Paul speaks to the Corinthians in these passages both about kingdom principles and a particular crisis they faced. Paul carefully provides thoughts about virgins and marriage for the unique struggle of the day in Corinth, while separately underlining the broader kingdom principles that apply to the whole of our Christian lives. The test is to understand both aspects properly in the manner intended by Paul without introducing a false dualistic thinking that Paul earlier warns against. Failing to distinguish these properly both undermines what Paul teaches and leads to unbiblical conclusions about marriage.
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Derek Carlsen is a native Zimbabwean and was a resident in that country until he was called to be the pastor of the Church of Christian Liberty from April 2003 to September 2005. Following this, he became founding pastor of Covenant Reformed Church of Elk Grove in Elk Grove...