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Posted by 1 Corinthians on Saturday, 9 January 2016
1 Corinthians 7:8-9
(8) I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
(9) But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
7:8-9. What Paul wrote in verses 1-2 he now pointedly applied to those in Corinth who were unmarried but were sexually experienced (cf. “virgins,” v. 25). The unmarried included divorced persons of both sexes as well as widowers, with widows mentioned separately (cf. vv. 39-40). For these Paul affirmed the suitability of remaining single, if they had the appropriate enablement from God (v. 7). Paul, no armchair theologian, anticipated the practical question of how a person can know whether he or she is able to remain celibate. Paul gave his judgment; if one lacks sexual control, he does not have the gift of celibacy, and should marry.
Excerpt from:
Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-c1985).
The Bible Knowledge Commentary : An Exposition of the Scriptures.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
