Paul's Guidance on Marriage (1 Corinthians 7: 1-14)
Now as for the things that you wrote to me, it would be good if the man did not touch a woman;
But because of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every man have his own husband.
The husband pays his wife due benevolence, and so does the wife to her husband.
The woman has no power over her own body, but the husband has her; and also in the same way the husband has no power over his own body, but the wife has it.
Do not deprive one another, except by mutual consent for a time, to apply yourselves to fasting and prayer; and gather yourselves together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinence.
I say this, however, as by permission, and not by commandment.
For I would that all men should be as I am; but each one has of God his own gift, one in one way and another in another.
But I tell singers and widows that it is good for them to remain as I am.
But if they can not contain themselves, marry. Because it is better to marry than to burn.
Nevertheless, to the married I command, not I but the Lord, let the wife not depart from her husband.
But if she depart, let her go unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband; and let the husband not leave his wife.
But to the others I say, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she consenteth to dwell with him, leave her not.
And if any woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, do not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the woman; and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by her husband; otherwise your children would be unclean; but now they are saints.
1 Corinthians 7: 1-14
FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS - (Chapter 6, Verse 12 to 20)
Dear brothers and sisters, we are studying Paul's letter to the Corinthians in chapter 7, where Paul addresses the relationship of couples who are part of the body of Christ, of those who are part of the church, which is the body of Christ, to act, a with another in a way in which one does not harm the other, because Paul says here, that his husband does not rule in his body, which is the woman, and that the woman, does not command in his own body, but the husband .
In verse 5, Paul is saying here that one does not harm the other, unless the two agree, so that he may spend some time unrelated, because of the prayer, but then we must assemble again, so that Satan, do not tempt us for the absence of sex in the life of the couple.
Paul is saying that this absence of sex, caused by one of the parties, can give place to the enemy in trying the part that is harmed, because each one has its necessity, and one can not deprive the other of accomplishing these needs.
With regard to those who are single, Paul advises that it would be good not to get married, because the worries of the household hinder the performance of the spiritual life.
But in verse 9, he speaks thus: "BUT IF SOMEONE CAN NOT BE CONTAINED WITHOUT SEX, IT IS BETTER TO MARRY THEM THAN PROSTITUTE."
Now he tells married men not to separate, let the wife not separate from her husband, and let not the husband separate from the wife, let him advise her to separate, not marry, or come back as conjugate.
In verse 12, 13:14, Paul speaks of people who have non-Christian spouses, he says that the unbelieving husband becomes sanctified by the wife, or if a woman is unbeliever, the woman becomes sanctified by the husband who is a believer, because otherwise the children would be unclean, but with the sanctification of the spouses, through the conjugate that is Christian, the children are also sanctified.
Dear brothers, how interesting the word of God, It has guidance for all situations of human life, while we are here in this world, the word of God, is a guide to all our problems, and if we adopt the word of God as guide, we will avoid many problems, because the word of GOD is the Wisdom of GOD. Nothing is better than using the Wisdom of God to direct our life.
Then, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will have a wonderful and happy life in all spheres, in health, in our sentimental life, in our relationship with our parents, with our spouse, with our children, and with others we our life.
AMEN