“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #74 “Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not …
The Principle and the Occasion
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #73 “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. I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, …
As You Were When Called
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #72 “Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in …
When the Spirit Breaks the Rules
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11). The Basket Case Chronicles #71 “Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God” (1 Cor. …
Take It From There
“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 …