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1 Corinthians 7:21 · BSB
7:21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
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…seeking and asking God, what is it that you have uniquely called me to do, and where is that place that you have uniquely placed me to do it? So in1 Corinthians chapter 7, verses 17 through 24, uh Paul begins to talk about uh being faithful in the place where God has called them to be. This is after Paul has done uh teaching about…
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…3, verse 28, Paul writes, and he says, There's neither slave nor free. You are all one. Every say one, you are all one in Christ. And then in1 Corinthians chapter 7, verse 21, Paul tells the enslaved believers that if they have a chance to gain their freedom, that they should take that opportunity. And then Philemon and…
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The sermon text today is from1 Corinthians chapter 7, verses 17 through 24. And on the Bible in the pew, it's on page 1738. Listen as I read God's word. Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever…
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…You cannot sit together in church and believe that and leave slavery untransformed. It can't happen. The third text, perhaps the most striking, is1 Corinthians 7:21-23. **"Were you a** \[slave\] **when called?"** When you picture this, this is being read out loud to the church in Corinth where there were slaves…
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…23You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. 24Brethren, each one is to remain with God in that condition in which he was called. (1 Cor. 7:15–24NASB) So Paul is instructing the believers here in Corinth that when they came to faith in Christ, they were not to abandon their station in life.…
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…Submit to your despot with all respect, whether they are good and gentle or unjust. Now, we need to make sure we mention here that Paul in1 Corinthians chapter 7, verse 21, said that slaves should gain their freedom if they were given the opportunity. And Peter would agree. He would absolutely agree. If a slave could…
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…as long as greed is not what's behind our hard work and our desire to change things. Paul tells slaves to give, not to give undue concern, in1 Corinthians 7:21. He tells them not to give undue concern to gaining their freedom, but if they're able to do so, they should. In the same way, if you're single and…
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