Marriage is a God-given gift that serves as a reflection of Christ's unending and sacrificial love for us. However, sin has tainted this gift, creating certain situations that may lead to exceptions to marriage. 

In all of the highs and lows of human relationship, we can be reminded of one eternal truth: We belong to Christ, no matter where we are in life. 

Marriage is a God-given gift that serves as a reflection of Christ's unending and sacrificial love for us. However, sin has tainted this gift, creating certain situations that may lead to exceptions to marriage. 

In all of the highs and lows of human relationship, we can be reminded of one eternal truth: We belong to Christ, no matter where we are in life. 

We tackle the beginning of 1 Corinthians 7 with not one, but two married couples (and Betty)! 

No matter what stage of life you find yourself in, the truths of this passage hold a lot of relevance, and it is vital to have these conversations. Some questions we cover are: 

• How can we view singleness as a gift? 
• If you are single and don’t want to be, how do you embrace this season?
• Why does the church tend to avoid conversations around intimacy and sex?   
• What is some of the baggage people can bring into marriage that can make physical intimacy challenging?

Paul turns his attention to another topic brought to him by the church in Corinth - essentially, Is it good to abstain from sex?

In answering that question, Paul focuses upon the gift and purpose of physical intimacy within a marriage. In doing so, he also touches upon singleness.

Paul provides for us a theology of the body. In this episode we unpack that a little bit and ask questions like:

• Can this text be used more broadly about how to treat the body, or does it apply more narrowly specifically to sexual immorality?
• What are some ways God uses to take good theology and head knowledge like this and move it into our hearts and how we then live?
• What are some ways parents can talk about this topic with their young kids?

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Paul uses three rhetorical questions to illuminate the relationship between a Christian and sexual immorality.  Rather than focusing on all of the physical and emotional and relational consequences that can occur, Paul offers us a theology of the body.

How should we handle conflict within the church? This week, we unpack this topic with a few questions for discussion: 

• How do we identify "trivial" cases? 
• How do we discern when it is best to suffer wrong? 
• Can we defend ourselves without sinning? 

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Our time in 1 Corinthians has centered around one theme: we are called to be saints together. This passage speaks into that theme as we consider how to approach conflict within the church as saints. 

This passage covers a very difficult concept, bringing up a lot of questions around how to rightly handle sin. 

• How does Paul's instruction to the church to disassociate with an unrepentant believer apply to one-on-one relationships like friendships and family?
• How does this fit with Jesus' instruction in Matthew 18 about dealing with someone who sins against you?
• What are some ways forward to give and receive feedback about our sin well?

How are we to live in light of the sacrifice of Christ? 

As Paul deals with sin that has impacted the church, we see how he calls them to deal with this sin, knowing Christ has been sacrificed on their behalf.