Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Corinthians 7:17-24
by: Nick Kersten.
It is important to remember that Paul was dealing with a number of problems in Corinth, one of which was legalism. Paul addressed the issue here, reminding the Corinthians that it is not adherence to a rule book that God desires (shame on us if our Bibles are only a rule book!) but transformed lives. The freedom we gain from the Law through Christ’s redeeming work frees us, however, to offer our lives back to God in a way that honors the Person and the Spirit of God as he is revealed in Scripture.