New Testament in a Year – 1 Corinthians 7

Marriage - 1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Understand It

• What guiding principles about marriage does God want us to know? (7:1-40)
• Why should "each man . . . have his own wife"? (7:2)
• What obligations does a Christian wife have toward her husband? (7:3)
• To whom does a Christian’s body belong if he or she is married? (7:4)
• Under what circumstances may married partners deprive each other’s sexual needs? (7:5)
• Why is it important for husbands and wives not to deprive each other’s sexual needs? (7:5)
• What instruction did Paul give to the unmarried and widowed? (7:8-9)
• To what has God called us? (7:15)
• What is more important than whether a person is married or single? (7:17-19)
• What is more important than whether a person is a slave or free? (7:20-24)
• What is one advantage in remaining single? (7:28)
• Why did Paul think it best to remain single? (7:28)
• What perspective can help us serve God well whether married or single? (7:29-31)
• What advantage do unmarried people have in ministry? (7:32-35)

Apply It

• What is one step you can take this week to free yourself from concern about a mortgage, a job, a project, or some other earthly matter?
• How can you use your unique experiences as a married or single person in service to God?