1 Corinthians 7:32-35
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 34 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. 35 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.
32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 34 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. 35 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.
Paul again shows singleness and marriage as what can be used for His glory as he speaks of worry and divided cares. We certainly can be devoted to the Lord and married, and the single may be tempted and be better off married, yet in either case we must put Christ first to be without care or distraction from the eternal. We can do all things in Him. This passage is not saying it is bad to be married and we can do so much more as unmarried, but that we must not allow trials and cares of this life to choke out God’s work in and through us.
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