1 Corinthians 7 · Grade 5
Each One His Own Gift
Read and Think
In chapter 7 Paul begins answering questions the Corinthians had sent him. Some had asked whether marriage itself was unspiritual. Paul affirms marriage as good and mutual. Husband and wife belong to one another and should care for each other with affection.
He then speaks to marriage as a lifelong covenant. Passing on the Lord's own teaching, he says that a wife should not leave her husband and a husband should not leave his wife. Where a believer is married to an unbeliever, the believer should stay if the unbelieving spouse is willing. The believing spouse brings a holy influence into the home, and the children are blessed by it.
Paul also honors singleness. He wishes others could share his own freedom, yet he recognizes that each one has his own gift from God, one of one kind and another of another. In a time of distress, an unmarried person can give undivided devotion to the Lord. Throughout the chapter Paul repeats one principle: let each believer remain in the calling in which God called him, because what matters is keeping God's commandments.
Show What You Know
What had some Corinthians asked about marriage?
What did Paul pass on from the Lord's own teaching?
Why should a believer stay with a willing unbelieving spouse?
What principle does Paul repeat through the chapter?
Crossword
Across
- How he may ____ the Lord
- Each man has his own ____ from God
Down
- Were you called ____ a bondservant
Think About It
Paul treats both marriage and singleness as gifts from God for serving Him. How might a church honor and encourage both married and single members?
Paul says what matters is keeping God's commandments in whatever situation God has placed you. How does that guard against thinking that a different situation would make you more faithful?
Memory Verse
“Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.”
1 Corinthians 7:7 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for the gifts You give each person. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why does Paul call both marriage and singleness gifts?
- What is one place God has put you to serve Him now?
- What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?
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