1 Corinthians 7:8-11
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
For the unmarried, they can serve God well if they can remain so, no matter if they were married before or not. Yet the reality of God’s design and our desires makes it most often best to marry; here it is also pointed out that a gauge of this is our desires. Since most of us marry, we are told to stay together as God brought us (just as He brought us to Christ as His bride and are to remain). Yet if this happens and one leaves, reconciliation is the best outcome. What He brings together must remain so, whether with Him or a spouse.
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