Comments on: Example of Paul #5 — Marriage http://www.brittmooney.com/2007/03/example-of-paul-5-marriage/ Just another WordPress site Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.brittmooney.com/2007/03/example-of-paul-5-marriage/#comment-175 Anonymous Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.brittmooney.com/2007/03/example-of-paul-5-marriage/#comment-175 I've just started studying I Corinthians myself and I have had similar musings. One interesting point is that Paul's teachings are rightly considered the Word of God and he directly claims them to be instructions from God most of the time. However, in the I Corinthians passages about "singleness" he expressly states that this is his "opinion".<br/><br/>Since I have only just begun to study the book, then this is something I want to look into more. But it does beg the question... "If the whole Bible is the inspired Word of God (and it certainly is!), then how do we weigh a man's opinion (expressed WITHIN the Word of God) versus specific instructions from God?" "Things that make you go, 'Hmmm'."<br/><br/>The answer is surely wrapped up in the comment above... Seek ye first the kingdom of God. We ought to be so consumed with the Lord that nothing else, not even the passion with or for a spouse, compares with it.<br/><br/>Mark G. I’ve just started studying I Corinthians myself and I have had similar musings. One interesting point is that Paul’s teachings are rightly considered the Word of God and he directly claims them to be instructions from God most of the time. However, in the I Corinthians passages about “singleness” he expressly states that this is his “opinion”.

Since I have only just begun to study the book, then this is something I want to look into more. But it does beg the question… “If the whole Bible is the inspired Word of God (and it certainly is!), then how do we weigh a man’s opinion (expressed WITHIN the Word of God) versus specific instructions from God?” “Things that make you go, ‘Hmmm’.”

The answer is surely wrapped up in the comment above… Seek ye first the kingdom of God. We ought to be so consumed with the Lord that nothing else, not even the passion with or for a spouse, compares with it.

Mark G.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.brittmooney.com/2007/03/example-of-paul-5-marriage/#comment-174 Anonymous Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:56:00 +0000 http://www.brittmooney.com/2007/03/example-of-paul-5-marriage/#comment-174 I stumbled on the passage where Paul said it's better to be single some time last year. I believe the point was freedom from obsessing with the world's notion of "pairing off." Shortly after I discovered this freedom, I met the love of my life.<br/><br/> I think the point comes back to "Seek ye first." In a world where singleness is viewed almost as a disease, the priority is needed more than ever. I stumbled on the passage where Paul said it’s better to be single some time last year. I believe the point was freedom from obsessing with the world’s notion of “pairing off.” Shortly after I discovered this freedom, I met the love of my life.

I think the point comes back to “Seek ye first.” In a world where singleness is viewed almost as a disease, the priority is needed more than ever.

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