What does 1 Cor 7 mean?

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I didnt want to hijack another thread but I have often wondered what 1 Cor 7 means and its context?

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14-16
For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called you.[a] 16 Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
 
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I didnt want to hijack another thread but I have often wondered what 1 Cor 7 means and its context?

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14-16
For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called you.[a] 16 Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
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Paul exhorts those Christian converts who have an unbaptized spouse to remain with them if they will live in peace. Paul explains that their Christian witness may inspire conversion and baptism of the unbeliever (i.e. their sanctification).

If the unbeliever will not live in peace, and/or departs, the baptized party is not bound to remain unmarried.

Jesus’s teaching on non-separation/indissolubility does not extend to natural marriage bonds (those involving the unbaptized) but only to sacramental marriage bonds (between those who are baptized).

This is the basis of the Pauline Privilege.
 
Truth_Faith13 said:
I didnt want to hijack another thread but I have often wondered what 1 Cor 7 means and its context?

1 CORINTHIANS 7:14-16
For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called you.[a] 16 Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
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a righteous wife can make holy her husband by her actions, example, prayers, and her union with her husband and God (only married couples). The same for the righteous husband; he can lead, be an example, prayer, love, and carry his wife to the finish line of life to God. The prayers of a husband for a wife and a wife for a husband are special and have Great value.
 
Haydock’s 1859 commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:12-16, link.

The Catholic Biblical Association’s 1942 A Commentary on the New Testament on the same verses, link.
 
I was trying to find a link but couldn’t

For great insight to that part of scripture I was hoping to send you the talk from Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen as great insight and insight to marriage and scripture. He hosted a TV show in the USA in the 1950s call “Life is Worth Living”.

1ke gave then context of the writing but add the meaning with the insight of F. Sheen and it becomes very clear; as to marriage and the mission of marriage.

Its worth sometime to check out 😉
 
It has to be understood within the greater context of all the troubles that were happening to the Church at Corinth, remember this was a letter.
 
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