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The book of 1 Corinthians Chapter 7

1Cor.7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Was Paul starting a whole new religion or a law that a man should never touch a woman if so disfellowship him from the congregation, was Paul putting judgment into his words that we should police one another, or set up a team of policeman within the congregation so touching was prohibited, by the touching police?

When a person truly grasp the law of love, the new covenant such questions do not exist, it is self-evident, and self-regulating that new covenant is written into the hearts of each child of God which works no harm to ones neighbor, there is no need of more individual rules to make people not sin, why? Because in Jesus Christ under the new covenant God's children are not sinners, how can that be? Well, certain not because of their own righteousness, but because of the merit of Christ Jesus life which is, given, or imputed them, when they are graft into the spirit body of Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Laws of the flesh, are for sinners, not for the righteous who don't need those laws of the flesh, why? Because those who are made a part of the body of Christ Jesus are declared righteous by the bodies righteousness, not their own, so there are no fleshly laws against the spiritual body of Christ Jesus. Our not understanding this first step, which is the law of all the writings by the apostles and brothers of Christ Jesus, one starts down a short road back into enslaving the members of the body of Christ into law of the flesh/yeast, fermenting the whole lump under laws for sinners.

Romans 2:23 You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?

Romans 3:20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Paul was making nothing more then a common sense suggestions, not a law too incorporated into bylaws of a religious institution as new light. Paul himself had no authority to make laws outside of Christ Jesus, he was not the head of the congregation, so he couldn't authorize the bring back of sins law killed, and destroyed, in the righteous life of Christ Jesus. He could encourage and give helpful thoughts to keep the brothers/sisters walking in love under the self-regulating law, which works no harm too ones neighbor, but he could not make hard fast laws for the sinful flesh, punishing members of the spiritual body of Christ Jesus for not keeping them.

Galatians 5:13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh.

1Cor.7:2 But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

( 1Cor.7:1 Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. )

Once again let us recall the words above that Paul is making helpful suggestions recalling sound thought to the body of Christ Jesus that should listen to the Spirit of the congregation written into their hearts; Jesus Christ body members are under the laws of love the new covenant. Sexual immoralities has always been a problem on earth since sin enter into the first human couple passed onto each of us. It is perhaps one of the strongest works of the flesh because affection and love is tied too it.

However, let us understand that many of the Jews had more than one wife and some of those Jews had become Christian's, and were not told to put away their wives. So Paul is talking about common sense here, wisdom that any person should understand that touch is a powerful attraction to the opposite sex, sex one of the fleshes strongest emotions. Nonetheless, Christ Jesus words went even deeper into the heart of the matter when stating; that a man has committed adultery already if he lust for a woman in his heart.

Matt. 5:27 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14}
5:28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

So this problem could not be dealt with by laws of the flesh by literally plucking out and eye or two!, it was a heart condition that mus be dealt with under the law of love written into the hearts circumcising it in each child of God. If men and woman in the congregation could not keep their flesh under control than marriage would be better, but touching was not going to help until that actually happen. Unfortunately, those not regenerated by righteous life of Christ Jesus indwelling them would take Paul's words here and start a whole new religion within just a few short years, prohibiting such conduct by the execution of laws of the flesh upon sinners into massive institutions of weed-like Christ filling the whole world with apostasy against the self-regulating laws of love. Hence, which law had freed the body of Christ from yeast, and its corruption in wicked hearts of men. These weed-Christian's would soon wheel great power and authority over each other, and even nations, by a mixture of two laws, the law of love, and the laws of the flesh, which is polluted waters of prostitution.

But no human on earth, even the Jews under the law of Moses could put away such filth of the flesh, and not be a sinner, they must request from God a clean conscience, which request by faith gives them the righteous blood of Christ Jesus, not works of law that have no value at all in the Spirit body of Christ Jesus

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

1Cor.7:3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

Why play games with the lust of the flesh, why not live in love, and treat your own body lovingly without manipulation of evil too punishes your mate, and/or control ones mate? Why would a person do that? Because they want control over their wife, or their husband actions/life, so they withhold affection, too maintain control of the other person thoughts and/or actions, but none of this has anything to do with Christ Jesus headship over us.

In fact, it may will end up in wicked evil acts toward our mate, breeding fertile ground for Satan. The flesh should be dead in Christ Jesus, buried with him in a sea so deep, and far away that our sins cannot be recalled by any laws of man or the flesh. God say; the two become one flesh before God in marriage, so who of the two has more rights, as one flesh does, when it comes too our affections of the flesh? Well, of course neither, because they are but one when it comes to the needs of the flesh, (talking here about sex).

Neither have less, or more rights too withhold such affection, accept to say, an evil heart wanting power over the other person. Christ Jesus, and YHWH both have great power, and authority over life and death, what they seek from us is loving willing submission because they are the creator of our lives. But they don't manipulate us too have their way, and power over us, no! They renounce underhanded measures to control us, giving us a free will, too love them, or not to love their ways.

Stepping over this line of conscience propagates the evil of Satan creating room for Devil too stumble one into sexually immorality. Creating rules to prohibit marriage is stepping over the free will God has given us over our own vessel to determine what is best for it. Subsequently, withhold sexual affection from our mate deprives “the one flesh” of free will to determine what is best for it.

It is the works of the fleshly mind that uses the tactics of the flesh in every form of evil to gain control over another person of God given gift of free will. The fleshly mind assumes a “superior position”, claiming it as God's authorized authority. This authorization found from God's word empowers the person to take the free will of a mate, or a brother, or sister, as knowing what is best for them in the name of God.

But we find within God's headship arrangement the law of love, which cannot demand submission, but rather gives love freely, without owning anyone a single things, so are all gifts of God given freely, without strings of control. This is why, once a person justifies a lesser law of the flesh within headship arrangement they are planting with view to the flesh, and will reap its fruitage of that tree of death in trust within their marriage. Christ Jesus there is the one head of the congregation of God, any taking of that headship by force of fleshly laws is a thief, or robber, and/or an “evil slave” having no more headship than least of Christ brothers, enslaving them too a lesser inferior headship arrangement of man under the laws of death.

1Cor.7:4 The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife.

How can Paul speak this, when everyone knows the head of the woman is the man, and the head of the man is the Christ, and the head of Christ Jesus is YHWH God? Well, simply put, we are not talking about headship, but rather sexual relationship between a man and his wife.

