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Does Paul counsel against marriage or remarriage in 1 Corinthians 7:27b?
What situation is Paul addressing in 1 Corinthians 7:27b?
I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. ...
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Why did the Law of Moses tolerate polygyny (polygamy) but not polyandry? [closed]
Why did the Laws of Moses tolerate men having multiple wives, but did not grant the same type of toleration to women? I am not asking why God tolerated polygyny, although that may be included in the ...
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How many wives does Deuteronomy allow a king to have?
According to Deuteronomy 17:14-17, there are limits to a king's possessions:
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and have taken possession of it and settled in ...
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How did Jesus say “Unless the marriage is unlawful”?
Often, when passages have parentheses they're meant to convey an extra meaning or add to the context of the sentence or something of that nature.
But when Jesus says this:
31“It was also said, ...
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Does Paul command the Corinthians to remain unmarried?
1 Corinthians seems pretty clear that remaining unmarried is the lifestyle that Paul prefers for Christians:
1 Corinthians 7:8 (NASB)
But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for ...
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What was Eve's role in relation to Adam?
The role of Eve in relation to Adam is dramatically changed by the interpretation of the sections I have bolded below, from Genesis 2:18:
The verse as most people learned it:
And the Lord God ...
