1 Corinthians 7

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¹Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

3 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:1

“Now, having finished with Chapter 6 which we read there, we go into Chapter 7, and It says here: 1 Cor 7:1 “Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote me, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.””
Stewardship #14Lee Vayle, August 31, 1997
“1 Corinthians 7:1-5:”
What a Man SowethLee Vayle, May 1, 1999

²Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

³Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:3

“Marriage relationships were desecrated. 1 Corinthians 7: 3.”
Discerning the Lord's BodyLee Vayle, September 4, 1983

⁴The 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.

⁵Defraud 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.

⁶But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:6

“I speak by permission.” [1 Cor 7:6] “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and he shall be joined unto his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.
Greatest Battle Ever Fought #6Lee Vayle, October 31, 1987

⁷For 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.

⁸I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:8

“We are here, as I read over in 1 Corinthians 7:8, and the very unveiling of the Lord Jesus Christ we have this assurance, we have this peace, we have the positive understanding, that we are absolutely righteous as God Himself, and nothing has been imputed to us, for in our justification it has been explained, “Little Bride you didn’t even do it.”
Projecting of Love #1Lee Vayle, February 4, 1984

⁹But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:9

“Surely to God it wasn't just wasn't sex; although that's alright too, because Paul said, "It's better (you know) to marry than burn." [1 Cor 7:9] So that's legitimate, but after that Bro. Branham said, "I love her so much I just want to get her right down inside of me."”
Ephesians # 12Lee Vayle, December 6, 1981

¹⁰And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

8 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:10

“Now you notice in First Corinthians 7:10, notice, Paul commands the wife that is, that divorces her husband, to remain single or be reconciled, not to remarry.”
Marriage And DivorceWilliam Branham, February 21, 1965
“Now, chapter 7, which I really want to get into with this and read 1 Cor 7:10-11.”
Q&A#8_PastorsLee Vayle, February 21, 1988
“Now then, in studying how far one goes in the ‘pastor-husband principle’, we looked at 1 Cor 1:10-13 and 1 Cor 7:10-11 to study what Paul said about marriages that must remain and those that can be dissolved and are dissolved.”
Q&A#9_PastorsLee Vayle, February 24, 1988. Names it 4 times.
“And we hope we’ll get finished. 1 Corinthians 7:10-13.”
Q&A#10_PastorsLee Vayle, February 28, 1988. Names it 2 times.
“So, let’s get back to 1 Cor 7:10-11 again.”
Q&A#11_PastorsLee Vayle, March 6, 1988
“And we went to 1 Cor 7:10-11, and here we see what we believe to be a husband and wife who have recognized themselves as true believers in Paul’s gospel.”
Q&A#12_PastorsLee Vayle, March 7, 1988

See all 8 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:10

¹¹But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

¹²But 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.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:12

“But how can this go with what was said by Paul in 1 Cor 7:12 and 13.”
Q&A #1 Vowing - When Considered Married 1992Lee Vayle, April 5, 1992. Names it 2 times.

¹³And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:13

“Were they not in the same case as in 1 Cor 7:13?””
Q&A #1 Vowing - When Considered Married 1992Lee Vayle, April 5, 1992. Names it 2 times.

¹⁴For 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.

¹⁵But 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.

3 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:15

“Now, the first one is found, I believe, in First Corinthians the 7th chapter and the 15th verse.”
Questions And AnswersWilliam Branham, May 27, 1962. Names it 3 times.
“Then we notice in 1 Cor 7:15-16, It says:”
Q&A#9_PastorsLee Vayle, February 24, 1988
“Now, It says here: [1 Cor 7:15] “…You’re not in bondage, for God hath called us unto peace.””
Q&A#10_PastorsLee Vayle, February 28, 1988

¹⁶For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

2 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:16

“And then in 1 Corinthians 7:16-17”
What Happens When the Holy Ghost Comes InLee Vayle, September 5, 1979
“1 Corinthians 7:16-17 and I'm going to just take my time this morning, and if we have to put it on for tonight, I'm just going to have to blow the whole series but not finishing it.”
None Will PerishLee Vayle, December 2, 1979

¹⁷But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

¹⁸Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

²⁰Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:20

“All right in 1 Cor 7:20.”
Who is this Melchisedec #24Lee Vayle, November 6, 1988

²¹Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

²²For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.

²³Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

²⁴Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

²⁵Now 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.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:25

“And we go, and I told you I was going to bring this to you, in 1 Cor 7:25, he says:”
Stewardship #13 - PreliminaryLee Vayle, August 30, 1997

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

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

²⁸But 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.

²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

2 sermons on 1 Corinthians 7:29

“1 Cor 7:29-31:”
Priorities #1 (Gruenthal)Lee Vayle, July 11, 1978
“Let’s go to 1 Cor 7:29-35.”
Q&A #1 Vowing - When Considered Married 1992Lee Vayle, April 5, 1992

³⁰And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

³¹And they that use this world, as not abusing it : for the fashion of this world passeth away.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:31

“Now what the word fashion is ‘schema,’ a figure of fashion is translated fashion in 1 Cor 7:31 or the world signifying that which comprises the manner of life, actions, etc. In Phil 2:8 is used of the Lord in His being found in fashion as a man, and signifies what He was in the eyes of men, the entire outwardly perceptible mode and shape of His existence, just as the proceeding word ‘morphe.’”
Who Is This Melchisedec #14Lee Vayle, September 28, 1988

³²But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

³³But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

³⁴There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

³⁵And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

³⁶But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

³⁷Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

³⁸So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

³⁹The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

1 sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:39

“We might just well, then, look at 1 Cor 7:39.”
Q&A#9_PastorsLee Vayle, February 24, 1988

⁴⁰But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

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