1 Corinthians 7

KRN....

Paul sometimes teaches what directly Jesus revealed to Him by special revelation. Sometimes he teaches what he learned from the other apostles.
Sometimes he teaches or answers a question, and does not have a direct quote from Jesus or the apostles, so he offers the teaching on his own authority as an apostle,saying that he believes he has the mind of the Spirit on the answer he offers

 

Sorry Krn, I haven't been able to post much here lately and somehow I missed this:

The first problem I see is that there were no Christians during the time of John the Baptist. JtB died before Christ and at that time Christ was preaching to the Jews. Sorry, just had to point that out.

Now, I do believe that the Jews understood the possibilities preached by JtB and Christ. I also believe that the Jews understood perfectly that soon in God's eyes doesn't exactly mean soon as we define the word.

As for what the Corinthians understood, I believe they knew "something" was happening, even if they didn't understand the significance of it.

I also believe that many times scripture can apply to many periods of time all at the same time. There may be a "now" event that fullfills or seems to fullfill a prophecy or cultural event (such as this) and at the same time the scripture may also point toward a future event.

Not Icon, but let me put in my two cents: Paul isn't demanding that any of these do exactly what he says. The point isn't to follow the leader as it were, but to further the Kingdom by being the best witness possible. A slave can't be a good witness regarding submission to God, when he refuses to obey his master and is constantly running away. Paul dealt with some of slave/master issues in Philemon.

Widows? Well, I don't know about your wife, but I'm done being married when death parts me from my dh. This isn't an insult to my husband either. However, I am limited in what I can do for Christ (and otherwise) by my marriage. It is just a fact of life. I can't be running creation and leaving him to fend for himself, nor can I leave my children for the same reason. Nor can he leave me for the same reasons. We are bound to each other and that necessarily reduces what we can do to spread the word.

and so on..... Paul gives good advice and it lasts through the generations whether or not it was originally intended for pre-70 AD audiences.

 

Yes, he is, and in so doing is illustrating that his judgments are equal to those of the Lord himself.

 

Now, Pastor Larry, I don't think Paul ever compared his own opinions/judgments to be equal to those of Christ. How could the "cheif of sinners" ever think to make that comparison?