These two are one before Christ Jesus when it comes to their flesh, provided they are in God's headship arrangement, what does that mean? Well, when any of us step-out of God's headship arrangement, than where are we found? We find ourselves in the fleshly mind under Satan rulership, against God's love. Yes, flesh against the Spirit, killing the life of Christ Jesus spirit in us into directing us by his Fathers law of love.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Romans 8:4 that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Husband and wives are to be one before God, but a man cannot take authority over a woman that does not want his headship despite what God says about his headship over her and God over both of them. She will suffer for her own rebellion, against God, not just the man, as she might imagine, costing both of them hardship, this is the price of being of the same flesh before God one in judgment, it cause tribulation for the one flesh, him, and her. But here Paul is reminding both of them when it comes to sex, it cannot be used as a power play, in that, one has more power over the other giving and withholding their affection due to the one body before God.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Here the power struggle ends, if both husband and wife are found in Christ Jesus under the law of love, in which they are one with Christ Jesus, in one spiritual body under the law of love, and so must they be in one flesh before God. Love does not work evil, nor is it motivated by self-interest. Tribulation in the flesh within marriage must be meant as one person before God, in order too do that as one flesh, both must be under subjection to the Christ headship in putting to death the lust of the flesh that the spirit might live in the one flesh, which would be the one person before God, the husband and wife. Hence, dividing the one flesh into individual will make them two person only destroying the one flesh driving it into works of the of law killing the law of love, removing them from Christ headship, placing it squarely under another!

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

1Cor.7:5 Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Sexual intimacy is as strong of emotion that a person can have, depriving the one person before YHWH, to gain control, or power over their mate - brings the two people under the temptation of the Devil. Where one mate can boast in their personal strengthen in this area, they cannot boast in what the other person needs are in sexual intimacy.

The power of the sinful flesh in making all things into a mirrored imagine of its needs and wants is not of God, but of the devil, what does this mean? The sinful flesh in all of us, wants to be around those that are like us, that identify with are strengthen, weakness, and our likes, and dislikes, it then, hatefully rejects those that have different traits; such is also the case with men and woman creating a war of the flesh between them. One mate trying to make the other conform too their ways to find so called happiness is evil and ends in control, hate and fear, the works of our flesh!

James 3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Thus, our refusing any peace, and happiness without concession from the other, but Paul says they are one flesh before God, neither possessing greater rights, but instead each should give up rights under the law of love to please the other. When husband and wives selfishly dictate what their mates sexual needs are by their own needs, they are unwittingly judging them, as good, or bad, weak or strong, dividing the very house God residing in them, bring it into the temptations of the devil.

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

1Cor.7:6 But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

Why did Paul not lay upon each of them a commandment regarding this life and death situation, life and death what nonsense is this? Yes, our spiritual life which is the most important life we have, despite the fleshes rejection of spiritual life, as foolish, so it can meet it wants, and needs now.

Eph.4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. 4:32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

A Christian's must learn that you cannot add, or go beyond the law of love and gain more, no! Once again the sinful flesh want more, it demands submission, and conformity to its needs and ways, and it gains its needs, and wants by rules, and/or laws to control others. However, the completion of perfection for Christian's rest in the law of love, not one things is missing in it, nothing can be added too it, or taken away from it. Love is the perfection of YHWH Himself. If couples cannot live under the law of love, how can Paul lay another commandment upon them to act in love? How foolish the flesh is in it thinking itself wise with understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

The question is for Christian's couples, are they going to concede in love to gain more of the life of Christ Jesus, or take and demand rights from the one another and lose the Christ, but gain by pride of the flesh? Here is the question that is of life and death importance for those in Christ Jesus, how can you take rights from your mate, and be in Christ Jesus, the one whom gave up everything so you we might gain life?

1Cor.13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing. 13:4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 13:5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 13:6 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
13:8 Love never fails.

1Cor.7:7 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.

When people try, as they do, too make others into them, or act like them, they lose gifts, moreover, they lose when they add too the law of love, the one commandment we are to live under as the body of Christ Jesus. Gifts are wonderful, but they are not deserved, nor legislated by laws of the sinful flesh, they are given from a heart full of love by its giver, which wants to honor us in someway, but they are not our personal property, in the sense, we produced them from are own common wealth.

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Here Paul understand that he was given a gift of not needing sexual relationship within the marriage arrangement, unlike others that needed to be married so they would not dishonor the good name by which they were called. But what we don't see, as we so often hear about among fleshly minded Christian's is Paul creating another rule/law adding onto the one law of love, demanding performance, and punishment for breaking such a law to stay single.

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Paul understands he could not boast in a gift, furthermore, he could not take a gift and make others have such a gift by a rule of law for the sinful flesh, no! Paul must as we must humble ourselves and accept the truth, which is, the body belongs not too us, but Jesus Christ intimately, he cares for is member, as a good person cares for their own body members of their bodies. Yes, it would be nice that one could stand before YHWH without the tribulation of marriage in full commitment as Paul himself did, but only if they had been given the same blessed gift.

However, making such a gift a law of a religious order can only lead to more lust and perversion of our flesh polluting what is trying to be made holy by yeast laws created to punish the wicked, and not the righteous made holy in God's love through Christ Jesus.

1Tim. 1:9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1:10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine.

1Cor.7:8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am. 7:9 But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.

Here Paul stumble upon a dichotomy that few Christian's have ever really understood, who gives the members of the body of Christ Jesus self-control? Is it the well of our flesh? Most would say yes! But it is not, the flesh is dead in Christ Jesus, having no will accept when it comes to sinning against God; self-control is a gift given to body members from the Holy Spirit.
There is not an individual Holy Spirit for each member, there is but one Spirit, one body, one faith, one God the Father over all of us in the body of Christ Jesus, so the Holy Spirit is given to body members as gifts of the body, self-control being one of many.

Romans 6:4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Gal.5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness}
5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

How could Paul put guilt upon ones not having the gift of Holy Spirit not to marry, if Christ Jesus himself hadn't done so? This is the foolishness of judging something before its time within the body of Christ Jesus, moreover, this is the foolishness of creating another rule beyond the one law of love to control what a person has no right too control within body members.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Romans 13:10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Now reading Paul's words in context to the truth, we understand some where not given the free gift of self-control when it came to marriage, so it was best for them to marry and be content in the will of the Lord, this in and of itself, was their training in perfecting their faith, in this manner, in which the Lord felt was best; would prove to test their faith, yes, there is no neutral ground as some thinks when it comes our testing of faith within body of Christ Jesus, rather we married or not, each member would be tested in all respect as Christ Jesus himself was.

Some Christian's have been motivated by selfish interested wanting others to serve their fleshly interest preventing marriage, but this has nothing to do with the gift of self-control, nor is it their business to make rules to prevent or encourage marriage in the body, Christ Jesus is the head of the body as Paul so wonderfully understood.

What Paul could do, was tell the truth in Christ Jesus, but not preventing ones from going beyond the law of love, whereas, within a few short years after the apostles death weeds would take control of the field of God's anointed compounding laws upon laws forbidding marriage, and all manner of perversion of the love in the Christ.

1Cor.7:10 But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband 7:11 (but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

It is only when religion sanction abuses that those in the Lord find hardship in understanding basic bible teachings. Any person with a half-a-wit could comprehend what Paul stated here to the Corinthian's without defiling ones conscience. What rights does a Christian's have in their marriage arrangement to make their mate doing something against their own will?

1Cor. 13:1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 13:2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 13:3 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing. 13:4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 13:5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 13:6 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 13:8 Love never fails.

