1 Corinthians 7:38, Doing Better

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1 Corinthians 7:38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

A comparison is made between the unmarried who decides to marry and the one who decides not to marry for the sake of devoting undistracted attention to the service of the Lord. The Apostle Paul says that this second person is doing better for the devotion given to serve the Lord.

MacArthur observed well, “As with the single themselves (v. 28), the choice is not between right and wrong but between good (well) and better.”

Indeed, the institution of marriage ensures the proliferation of human kind through procreation. And Christian parents have the duty to nurture a new generation of men and women for the glory of God. This is good. The married has that privilege.

May God lead His people to do His will. Amen.