The document discusses Paul's views on marriage, sex, and self-control as expressed in 1 Corinthians 7:1-9. It outlines God's plan as including lifelong marriage between one man and one woman, with premarital sex violating this ideal. Both husbands and wives have equal sexual demands in marriage. Paul acknowledges it is better to marry than burn with passion, and writes to correct twisted views his readers held, advising unmarried or widowed people to marry if unable to exercise self-control.

2. Now
concerning
the
ma/ers
about
which
you
wrote:
“It
is
good
for
a
man
not
to
have
sexual
rela<ons
with
a
woman.”
But
because
of
the
tempta<on
to
sexual
immorality,
each
man
should
have
his
own
wife
and
each
woman
her
own
husband.
The
husband
should
give
to
his
wife
her
conjugal
rights,
and
likewise
the
wife
to
her
husband.
For
the
wife
does
not
have
authority
over
her
own
body,
but
the
husband
does.

3. Likewise
the
husband
does
not
have
authority
over
his
own
body,
but
the
wife
does.
Do
not
deprive
one
another,
except
perhaps
by
agreement
for
a
limited
<me,
that
you
may
devote
yourselves
to
prayer;
but
then
come
together
again,
so
that
Satan
may
not
tempt
you
because
of
your
lack
of
self-­‐control.

4. Now
as
a
concession,
not
a
command,
I
say
this.
I
wish
that
all
were
as
I
myself
am.
But
each
has
his
own
giK
from
God,
one
of
one
kind
and
one
of
another.
To
the
unmarried
and
the
widows
I
say
that
it
is
good
for
them
to
remain
single
as
I
am.
But
if
they
cannot
exercise
self-­‐control,
they
should
marry.
For
it
is
be/er
to
marry
than
to
burn
with
passion.
1
Corinthians
7:1-­‐9
(ESV)

5. God’s
Plan
• First,
one
man
and
one
woman
for
life.
• Second,
premarital
sex
or
sex
outside
of
marriage
violated
God’s
ideal
for
marriage.
• Third,
the
sexual
demands
in
the
marriage
were
the
same
for
both
husband
and
wife.

6. “For
it
is
be9er
to
marry
than
to
burn
with
passion.”

7. Guide
to
understanding
Paul:
• Paul’s
responding
to
specific
ques<ons.
• His
readers
had
some
pre/y
twisted
views
of
marriage.
• Paul
lived
believing
Jesus
is
coming
SOON!