How does a Christian's stop a mate from leaving them if they choose to do so, when we walking under the law of love? Well, one cannot without violating the very law that controls the body of Christ Jesus, which does not taking away a person free will but gives them greater free will. Moreover, what would drive one into preventing a mate from leaving if its not fear out of losing a “possession” under the works of the flesh? Abuses happen for so many unrighteous reasons, but more than not it is loss of a possession, or the fear of looking bad too others. When people are put into a religion that earns standing by looking good to other members all kinds of lies and abuses manifest themselves in its member trying to do what ever they can in not too look bad to their peers, but Christian's are to walk in love confessing their sins openly to one others for healed.

1 John 4:20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

How can there not be tribulation in the flesh if you are married? Christians' have tribulation in their flesh just being a part of Christ Jesus life in a world hostel to his righteousness? Yes, being one flesh with another person bring much tribulation, trying to maintain integrity in Christ while pleasing a mate, but one with a strong will is almost impossible, will there be some departure(s), absolutely! Who business is that? Well, if you are a busy body in Church, everyone's! However, if your in Christ, then no ones business, but the two person standing as one before the Lord.

Paul's simply instruction does not violate the one law of love, its states the truth of love, if our mate leaves their nothing we can do about accept continual to walk in love, and stay faithful to our commitment to the Lord by not re-marrying; hoping the mate will come home.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

1Cor.7:12 But to the rest I--not the Lord--say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. 7:13 The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.

How can a Christian's be discontented and be in Christ Jesus, which is, in itself a dichotomy? Contentment is faith, what is faith? We trust what is happening in our lives as allowed for our best interest in the Lord, what? Well, we don't belong to ourselves, we belong to the Lord rather we live or die, we have the one headship directing our lives, and we are intimately a part of Christ Jesus own body.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

If a person has an unbelieving mate in the Lord, let it be, why live in discontentment using your fleshly will to change a person into a believer, and/or how you believe, how stupid is that? No person has the power to change another just because you think you have ownership of your mate does not mean you have YHWH sanction to violate the law of love demanding change, or punishment if not.

Be content leaving the changing to Christ Jesus own life in you, that sanctifies your mate. YHWH knows those that belongs too Him, no human can bring a person to God without God's Holy Spirit drawing them. Why would you live in a state of discontentment always complaining about your lot in life because you have unbelieving mate? Simply put, you are walking by flesh, and are selfishly demanding a better treatment in your tribulation for the Christ. You are comparing your situation to other Christian's as not fair, while you should be rejoicing in trials YHWH sees fit too allow in your life for His glory.

1Cor.13:4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 13:5 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 13:6 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 13:8 Love never fails.

Trials of the flesh do not go away because things are not fair, however, if those trials are taken by Christ Jesus from his body members it is because we have conquered them for God's name sake. Let us bless evil with good, holding firm to our faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 3:9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

1Cor.7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

This is not a subject often spoken of among Christian's simply because it alludes them, why? Because so many Christian's are weeds and not the wheat class Paul speaks to here.

When one of God's anointed become one flesh with another, their wife, in this case by the Holy Spirit, or the life of Christ Jesus in them sanctifies both of them as one person. Moreover, this is why a Christian's cannot become one with harlot, the Holy Spirit cannot sanctify either of them as one flesh before the Lord if one of them is a harlot!

The sanctification of the life of Christ Jesus is real, perfecting ones faith, teaching them the law of love, for that to happen Christ Jesus must work as High Priest in their life as the one person, which person is being sanctified as the temple of God so YHWH Holy Spirit can reside in both them as one. Which is, by the life of the of Son of God indwelling them as one flesh. An unbelieving mate is sanctified in being one body of flesh before Christ Jesus with their mate. In other words, what is received by one person benefits both of them, because they are one before the Lord.

Although, separate person they have but one person will over them, Christ Jesus, as the head of the man, and the woman under the headship of her husbands, but still there is just one headship that of the man under Christ headship, and his will, as one person under the one will of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

Hence, the question one must face is how does Christ administer his headship over his body members? Subsequently, if a person is under the headship of a religion being harshly treated by its leadership or their group, it is not Christ headship whom cherishes his body members, as no man every hated his own body cutting off a hand! Don't be confused dear brothers in Christ, God will not bless a secondary headship that of religion and/or another human, nor harsh treatment! Hence, such illegitimate headships are adultery to the Lords righteous headship.

1 Corinthians 12:26 When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

If the unbelieving mate leaves, so goes Christ sanctification of them and the children if they go with the unbelieving mate, but once again, the believing mate cannot step out of the law of love and demand through force his mates stays against their will. In other words, one cannot be in contact on any level with God's anointed temple class and not receive judgment in the flesh, which sanctifies the person into Holiness.

1 Corinthians 12:25 that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

1 Corinthians 12:20 But now they are many members, but one body.

Although unseen by human eyes the Spiritual temple of God is a fear inspiring place of worship that one does not want to touch with impunity, rather the unbelieving mate understands this or not, they will be punishes for disrespecting God Holy places sanctified by the precious blood of Christ Jesus. This is all the more reason to marry only in the Lord, for judgment comes to those that destroy the temple of the living God Yahweh.

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

1Cor.7:15 Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.

There is no peace for those controlled by sinful flesh, much less, when that sinful flesh is at one with a member of God's Spiritual Temple. Yes, being one with a person not in the Lord is tribulation in the flesh, causing not only suffering for themselves, but also for their believing mate. Should the believing mate try to put the unbelieving mate away, driving them away by constant bickering, hardly? The body of Christ Jesus is under the law of love, the believing mate is not given a ticket so to speak too brow beat their mate into subjection with fist, or verbally for not accepting the Christ as they have done.

The war a Christian's is found in is spirit against flesh, which can only be won by showing love when evil is render too us, not returning evil for evil, what does this mean? Returning evil for evil is when a person pounds someone with rights of laws, which do nothing more than condemn us as Christians. However, not the type of evil so many think of when thinking how the world does evil, no! But rather, rules of laws of the flesh condemning, and being condemned, which are removed for those walking by Spirit under the law of love with its judgments.

Matt.7:1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged. 7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

1Cor.7:16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

So many Christian's believe they are saved through tough love, remembering only the times some body got into their face over a fault, but in truth, it is those that showed us constant patience, and love despite are failing that finally brings us to Christ, what does this mean?

Many are brought to Christian's meetings, and other events by tough criticism and guilt, but none are brought to Christ Jesus through such conduct, why? Because God loved us while we were yet sinners, our often self-destructive events leading us to know God's love in Jesus Christ are the fruitage of our own life. Many Christian's equated this with God bring punishment upon them to turn them too Christ Jesus, when in truth God is using our own failing too give us good gifts of His love in tender mercy.

James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Nor should a mate bring evil upon an unbelieving mate thinking they will turn one too God, rather, a person cannot get out of this world without suffering evil for their own ways. Thus, a wise person will be tender in compassion too their mate while God's love in Christ Jesus draws the unbelieving mate too Himself. People come to a warm fire in the cold they are drawn by such warmth, whereas, cold judgment pushes other away from us. Husbands and wives should remember your ownership of a mate does not give you the right to take away free will, even-though, this is taught by many will meaning Christian's it is an evil and not love.

