outside of marriage.

Your question is is it okay to kiss someone. I would say to you that you have not gone against what Paul is teaching here if all you have done is kiss someone. If you want to follow what is written here, then your boundary is no sex. Now, how far away from that you think you are able to stop yourself (and your significant other), is something you have to answer for yourself. However, I think if all you are doing is kissing then I think you are definitely okay (and not going to burn).

I hope that helps and didn't make things more cloudy.

Answer 3

basically it means that a person should be celibate with absolutely no sexual feelings or desires whatsoever.

That even if you're engaged or married you should not have sexual feelings or desires, but if you are going to have sexual feelings and desires, better to be married and have those feelings in your marriage

It means if you're going to be sexual, do it within the confines of marriage. Even goes so far as to say "dont' have sex in yur marriage if you can avoid it"

More than anything, it's saying that sexual feelings are bad and should be ignored but if you're going to have them, have them with your spouse.

You realize that other parts of the bible say otherwise about sex and sexual feelings?

Answer 4

It means we will all sin and suffer in this life one way or the other and be tempted whether we are single or married*...

Answer 5

its means men do women women do men one person for each one marriage i think

Answer 6

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