What Advice Does the Bible Offer to Single Christ Followers?

What Advice Does the Bible Offer to Single Christ Followers?

1 Corinthians 7

“Now for the matters you wrote about:

‘It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.’ ” (v. 1)

“I wish that all of you were as I am (single). But each of you has your own gift from God;

one has this gift, another has that.” (v. 7)

1. Singleness is a .

a. Paul is describing his towards being single, not a  for being single.

i. A single person has relatively in life…

“But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.”

(v. 28b)

ii. A single person can have in life…

“I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs

– how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world

– how he can please his wife – and his interests are divided.

An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to

the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world –

how she can please her husband. I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you,

but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.” (vv. 32-35)

2. Singleness is a …

a. It has great beauty, but it requires a lot of to it.

i. A single person can be more vulnerable to …

“Now to the unmarried and widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,

for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.” (vv. 8-9)

ii. A single person can be more vulnerable to …

“The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’”

(Genesis 2:18)

Today’s ‘Life Hack’…

Being single isn’t ; being single is .