Each Christian's must ask do I want a temporary fix, that is, now in this flesh that will die, or eternal perfection of faith for my mate? Are you tried of dealing with problems, do you deserve better according to your understanding of God's word the bible? If you answer yes to these questions than you are a fleshly person seeking what is best for you. Now think of this, are you one person with your mate before the Christ, if so, Christ tells us that we are joined by love as body members; does your hand on your body seek its own interest and comfort more than the bodies? We are not speaking about real abuse, we are speaking about those wanting everything their way, there is a huge difference, you cannot be in Christ and have everything your way when it come to your mate!

Eph.5:29 For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
5:30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones. 5:31 "For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."{Genesis 2:24} 5:32 This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly. 5:33 Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

*1Cor.7:17 Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

What has the Lord distributed to each person in the body of Christ Jesus, frankly, everything in their new personality, why? Because they are a new creation in Christ Jesus as a body member, they are dead too the old self, and are living as a member of Christ body for God's glory.

Ephesians 2:8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.

Other body member can certainly see what is lacking in another body members by their own gifts, but they cannot say why Christ chose not to give the body member a certain gift or not? They can rest that Jesus Christ as the head of the body is not delinquent in distributing gifts, subsequently, leaving his headship to other body member too give the person a gift. Hence, more importantly each body member must remember they cannot become a fleshly part in the spiritual body of Christ Jesus, thus, living in jealousy, and discontentment trying too legislate gifts into other body members they believe are lacking.

Ephesians 4:7 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

For example, the gift of being single as Paul speak too hear, nor should body members feel superior because God has given them a gift in some area that others don't have. When we look at are own body we can see how foolish a person would be in legislating rules to make a hand act like an eye, there is a vast difference between these two part, no one would feel these two body parts need to be the same, no! We should intelligently understand the body was formed while in the womb outside of any human control, and each part was placed for good for the whole body.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

So should not each body member put faith in God forming, and giving of gifts to the body of Christ Jesus?

Rom.12:3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
12:4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,
12:5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 12:6 Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

1Cor. 7:18 Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

Here the apostle Paul gives directives to the body of Christ Jesus telling them there is no act of the flesh that can make them righteous. and/or more righteous in Christ Jesus, but why?

Romans 2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh.

First let us note that the flesh is dead in Christ Jesus, crucified as it were, when these bothers and sisters were made into a new creation by God's own Holy Spirit. Subsequently, no act of their flesh was going to save them, or put them into a better standing with YHWH their God. Instead they must, like all of us, walk by faith worshiping our heavenly Father in Spirit and truth, which is, in Jesus Christ.

John 6:63 It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

No longer does physical acts of the flesh meet God's standards of pure worship, the flesh is of no value at all, it is the Spirit that is life giving, who's spirit? The Spirit of God in Christ Jesus righteousness imputed too Christian's by God's own unmerited love for them. Those wanting righteousness through circumcision would find death instead of life, yes, death, why? Simply put, the Law mandating circumcision of the flesh was removed, set aside for a superior righteousness in Christ Jesus who is Spirit and truth of the new covenant.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

Moreover, Paul's uses this truth in explaining why those in Christ should not seek a release from marriage, or live in discontentment. In other words, what state were you called into Christ in? Why is this important because at that point your fleshly life and ambitious were put to death, it not the position you were called to Christ in that is important it is the new life, the old life is dead, so don't go back and fight in ones flesh to obtain a better life in the flesh. In context to the truth in Christ stop seeking a release, stop adding too the merit of our flesh, which has no merit with God, be content in Christ and walk in Spirit and truth.

Colossians 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}

1Cor.7:20 Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.

Is Paul now making a new rule that if your a bond-servant, or slave no matter what, you must stay a slave, or be disfellowshiped by the congregation, if your are freed? No! Paul was not adding a law to the law of love, which law has no fleshly laws against it.

Gal.5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness}
5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

In other words, what is Paul's point, be content in your freedom in Christ Jesus, rejoice in the hope, realizing fleshly captivity is relative for those in Christ Jesus, but why? Once again our flesh is dead in Christ Jesus we are new person ruled by the law of love having no fleshly laws against us. Although we live, in our sinful flesh, God accounts us dead to sin, and a live in Christ Jesus as a spirit person awaiting our finally adoption into the spirit world, as a spirit Son of God.

Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

The time in our flesh is tested by tribulation that is momentary, and light, compared to the glory we will receive in heaven, as such we should dwell upon the things in heaven, lettings us be thankful that we do not lose sight of our high calling; understanding we must enter into the Kingdom of God through violence and tribulation in our flesh. Subsequently, this process of fleshly captivity comes upon all of God's anointed rather they are a free person, or a slave.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Thus, understanding that freedom in our flesh is not possible upon earth, but rather, we are tested in all respects as our master Christ Jesus was tested in his flesh, which perfects our faith with strong outcries. Seeking freedom by discontentment of our position upon earth in which we were called, will not serve the workings of God's Spirit within us as the God's household predestine by God's perfect will.

1 Peter 4:19 Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

1Cor.7:21 Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

The world we live in is discontented, weed Christian's are discontent in comparing their material blessings against other successful material wealthy Christian's, but what does this have to do with Paul's words here?

Hebrews 13:5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."{Deuteronomy 31:6}

Seeking freedom from being enslaved to (job, etc.,) requires discontentment in spirit and soul of our treatment, thus, comparing our circumstances against others we assume they have greater freedom, and even blessings from our Lord than we do. It is much like the liver of our body complaining that it is not a beautiful eye, and hates its job in cleaning up the poison from our blood, what is the point?

Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

Complaining does not change the liver into an eye, it accomplishes nothing, but making the job it was called to do harder. Here is Paul's point, there is no point, in seeking a release if you are a bond-servant; all members of the body of Christ Jesus are bond-servants too one other, rather free in the flesh or not? Certainly discontentment was not going to make them a better bond-servant of Christ Jesus - living in love.

1 Timothy 6:8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Rather why not rest in the Lord thanking him for his high calling, waiting upon the King to say come up here to a better seat, instead of becoming haughty and discontented demanding what you think others have that you are entitled too? Just as the liver was created for a certain position benefiting the rest of the body, unseen by the eye, without it, the eye would not function, let us trust in God's calling of us in what ever position in life we have, knowing it serves God's purposes.

Proverbs 19:23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

1Cor.7:22 For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.

Rather we are bondservent to humans or Christ both are free in Christ Jesus. In other words, captivity too the flesh is relative for those born into the body of Christ Jesus, but why? It is because they are free from the judgments of the flesh by the supreme Judge of all things Yahweh, no matter their physical circumstance upon earth, God see's His children as born again spirit person without flesh, moreover, He see them as one in Christ, the spiritual temple of the living God.

1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

What is freedom? That is the question for this fleshly congregation in Corinthian's whom still must learn according to Christ Jesus that real freedom in Christ Jesus means being a slave too the rest of body, a grand privilege, of living in love for others.

