1 Corinthians 7:25-31 Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is. Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife. But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
Thoughts: What is said here is what is not sin- staying a virgin or getting married. But what is implied is that fornication (sexual promiscuity before marriage) and adultery (sexual promiscuity after marriage) is wrong. Spouses and stuff are major distractions in times of persecution. The church would be persecuted by Rome from 64 AD to 324 AD. The crisis is that persecution that can destroy families. Paul is trying to make the persecution as easy as possible.
Prayer: preserve us, Lord from evil, hurt, and harm
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