ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 7 v20

MARRIED OR SINGLE. ORIGEN: In itself, the state in which we are called is a matter of indifference. An unmarried man, for example, can live a life of purity, but he may also be deeply involved in sin. The same is true for a married man as well. If it were only Christians who practiced celibacy, then it would be possible to say that it was a pure and divine state. But the Marcionites also practice it, though not in the same way as Christians. Christians do it in order to please God, but the Marcionites do it in order not to succumb to the Creator. Celibacy is honorable only when it is clothed with the life and behavior of the church, with pure knowledge and truth. COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3.37.35-43.

STATUS HIGH OR LOW. PELAGIUS: God does not care about our social status but about our will and mind. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 7.

SEVERIAN OF GABALA: Paul says this because it makes no difference to God either way. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.

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