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Conference yukon::christian_v7

Title:	The CHRISTIAN Notesfile
Notice:	Jesus reigns! - Intros: note 4; Praise: note 165
Moderator:	ICTHUS::YUILLEON

Created:	Tue Feb 16 1993
Last Modified:	Fri May 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	962
Total number of notes:	42902

915.0. "1 Corinthians 7 and Paul's "Opinion"" by CSLALL::HENDERSON (Give the world a smile each day) Thu Sep 05 1996 18:02




What about the following verses from 1Corinthians 7.  In verse 25, is
Paul, by stating his opinion (judgement) negate the Holy Spirit's 
inspiration of Scripture?  






 25  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I 
give my 
judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 

 26  I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I 
say, 
that it is good for a man so to be. 

 27  Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed 
from 
a wife? seek not a wife. 

28  But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a 
virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble 
in the 
flesh: but I spare you.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
915.1		BIGQ::SILVA	http://www.yvv.com/decplus/	`Thu Sep 05 1996 18:10`	3
	This can really be discussed in here? Interesting.
915.2		HPCGRP::DIEWALD		`Thu Sep 05 1996 18:18`	5
	Jim, I really don't understand your question. Can you try to explain it better? Jill
915.3		JULIET::MORALES_NA	Sweet Spirit's Gentle Breeze	`Thu Sep 05 1996 18:34`	7
	I'm not Jim... but :-) Does Paul interjecting his opinion regarding being single and having expressed that it was NOT from the Lord negate the entirety of the Bible as being inspired?
915.4	check out 71.*	DYPSS1::DYSERT	Barry - Custom Software Development	`Thu Sep 05 1996 18:54`	12
	Jim, I believe this was covered under my Bible Difficulties topic (#71). Sorry I can't point you to the exact replies (assuming that there are any) since I'm running off to school right now. May I suggest that you poke around Note 71.* to see if it's discussed? If by some chance it isn't discussed there, I would like to see this topic moved to 71. Anyway whether it's there (yet) or not, there's a perfectly acceptable explanation (for me) to the issue. Check out 71.* and report back what you find. Thanks! BD�
915.5	What does Scripture actually say?	ROCK::PARKER		`Thu Sep 05 1996 22:50`	32
	Look carefully at what the Apostle Paul said: "Now concerning virgins I have no COMMAND of the Lord, but I give an OPINION AS ONE WHO BY THE MERCY OF THE LORD IS TRUSTWORTHY." (NAS) Paul simply said he was given no command of the Lord on this matter, but was offering an opinion as one made trustworthy by the Lord. The Holy Spirit through Paul gave no command to either marry or remain unmarried. However, once a man or woman marries, they are bound and necessarily concerned about pleasing their spouse. Such concern is NOT presented as wrong, rather as divided interest. Paul's "opinion" is quite consistent with his learning "in whatever state I am, therewith to be content...I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." (Ph.4:11-13, KJV) And the statement that "Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." (He.13:4-6, KJV) To see Paul's opinion as not inspired by the Holy Spirit's work in his life is to completely miss the point! Moreover, I find unconscionable the thought of standing before God to give account of things done in my flesh and saying I could not accept your written Word because your faithful servant offered a trustworthy opinion. Somehow, I don't think that will fly! :-) /Wayne