Jimmy Snowden: Paul has been dealing with issues regarding sexuality, marriage, and celibacy throughout 1 Corinthians 7. Paul continues this discussion all the way unto the end of the chapter. The passage we will be considering this morning is located smack dab in the middle of this large chapter. Although it may seem at first glance that Paul is digressing from the topic at hand in vss. 17-24, a closer look will prove that he is not in any way getting off topic. Rather, what Paul is doing is these verses is reinforcing and illustrating the practical teachings about marriage and singleness that he has just laid forth. He points to two of the most extreme examples, circumcision and slavery, to reinforce his main exhortation. [...]
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