“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #70 “But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called everyone, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches” (1 Cor. 7:17). Paul concludes his passage on mixed marriage and divorce with …
Not Stacking Bricks
Grace and Peace “At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #69 “But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether …
Children As Saints
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #68 “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy” (1 Cor. 7:14). The Corinthians had wanted to know whether …
Pleased to be Together
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #67 “But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an …
A Bad Christian Marriage
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #66 “And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord. Let not the wife depart from her husband. But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not …
Not I, But the Lord
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #65 “And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord. Let not the wife depart from her husband” (1 Cor. 7:10). In order to understand Paul rightly here, we have to grasp what he means by …
Celibacy and Singleness
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #64 “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner and another after that. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is …
Sexual Fraud
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #63 “Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak …
Sexual Reciprocity
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #62 “The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife” (1 Cor. 7:4). Here is another reason for recognizing that Paul …
An Earthy Solution
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #61 “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband” (1 Cor. …