Matthew 23:11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

Being a slave in the flesh too another human is tribulation under fiery test that can perfect our faith. However, being discontent in either is not God's will for His children. By learning contentment under trial equips us for God spiritual purposes; whereas, fleshly parents spoils their child thinking they are wise, creating discontentment, and heartache the fruitage the child will bear throughout rest of their lives.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

What do we deserve? Which is the question, this something each one of us must face when it comes to God's righteous justice? We will find nothing but death, what we receive from this point forward from God is undeserved kindness. and/or unmerited kindness. However, without suffering in our flesh we cannot judge ourselves correctly according to God justice. We will become unthankful like so many weed Christian's are demanding better treatment through material sight and touch making them part of the world.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Instead we are to trust our Fathers discipline of us no matter how it comes upon us, we are to seek endurance under trial, deliverance through the Lords hand, not our own, being content in all things is of great godly devotion, and will is pleasing too our God YHWH.

2 Corinthians 1:6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

1Cor.7:23 You were bought with a price. Don't become bondservants of men.

The apostle Paul seemingly contradicts himself here, telling the Corinthian's not to seek a release if they were called too Christ as a bond-servant, than he says don't become a bond-servant of men?

Matthew 19:17 He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

How can a person become a bond-servant too men, by simply pleasing them over Christ Jesus the only person a Christian's can become a bond-servant too spiritually in the body of Christ. Here in this Corinthian congregation as it true in most Christian's organizations were giving glory to fleshly teachers, following them instead of putting faith in Christ Jesus their invisible head, hence. pleasing men had become more important then pleasing God. Subsequently, making one a bond-servant of Christ Jesus by proxy through teachers, older men within the congregation.

1Cor. 3:1 Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.
3:2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,
3:3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men? 3:4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly?
3:5 Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

Men and woman who were put into position of power over others in the name of Christ Jesus where their approval became more important than serving in the body of Christ by faith unseen by human approval. No longer could these fleshly Christian's listen to the Spirit voice of the body of Christ Jesus, which is the anointing promised to teach them all things, but rather they follow the dictates mere teachers going back too works of sins laws too please those in powerful position, these Christian's have made themselves bond-servants to human and not Christ Jesus.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

However, at the same-time many of these Christian's were servant to a master working them, but this is not the type of bondservant Paul refers to here, but willing coming under sins-laws going back to the mundane shadow for idol worship of teachers willingly costing them their freedom in Christ.

Romans 3:20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Although, they justify their actions claiming they are from Christ Jesus through teachers and the like, they deny also the leading of the Holy Spirit which demands faith and godly jealousy first and always foremost over human approval. Many have defile their own conscience in Christ compromising God's direction in their lives too pleases religious leadership, which is practiced in all false religions of our world.

Romans 6:19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.

1Cor. 7:24 Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.

Everything within the materialistic society of weed-Christian's is upward movement, promotion, wealth, and success stories, of being blessed with a prosperous Christian's life now. Moreover, those not being blessed this way are believed too be secretly sinning against God somehow, and/or lacking faith!

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Here we find the one of the most effective tools ever used in deceiving Christian's into severing God for material blessings, denying the very power of godly devotion to which they were called into Christ Jesus own body.

Success for a Christian's is not measured by material wealth, or blessings, it is rather measured by faith by endurance in good works, one blessing is taking, while the other is giving freely. Let us remember it was the widow's mite that impressed our Lord, Christ Jesus, not the prosperous life of the rich man.

Mark 12:41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. 12:42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins,{literally, lepta (or widow's mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.} which equal a quadrans coin.{A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day's wages for an agricultural laborer.} 12:43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury, 12:44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."

Here Paul does not write a book on the prosperous Christian life, but instead tells those in Christ Jesus too be content in whatever position they were called from into the Lord; “this is where you were called from, stop seeking a release, as though proof of God's favor in upward movement for material blessings”.

Rom.14:17 for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Does a finger seek the diamond ring to adorn itself over the rest of body members? Does the head seek a hat too outshine the neck? Does the foot seek a nicer shoe to look better than the other foot? Worldly weed Christian's seek glory upon on earth lusting too outshine other worldly Christian's, impressing them with power, success, and wealth, thus, somehow justifying their evil lust by a prosperous blessed life.

Who adorns Christ body members is the real question, and what does Christ Jesus adorn his own spiritual body members with those he feeds and cherishes? Will, don't you think it strange that Jesus Christ would speak of his own body as being sick, in prison, and hungry, and yet, and those of the sheep and goats did not know when they had did good or bad too Christ Jesus brothers? Moreover, not many of Christ Jesus body members were called from the high things of this system, but rather the lowly things, not many rich, or powerful?

So if they did not seek a prosperous life on earth as proof of God's blessing, and told by Paul to remained content in whatever position they had been called from, not trying to get of it, to be accepted by the world, who of us would know them, if we compared them by blessed prosperous Christian's life now?

Rom. 15:5 Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus, 15:6 that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15:7 Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you,{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} to the glory of God.

Those wheat Christian's that are true followers of Christ, where ever God leads them, have received the riches of Christ Jesus life in them as treasures in heaven. They are sealed with the promise of Christ Jesus glorified life, they seek the things above, forgetting the things behind, they endure in the suffering of the body of Christ Jesus happily enduring the torture sake for the spiritual blessing of God's Kingdom.

1Cor.7:25 Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

The flesh put great emphases on a condition of life rather than life itself in Christ Jesus such as being a virgin, is being a virgin more righteous than being married, that is the question? Moreover, is being married less sinful than being a virgin?

Romans 3:10 As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.

In other words, how does a Christian's married, or a virgin become righteous before YHWH? There was only one whom God calls righteous by His own legal requirements of righteousness, which is His Son Christ Jesus; It was his life, the life of Christ Jesus imputed too each member of the body of Christ Jesus Paul spoke too here. This inputting of Christ life came from God's own goodness, not for being a virgin or not being! it did not matter if they were a virgin or not! So it did not matter one wit if a person was married, or chose to remain a virgin; righteousness comes to all in Christ , from Christ Jesus earned merit, not their, and is given too us freely by God's own love.

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

1Cor.1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

Paul reminds the brothers and sisters here, and us there is no commandment in this matter, why? Because he himself was under the same mercy obtained by Christ life indwelling him, and not by his own righteousness, regarding marriage or not, but instead by God's loving kindness found in Christ Jesus righteousness. All of us as Christian's do will in reminding ourselves in such judgments creating commandments we so willing put upon others, where indeed does our merit comes from before God, how do w stand before our God and Father YHWH?

1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.

1Cor.7:26 I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is. 7:27 Are you bound to a wife? Don't seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don't seek a wife.

Seeking freedom from tribulation in the flesh just is not going to happen for a true Christian upon this earth, it is foolish to think that because we have a problem mate, or we don't have a mate that freedom from tribulation in our flesh is going to happen once we have our way.

Hebrews 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear.

