Last week, we walked through 1 Corinthians chapter 6 — Paul’s sharp call to honor God with our bodies, because we are not our own. Today we cross into chapter 7, and Paul moves from the purity of the Christian body to the purity of the Christian home. That move is no accident. Personal holiness is the foundation of marriage holiness.

We could title 1 Corinthians 7, “Everything you wanted to know about marriage but were afraid to ask.” Eight delicate questions. Eight Spirit-led answers. This week, the Lord willing, we will walk through them together. Today we begin with the first set of answers — Paul’s teaching on marriage as a God-given gift, and singleness as a God-given gift.