1 Corinthians 7:25-31 “Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. 26 I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that…. This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.”
POINT: That’s one of Paul’s ways of talking about “the
POINT: And the overall point is,
POINT: “Husband and wife” is actually
POINT: The evil one,
“I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.”
POINT: It’s a good idea to get
Q: Do you have people in your life who are
Q: Do you aspire to BE
The Benefits of Wisdom…
“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. 8 Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9 She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.” - Proverbs 4:7-9
“If possible, so far as it depends on you,
Remember….
”The present form of this world is
POINT: THAT reality should impact
And because that’s true…
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” - John 14:1-3
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