The objective is for us to understand what we have been called into, which is the body of Christ, Christ spent his days in the flesh suffering which perfected his faith. How can we as a Christian live a prosperous life with blessings after blessing as many teach and not fill up he measure of the body of Christ upon earth in tribulation? Rather we understand it or not, tribulation will not change in what God uses to perfect us in all manner of spiritual growth. These fleshly brothers and sister were distress over the suffering they found in marriage as well as the suffering they found in not having a mate their flesh was warring on both accounts to have its needs meant.

1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin.

Contentment was the key, not fleshly release, what does this mean, contentment does not come to body members without God Holy Spirit. Yes, the body of Christ is a spiritual body, united by love, growth comes through the Spirit of God as gifts to the body, each gift must be given as God pleases, if we are lacking and we are not going too get a gift by more fleshly wrangle, but why?

Simply put it is faith in God that gives us the gift if God choose to give it too us, but what if He does not? Still our faith declares God is good, He is not allowing our testing us with evil intention because we suffer, instead we must pray for wisdom and wait patiently upon our Lord, it is in complete trust we have faith and contentment. But we must all be mindful none of this happens without tribulation in our flesh, so release from problems in marriage or not having a mate was not going to changes God's plan of ages for these fleshly Christian's in their high calling is in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 3:18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.

1Cor.7:28 But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.

Oppression in our flesh from marriage what is Paul saying when the world has all these wonderful stories of love and happiness ever after stuff where nothing else matters until we find someone? Paul states a truth of truth for those in Christ Jesus the idea the world has about marriage is not God's arrangement of marriage, nor is it for the body of Christ Jesus, what does this mean? It means for a body member of Christ Jesus, when God tells us we are one flesh with our mate that exactly what He means, and He treats us as such, as one person, but having two different wills trying to be one!

Matt.5:5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.{or, land. Psalm 37:11}

In other words, now we have two people as one flesh before the Lord, so we have twice as much tribulation in our flesh. Not only do we have to worry about our conduct and spiritual life, but now we are one with another person and their life becomes our life. But still we must walk in the law of love, and give our mate all the same rights the love of God gives us, if we overstep ourselves in this manner we will suffer putting too death the Spirit that indwelling both person as one flesh. Now we have double trouble, its one thing to correct ourselves, but quite another in correcting our mate having their own will.

Proverbs 12:18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Moreover, by lack of love, we have killed the Spirit within us, in our bad judgment, or fleshly act of anger with our mate; pride comes up because both suffer lost of Holy Spirit as one before God. Satan now can divide the one flesh by pride, anger, through the works of the flesh. Subsequently, until peace is made with each other in forgiveness neither can they walk as one in Spirit before God. This oppression can increase when this type of separation becomes a competition, where couples fight as too which one is more spiritual, or righteous, before God, favored as it were. However, both will suffer lack of God's Holy Spirit as one person not two.

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

God does not pervert justice and He certainly is not partial if you are married both stand as one before God. If a mate is set upon changing the other, tribulation, and much oppression is going to occur simply because the law of love does not allow for such conduct, The law of love does not allow us too take another person free will, but instead too cherish, love, and feed our them as our own body, treating each others as we are treated by God in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 21:23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

1Cor.7:29 But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none.

What time was short, and what world would end? Many Christian's for two thousand years have applied these verses to their own generation and oppressed many by forbidding certain things as marriage, or making a living for ones family. Neglecting family, and finding at the end of their own life bitter disappointments in marriage, resentment from family members for doing just what Paul told Christian's to do.

1Tim.4:1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, 4:2 through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; 4:3 forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Well, many would argue it is their generation that would see the end of world! But was that ten generation ago, perhaps twenty generations ago, or this generation? No! Paul speaks truth, the end of the Jewish world, with the complete destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. Paul and all the apostles knew that world was coming to an end they were given detailed information as what was to happen too the Jewish nation by Christ Jesus himself. Time was very short, within just one generation of the entire world for the Jewish faith would come to an end.

However, we can say that no Christian's as a body member of Christ Jesus should live life just like the world, in eating, drinking, marriage, family, business or anything else the world does in lust of the flesh, in any generation since Christ Jesus, but why? Because life is only one generation at a time, which is very short less than a vapor appearing for a moment, then gone. How can a person use all their time, and resource for a prosperous life in the world, which hates Christ Jesus righteousness? But should a person treat his wife and family as though they don't exist going about their minister not taking care of their own family? Only in one sense, which is when the mate wants too pursue the works of the flesh like Lot's wife did, and not the works of the Holy Spirit in the marriage than the husband cannot go along with her unrighteous dealings, and conversely is true for the wife.

First, and foremost is the kingdom of God, we seek it one generation at time until it arrives as God do time, but nether should a Christian neglect their mate/family because this is in compatible with the love Christ Jesus shows his own body of members, he does not treat us like we don't exist because the world is passing away, no rather, he feeds, and cherish us always looking out for our spiritual interest with life in view, and providing for with our real material needs.

Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

1 John 3:17 But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

1Cor.7:30 and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess; 7:31 and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

Should a religious organization mandate by doctrine enforcing Paul's words spoken above? No! The maturity of a branches in the tree of Jesus Christ comes as Christ Jesus supplies the life force of himself too the branch. Christ Jesus is the head of the congregation, and it is the member in his personal body attached therein as to when he wants it too grow into love. Yes, love, that is why he transfer us into the kingdom of his love and instituted the law of love by his own righteous flowing to his branches within the temple of God. Let us as body member never forget why we have been bought for God through Jesus Christ?

Heb.6:1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, 6:2 of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 6:3 This will we do, if God permits.

Do we weep as the world weeps? Is this a law of weeping that we should judge the faith of our brothers and sisters, mocking as it were, if a persons weep, or they don't weep? No! What did Paul mean here, he simply meant we are in life, we have received the imperishable life of Christ Jesus, we are not like the world, which this life is all they have! Instead, we are life in Christ Jesus, thus, when we shed our fleshly tent/bodies, is it not more life in Christ Jesus we receive? What do we possess in Christ Jesus? Is it material things, or rather do we own nothing being a slave of the body of Christ Jesus? Does a hand posses the ring on the finger? No! We are not gathering up material things to prove we are successful too the world, no! But rather we possess all things, how? We are in Christ Jesus whom created all things in heaven and upon earth, without sin, or the evil desires through works of our flesh. We received Christ whom desired all things righteous and good for his Father. Jesus Christ is the owner of all things visible and invisible, we than possess all things, in our being made an inmate part of the body of Christ Jesus?

Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul than says; the world is passing away, Paul's own world pass away, those Paul was speaking to here had their world destroyed by the Roman empire in 70CE. But there is more the world for each of us is passing away since Satan told the first lie to Adam and Eve, and they fail into darkness making their own world pass away. But how has the world been passing away? One generation at a time into death, yes, one generation at a time is how all humans being must live. Each dying, and passing away, how can that be eternal, its not eternal, it is nothing more than a flower blooming, and then dying no longer too be remember by other generations. Yes, the world is passing away, if a person is part of the world, and not part of the imperishable life of Christ Jesus. Why would these Christian's in Christ get caught up in something that was dying and passing away into death, and not be here in just a few short years of pain and sorrow?

