Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

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.

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