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1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:39-8:3 – How to Deal with the Grey Areas of Life – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 Now the first thing he does here is give the biblical precedent for marriage and that’s this, a wife is bound as long as her husband lives. Now that’s a clear as anything can be written. A woman is bound to her husband in marriage, not because of a law,…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:35-38 – Fathers and Daughters – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 Single women were divided into three groups: those who have been divorced, those who have been widowed and those who are virgins and had never married.. Read Article 1 Corinthians 7:35-38 – Fathers and Daughters Keywords: 1 Corinthians 7:35-38
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:34 – Our Supreme Goals in Life – Part 2 – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 Have you noticed the silent theme in chapter 7? The theme is that the believer is not to be distracted from his life’s purpose of being a vessel through which God can do His work. He has to live attached to Him and Him only.. Read Article 1 Corinthians…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:32 – Our Supreme Goals in Life – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 The apostle Paul said over and over again and would want you to know that the supreme goal of every believer’s life is not whether he is married or single. That is not his supreme goal. His supreme goal is to live attached to Jesus Christ, to be a vessel…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:25-31 – What a Single Person Considers Before Marriage – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 There are four things Paul wants a single person to consider before they get married. If you’re not careful you’ll hear this as if Paul is against marriage. No, he’s not. But he very honestly wants them to think on some things before they married.. Read Article 1 Corinthians…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:18-24 – The Inward Work of Salvation – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 One of the misunderstandings of the word “grace” is its enabling power. It enables us to bear up under whatever circumstance we’re found, but grace, even though it enables us, does not spare the pain that we go through in those circumstances.. Read Article 1 Corinthians 7:18-24 – The…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:15-17 – Should I Stay Married? – Part 2 – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 In verses 12-14 Paul deals with an unbelieving spouse that is willing to stay. So stay with them. But in verse 15, we find a different category. We find a category of an unbelieving spouse who is not willing to stay. This is a brand new situation altogether. What does…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:10-14 – Should I Stay Married? – Part 1 – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 We need to understand the marriage contract between two individuals, though made in the state of unbelief, does not become void when one gets saved. You see, you can’t get saved and say, “Oh, therefore any man in Christ is a brand new creature so, therefore, I can divorce my…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:8-9 – Should I Remarry or Remain Single? – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 In 1 Corinthians 7:8-9 we’re going to look at “May I Marry or Should I Remain Single?” You say, “That’s what we’ve already looked at.” No, in verses 1-7 we looked at “Should I marry or remain single?” Now we’re changing gears a little bit: May I marry or should…
1st Corinthians – Wayne Barber – I Cor. 7:6-7 – Should I Remarry or Remain Single? – Part 4 – Audio
By: Dr. Wayne Barber; ©1998 The church of Corinth had a perverted view of sex, even in marriage. They equated sexual intimacy in marriage with immorality, which was in the pagan culture around them. As verse 5 said, they were weak in their flesh regarding immoral temptations that they were facing.. Read Article 1…