So were these laws/commandment Paul was mandating, no! They were simple common sense reminders for members of the body of Christ, for them too recall their great privileged, and hope they were freely given in Christ Jesus. They should let their hearts learn the wisdom of God Jesus through their head, Christ, moving them into being thankful – trusting, and loving God with their whole soul , mind, and heart.

Ephesians 3:19 and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

1Cor.7:32 But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; 7:33 but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is no great mystery here when a person is married they are concerned about their mate, or flesh, hence, one flesh more than pleasing the Lord. The person is always balancing their time between the needs of their mate and pleasing Christ Jesus in their flesh, but is this evil? Well, how much spousal abuse has been done behind the thought that the mate is keeping one from serving God, or that being married is really not what a spiritual person should do? Thus, legislating doctrinal rules against such conduct.

Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

However, the truth in context too all of what Paul spoke on this subject was not about good verse evil, but rather why we have tribulation in our flesh when we have a mate. Once again reminding our readers that above Paul speaks too the fact of oppression in our flesh when we have a mate, that is, we are one person before God, subsequently, we have doubled our oppression our flesh against the Spirit creating tribulation. This is a truth, not a judgment of good and evil as many false religions have taught, nothing more. Some of these Christian's had the gift from God not needing a mate, but other needed to marry to control the lust of their flesh, but in any event, both types of person were going to have tribulation just being a part of the body of Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Romans 8:8 Those who are in the flesh can't please God.

Humans do not change their nature just because they become a Christian's they have the same needs as those not accepting Christ. Do most woman desire a nest, a nice home to take care of, yes! However competing against ones neighbor to have bigger and/or better home is not of Christ. Subsequently, engaging in more work too obtain those things for his wife will cause more tribulation in the one flesh, that is, the husband and wife. This is Paul's simple meaning, a fact of life, what it not, is a sect of a religion that commands people not to marry. or not to own a house, and a host of other false teachings. Furthermore, it not a better righteousness not too marry or too marry, What it is, is a truth of our fallen flesh. If God gives us the gift of self-control than bless yourselves and others using it to God's glory. If not than having faith and love on your part will allow you to be patience not judging others in the body of Christ, in their flesh, which is dead in Christ having not having the gift of self-control in this area.

John 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.

1Cor.7:34 There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband.

Wisdom comes too us when we understand our limitations although we may fight against them by our beliefs, it does not matter truth will washes away the refuge of the lie. Paul states a truth here that a virgin in the Lord cares about the things of the Lord in both body and spirit. In other words, her headship is not divide between two headships like a married woman's are. A virgin has not had sexual intercourse creating in her the need for sex, as the married woman has, thus, she can control her body and spirit from lust better, not identifying with the need for sexual intimacy.

However, is Paul stating here a rule of law declaring one evil, and the other good? No! He is stating a truth, which means each person in the body of Christ should at least understand their own vessel by the light of Christ Jesus living in them and through them, why? Because when we walk in the light, which is by Spirit our fleshly desire are dead, when they are not dead, we are forced into judging them against Christ Jesus righteousness helping us see clearly what we stumble over. Subsequently, we understand truth of our fallen condition, needing help by God's Holy Spirit to come up into the law of love, and/or Christ.

John 11:9 Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

1Cor.11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
11:29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body. 11:30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. 11:31 For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged. 11:32 But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

A wife pleasing her husband is not evil, it is a truth for which God created her for. She has not become evil, she simply exist divided in her flesh and spirit towards the Lords headship. Should Paul then create a new rule by laws of the flesh for virgins, demanding them not marry as some religions have done? Please understand the making of laws for sin creates more sin for those in the body of Christ freed from the flesh and its judgment. The body of Christ Jesus is set free from the flesh, and its laws, when it is brought under the laws of the flesh it cannot walk in the freedom of love by Spirit and truth, our truth is the life of Christ Jesus indwelling us. So no, Paul would not, and did not, created a rule of law to make a virgin stay single, if he did it would create yeast in the body of Christ producing sin and death. Let us remember Paul is not setting up new laws for the body of Christ he is on the other hand, he is dealing with people who are trying to do just that, and here he deals with those issues, without making them into a laws convicting sin, which are dead works, unlike so many modern day religion practice!

Rom.8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"} 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

1Cor.7:35 This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

How wonderful to attend to our Lord without distraction, that is, resting in faith without a constant state of wrangling over rules of do's or don't. Yes, resting in Holy peace of God through His Holy Spirit. If Paul put a law upon virgins he would ensnare them into a lack of peace in Holy Spirit. But instead Paul steps up here to faith, how? By trusting God's own workings in each of His children too bring them to the love of Christ Jesus. Yes, Paul understood what so many Christian's cannot, we our completed, and serve God in love, love is not forced upon us against our own will to make others obey what offends us.

Galatians 5:13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love.

Love does not take control of a persons faith saying: “I know whats best for you, so I will make you do this because some day you will appreciated it.” Love gives, and suffers for righteousness sake, it hopes all things, and believes all things, what does this mean? It mean love believes in God's goodness, not ours own, but rather what God promises too us.

Love does not live in fear that if someone does something unrighteous God's love fails, those insecurities are from the our own unrighteous flesh. Love does not cross the line thinking God has placed the salvation of His own children upon us so we must act at times unrighteous too save some one. Act unrighteously, what does that mean? It mean creating a rule for the flesh, ensnaring other too do's and don't convincing them if they don't meet our rules they are condemned in Christ Jesus. There is no condemnation for those in Christ who walk by Spirit, and not the flesh, how can one use laws of the flesh without condemning those in the body of Christ Jesus?

Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}

1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

How can we bind others by laws that Christ Jesus has removed by his own life? Let us live in peace trusting in God's own love, let us teach truth in love, giving others the dignity God has given too us in make choices based upon their own God trained conscience.

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

1Cor.7:36 But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn't sin. Let them marry.

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.

Its important that Christian's uses some common sense here with Paul's words, Christ Jesus stated to the self-righteous that if they looked at a woman with lust they had committed the sin of adultery with her in their heart. What he did not say as legal Christian's whom see the bible a law book that this sin of lust adultery was not as bad as the real adultery! However, the fleshly mind of a legal Christian's that cannot know God, but knows judgment of flesh as their god cannot understand how lust without acting upon it is as bad as sin as the actual act of adultery?

Matt.5:27 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14} 5:28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

This is Paul's point in talking about a young virgin acting inappropriately towards his/hers virginity, which is, if one is in a constant state of lust within their heart towards the opposite sex because they don't have the gift of self-control from God's Holy Spirit than stop fooling yourself by a legal understanding of God's word, and get married. A flesh person is a legal person that divides sin into better and/or worst sins. Hence, justifying some sins as OK while condemning other too death for yet another type of sins they can't tolerate. This is the world of a fleshly minded person, Paul cuts to the chase here sin of lust towards the opposite sex how every it happens from the heart or acting upon, is sins, stop sinning than by works of laws justification lying too yourself in the name of truth, which is Christ Jesus!

