“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.”
1 Corinthians 7:8 NIV
Discussion
Don’t take things out of context. Literally the verse before says:
“Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.” 1 Corinthians 7:6
And also the context is that a single person can devote themselves fully to the work of God. So you can only apply verse 7 to faithful Christian’s who see that as a single person they can fully devote themselves to ministry without having to care for a family.
Very few are called to do that it seems.
Exactly. Paul wasn’t giving lifestyle advice. He was dismantling the lie that fulfillment comes from marriage, status, or bloodline.
The irony: this person may not even be a follower of the Way, yet the evangelical church in the U.S. has absorbed a secular theology that treats marriage as salvation.
That’s the Pioneer Fund’s legacy https://stacker.news/items/1279533/r/jamalderrick — race science rebranded as “family order,” preached as Gospel.
Paul’s message was the opposite: identity in Christ, not reproduction or heritage.
The church stopped preaching resurrection and started preaching lineage.
I 100% agree with you. I misunderstood your point originally.
Family is incredibly fulfilling but only Jesus provides lasting and eternal fulfillment.