Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everybody. Thanks for joining me today on a year in the Bible of

daily grace. My name is Jenny and today we are going over 1st

Corinthians 7 through 9.

And these chapters can be a little confusing for some,

but I'm sure that by carefully studying today's passage,

you will walk away with more understanding about the purpose of Paul's words.

So let's get started.

In these chapters, Paul first addresses marriage, singleness, and sex.

His advice regarding intimacy between husbands and wives may seem a little strange at first, but he is giving such advice to avoid sexual immorality.

This passage has been abused by some who will use it as a claim

that if you are not intimate with your spouse then is your fault if they step out.

However, this is not what Paul is saying. Everyone is responsible for their own sin.

However, we should care for our spouses by not depriving them of intimacy.

After Paul makes his argument for intimacy he then moves to argue that it is best to remain single.

His reasoning is that it is easier to focus on Christ when you do not have to split your

attention by caring for your spouse. That said, even Paul acknowledges in

1st Grinthians 7. That each person has a different gift and that all people are not called to singleness.

The next issue that Paul brings up in Chapter 8 may be a little confusing for some readers,

but we will work to clarify it together.

Paul begins talking about eating meat

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