Don’t take things out of context. Literally the verse before says: “Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭6‬ ‭ And also the context is that a single person can devote themselves fully to the work of God. So you can only apply verse 7 to faithful Christian’s who see that as a single person they can fully devote themselves to ministry without having to care for a family. Very few are called to do that it seems.

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yermin 5 months ago
Exactly. Paul wasn’t giving lifestyle advice. He was dismantling the lie that fulfillment comes from marriage, status, or bloodline. The irony: this person may not even be a follower of the Way, yet the evangelical church in the U.S. has absorbed a secular theology that treats marriage as salvation. That’s the Pioneer Fund’s legacy — race science rebranded as “family order,” preached as Gospel. Paul’s message was the opposite: identity in Christ, not reproduction or heritage. The church stopped preaching resurrection and started preaching lineage.