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Speaking of 1 Corinthians 7, did I mention 1 Corinthians 7?

Oh, yeah. The OP. Sorry OP! 😂

@Lynx, you might be good on popcorn now! :LOL:

God bless you, Lovette. One day, we'll be together at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and none of this will matter. I can't wait! 🤣

No, I'm asking questions to test the implications of things that you're saying. Paul himself clarifies some of these things as his own opinion. It's a misunderstanding on your part, not a straw man on my part. Anyway, I think 2 Timothy 2:23 is really speaking to me at the moment. :LOL:

And.....the misunderstanding persists. I thought it would. 🤣 Paul's advice on this topic is rather nuanced. I could explain it again, but I think you still wouldn't understand it. Yep, I knew it. A grammatical misunderstanding it is.

OK, do you understand what a "question mark" does? Can you not tell when I'm asking you a question to test the implications of something you said? Apparently not. I think somebody here mentioned that English isn't your primary language. And yet your English is actually pretty good. But...

I see there's still an epic misunderstanding here, mainly a grammatical misunderstanding. Oh, well! I can only do so much. Um, OK. I won't, then. Wish I'd thought of that before, thanks! :ROFL: You seem to think that all marriages are an "early hell," actually.

OK, that doesn't make any sense. And you're still misunderstanding me. Alright. Whatever. Oh, boy. My point with mentioning that verse is that the Bible doesn't teach us anything about "soulmates." Oh, so Christians won't go to hell for marrying other Christians. Great! I agree!

Um, do you understand the difference between a statement and a question? Huh?! So, um, now you're saying that married people won't make it into Heaven? Is that what you're saying?

You don't want to answer my question, then? See 1 Corinthians 7:39. And the Bible doesn't say anything about God choosing a spouse for you. You're saying these passages include a direct command for every single Christian of every era to stay single forever? Where is it?

It was a question about the implications of something you said. It was not a supposition that I made. That's why I included a question mark. :ROFL: Nobody's required to stay single. Nobody's required to get married. It's your choice. Nowhere in these passages do we see a command for single...

I'm asking you a question. What do you mean, "no fault of their own?" Do you think most Christian marriages are coerced or arranged or something? Is that all the Bible says on that subject? No. Is this a command in the Bible? No.

And....all young people have that? Is that what you're saying? So if you're single, you'll never have any troubles? Oh. Well that sounds different than "nobody should ever get married, ever."

Alright. Thanks for the advice! :LOL: Except he said other things, too. Oh, really? So if I'm single today, that means I'll never get married. When an 18-year-old, or 21-year-old is single today, that means they'll never get married? Huh? If you read 1 Corinthians 7, you'll note that Paul...

Also, the implication here is that Paul somehow "instructed" Christians to stay single. That's interesting, because Paul explicitly says in 7:6 that he's not giving a command here concerning singleness. And in 7:25 he explicitly says that he has no commandment from God on this issue.

Um, I'm saying that singleness is not for everyone. Something both Jesus and Paul said. This has nothing to do with me speaking for "all." Are you simply misunderstanding my grammar? It kinda seems like it, to be honest. Do you speak for "all" when you say that all single Christians should stay...

Not all? I agree! But you seem to think that nobody should bother getting married. Aren't you the one saying that nobody should bother with marriage? Did Paul "instruct" any of his readers to avoid marriage entirely? No. See 1 Corinthians 7:6.

Some people want to get married, believe it or not. Some people want to experience romantic love. Yes, your friends and family love you. But they don't love you that way. And some people want to have children and build families. These desires are not bad. Um, no, I was asking you a question...

Hey, me too! You seemed to be saying that marriage was worthless, or pointless, or useless. I was addressing that. Denial of what? And what kind of sex? Are all forms of sex bad? "Less concerned"? Or "completely unconcerned"? Paul himself conceded that not everyone is like him. And that...