1 1 Corinthians Class Schedule

2 * adapted from McCalley Outline * CONFUSION ABOUT MARRIAGE or “To Marry or Not to Marry” 7:1-40 A.General Teaching Concerning Marriage 7: Staying Single and Getting Married 7: Obeying God Within Marriage 7:3-7 B. Specific Teaching Concerning Marriage 7: Directed to the Unmarried and Widows 7: Directed to the Married Believers 7: Directed to the Mixed Marriages 7: The Doctrine of Status Quo 7:17-24 a. The General Adjustment Required of the New Believer 7:17 b. The Specific Adjustment Required of the New Believer 7: Considerations in Contemplation of Marriage 7:25-40

3 1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. 3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 But this I say by way of concession, not of command. 7 Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.

4 1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Now concerning* “the things” about which you wrote This apparently is referencing a letter that the Corinthians wrote to Paul. Also see 1 Cor 5:1 it is good for a man not to touch a woman Appears to be a quote from “this letter” to Paul What does “touch a woman” mean? See Gen 20:1-6 This condition is called “good” (i.e. advantageous, expedient, profitable) But in Gen 2: "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." Paul talks more about this later – 1 Cor. 7 : * ("now concerning,“ 7:1, 25; 8:1; 12:1; 16:1, 12).

5 2 But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband. immoralities - porneia - fornication, lewdness, or any sexual sin - see 1Cor 5:1 & 6:18, But because of the temptation to impurity and to avoid immorality, (Amp) each man is to have his own wife (same for the wife) lit: let him have his own wife verb = let him have (present, imperative, active) his/her own - a 3d person pron. - of himself, herself, or itself Let have is a present tense imperative verb, pointing to continuous action and continuous obligation—“Let each go on having.” McCalley

6 3 The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife verb - must fulfill - to give or to do something necessary in fulfillment of an obligation or expectation - Matt 22:21, Rom 13:7 (present, imperative, active) D.O. – his duty - that which is owned – same idea in Gal 5:13 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights (goodwill, kindness, and what is due her as his wife), AMP The word fulfill is a Greek word that means to pay a bill or a debt. It is in present tense, meaning that the obligation is continuous and thus constantly being fulfilled. McCalley and likewise (in like manner) also the wife to her husband

7 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does authority - from exousía - to have or exercise power in the sense of permitting (1 Cor. 7:4), meaning that one has no separate power or liberty over his own body to use it as he will and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does That the obligations of marriage are mutual is conveyed by the word likewise, which links the husband and wife together in their duties. McCalley

8 5 Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time (assumes the action is already ongoing) stop depriving - to deprive, wrong, or defraud another of what belongs to him (present, imperative, active) see Mark 10:19, 1 Cor 6:7-8 agreement - the Greek word is familiar to all of us for it is the word sumphonos, our word symphony, which means one harmonious voice. McCalley for a time (a temporary abstinence not permanent) The following context will show that the time must be short in order to avoid temptations that continued abstinence might present. McCalley

9 5 Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. so that – with a purpose that you may devote yourselves to prayer (lit: the prayer) What is “the prayer”? and come together again But afterwards resume marital relations (Amp) so that – with a purpose that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control Satan may not solicit you to sin because of your lack of self- control. (Wuest)

10 6 But this I say by way of concession, not of command What is “this” referring to? v5 talks about an agreement to separate for a time concession – an allowance, is translated “permission” in KJV only 1 Cor.7:6 Paul did not command this separation but allowed it for a time period to address the problem that was ongoing Paul's concession was allowing temporary abstinence from sex. --- The concession was not having sex. He viewed regular marital relations as the norm. Constable

11 7 Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that. Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. The words I wish introduce the desire of Paul that single life be pursued. McCalley Paul will discuss this more in the remainder of Chp 7 However, each man has his own gift from God But each one has his own spiritual gift from God (Wuest) one in this manner, and another in that. Being single is a gift from God! Being married is gift from God!