Marriage & Sex
1 Corinthians 7:1-7
Summary
In our passage this week we see the apostle Paul tackle some thorny issues head on. He reminds the Corinthians (and us) that God’s design for our lives is good. Sex is a gift meant to flourish within the self-sacrificial covenant of marriage. But at the same time, Paul makes clear that sex is not ultimate. It must be protected from distortion by sin and temptation. Whether married or single, each calling is a gift from God, and in Christ, God—not culture or Satan—has the final word.
Discussion Questions
Summary
In our passage this week we see the apostle Paul tackle some thorny issues head on. He reminds the Corinthians (and us) that God’s design for our lives is good. Sex is a gift meant to flourish within the self-sacrificial covenant of marriage. But at the same time, Paul makes clear that sex is not ultimate. It must be protected from distortion by sin and temptation. Whether married or single, each calling is a gift from God, and in Christ, God—not culture or Satan—has the final word.
Discussion Questions
- What cultural pressures around sex and marriage do you see today that are similar to the extremes Paul addresses in Corinth?
- Why is it important that Paul is correcting both sexual indulgence and legalism in this passage?
- How does Paul’s teaching challenge the idea that sex is either meaningless or ultimate?
- What stands out to you about the mutuality Paul describes between husband and wife in verses 3–4?
- How does this passage reshape common assumptions about authority, power, and service within marriage?
- Paul calls both singleness and marriage “gifts.” Why can that be difficult to believe in the church today?
- How does recognizing Satan’s role in temptation change the way we think about sexual sin?
- Which of the “lies” named in the sermon do you find most tempting or believable—and why?
- How does the gospel both expose sexual sin and protect us from despair when we fail?
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