I Did “The Church No One Wants to Be”
1 Corinthians 7:1-5, “Now for the matters you wrote about: ‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.’ 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
- You should abstain from _________________________.
- We are sexual creature so sexual expression can be pursued and fulfilled in and through ____________________.
Read 1 Corinthians 7:6-9
- In the Bible, you have marriage celebrated, honored, revered and blessed, but never _____________________. And never ___________________ above being single.
Read 1Corinthians 7:32-38
1 Corinthians 7:10-11, ”To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.”
Read Matthew 5:31-32
- Divorce is _________________. What are the exceptions:
1 Corinthians 7:12-13, 15, 24, “To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him… But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances…. Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.”
1 Corinthians 7:39-40, ”A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord. 40 In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.”
- In God’s eyes, the most important area of compatibility is: do they share your ____________________.