1 Peter 3:21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

No Christian's can put away the filth of their own flesh, God says this is true, not a fleshly mind person, but God. If one cannot put away the filth of their flesh than why is Paul acting like they can? Paul is not, he stating a fact about serving God undividedly, and not self-righteously where a group forbids one to marry as though they commit a sin because they don't say single as a virgin, and than spend their life lusting in their hearts for forbidden fruit by a religious law. No! Sin is sin, not because you marry or don't marry, but if you want to serve God unmarried doing more in His service, not man by sight gaining their approval by a law of the flesh. Hence, if you don't have the gift, stop lying to yourself and others in being in a constant state of lust for the opposite sex because you will eventually cause yourself and someone else a bigger problem with a sex sin that damage two peoples lives, and possibly more a whole family.

1Cor.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
13:9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet,"{TR adds "You shall not give false testimony,"}{Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21} and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18} 13:10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Now is context let not the Christian's forget the gift of self-control is a gift of God's Holy Spirit given to the body of Christ. What it is not is a gift of self-will from the fallen flesh dead in Christ Jesus, it is a gift of God. So stop judging self-righteously if you have the gift thinking everyone should be like you, which is from your fleshly mind, stop judging from dead works of sinful flesh dead in Christ. Now if you have the gift than uses it to God's glory with self-control in serving our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gal.5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness}
5:23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

1Cor.7:37 But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well. 7:38 So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.

Most Christian's unless they are highly legalized find Paul's words confusing, even disregarding many of his writings as not written under Holy Spirit. The truth of the matter is this; if a person has a legal mind, which is a fleshly mind sold under sins laws, where, every thought of the person is judged against another rule of law, they will legalize Paul's writing into a rule book of do's and don'ts. When in fact, Paul's writing were to prevent that very thing from happening among the brothers and sister in Christ Jesus; so how can we say this?

It is because Paul dealt in details unlike the other writers of the Greek scriptures. He dealt with all the issues being legalized by fleshly mind Christian in the congregation of God's anointed. He took on every issue moving them back from a rule of law, into spirit minded conscience, under the headship of Christ Jesus, such as the example above regarding virginity. Many in false religion have taken Paul's statement here doing the opposite making them into a mandatory rule for a person to be part of a priesthood, no where did Paul make such a rule.

1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Paul instead fought against such laws in Christ Jesus. In context too all Paul's writings he spoke of gifts given by membership in the body of Christ, these gifts were freely given to members by God. Hence, they could not be earned by beating the flesh, studying the bible more, or doing pendants. They were gifts, just as an eye does not know why its is an eye within the body, or a foot a foot, no one can say why they have been given a certain gift in the body of Christ Jesus, accept to say to minister too the rest of the body with their gift.

1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

However, overlooked by fleshly minded legal Christian's, which really means, the person gain salvation through their own fleshly will, and not the will of the body of Christ Jesus, which makes them a fleshly minded person, not a spirit minded member of the spirit body of Christ, hence being directed by a spirit will of head of the body, which has a spirit mind - directing each body member. They overlook the gifts of the Holy Spirit one of those gifts is “self-control” given to each member through the body of Christ. Some had this gift allowing them to maintain being a virgin without needing to be married, serving Christ, while other did not! Was one more righteous than the other not having such a gift, did one have a better standing in Christ? No!

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

So here is the point, once a person makes such a determination they fall under the laws of the flesh, and its works, which are works of law, and not gifts of the body of Christ. Holy Spirit gifts have no works of flesh against them. In other words, there is no competition in the Christ body members, just as there is no competition within our own body for a greater position through works of law. A work of law is a fleshly minded work, on the other hand, a work of Spirit is from the mind of Christ, his spirit mind from God's Holy Spirit producing fruit/gifts through the uses of the law of love, and/or the law of Christ. The law of Christ is freedom from the fleshly mind, which fleshly mind is dead in Christ, the fleshly mind excites the flesh into works of law, and self-righteousness, and/or self-justification by its judgments of sins laws, which are dead works.

Ephesians 2:8 for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection--not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

1Cor.7:39 A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whoever she desires, only in the Lord. 7:40 But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God's Spirit.

Is the apostle Paul implying the Old Law was not fulfilled in Christ, because he eludes to God's standards of a woman being bound to her husband until his, and/or hers death? No! Either the law is fulfilled or it wasn't? But if your a legal minded Christian's or Jew, the law was not evil, or unrighteous, and that is not the reason it was fulfilled, no again! The Law was good and righteous God fulfilled it by the life/blood of Christ Jesus so we might have complete removal of our sins, which the law could never do by inferior animal blood year to year.

Rom. 7:1 Or don't you know, brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives? 7:2 For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband. 7:3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man. 7:4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.
7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death. 7:6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

Furthermore, Christ Himself stated before God gave Israel the law, at the creation of mankind God said that man and woman should be one flesh, married only to one, it was the law that stated a person could remarry if the other mate dies freeing them from adultery. But still there is more, and what is that? Adam and Eve prior to their fall into sin and death were sinless, hence, under God's own headship, and thus under the law of love, why love? Simply because they had not sinned; from sin comes all the laws convicting us of sin in our fallen flesh sold under the sins of Adam past on to all the human race. Sinless people do not need laws convicting them of sin, or future sins, they exist in love, which is present and perfect, and does not impute evil to others, as do law created in the negative past tense for people living in sin.

Matt.19:3 Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
19:4 He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,{Genesis 1:27} 19:5 and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'{Genesis 2:24} 19:6 So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart." 19:7 They asked him, "Why then did Moses command us to give her a bill of divorce, and divorce her?" 19:8 He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so. 19:9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery."

Those in the body of Christ are sinless, declared righteous because they are a part of Christ Jesus sinless life, which, means they have no judgments by laws for sinful people. Because Christ purchased our lives by his blood making us a part of his spiritual body we are consider sinless in God's eyes, but why? Because Christ fulfilled the law judging sinful people. Hence, God does not reused the Old Law just because we still sin, no! He has abolished our judgment by no longer judging us in the past tense, but looks at us from love, without judgment of sin. Subsequently, we no longer need laws for sin, the very act of being sinless removes laws in the past negative form for sin.

1Cor.13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 13:8 Love never fails.

So what does this mean in context to Paul's words here? It means if you walk in love, which would mean by Spirit, and/or in Christ we need no law telling us not to love or divorce our mates, but because our bodies under sin, we still die from sin. Hence, if one die - their mate is free to remarry. But if we had never sinned like, just like Adam and Eve were created without sin, or did not have the sin of Adam past onto us, then we would have never been freed from our mates through death. What Paul's words to not teach is that Christian's are still under the Old Law because he eludes to the Old Law. Moreover, let us recall Christ forgive every sin common among mankind including the sin of adultery because Christ forgave does not imply he condones sin, Neither God or Christ condones sin, instead God atones for sin by paying a great price of innocent life for remission of our sins.

Romans 7:13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.

Rom.8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.{NU omits "who don't walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit"}
8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.