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18 Was anyone called while circumcised? aLet him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.  
19 aCircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but bkeeping the commandments of God is what matters.  
20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.
22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is athe Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is bChrist’s slave.  
23 aYou were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.  
24 Brethren, let each one remain with aGod in that state in which he was called.  

To the Unmarried and Widows

25 Now concerning virgins: aI have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one bwhom the Lord in His mercy has made ctrustworthy.  
26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—athat it is good for a man to remain as he is:  
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What Does 1 Corinthians 7:20 Mean?



1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Verse 24, as a summary of the whole paragraph, states a general, overall principle: We should be content with where God has placed us. God wants us to be content with the circumstances of our lives, for God Himself seems to be satisfied with them for the time being. What really matters is not what position we have, not how highly regarded we are, not how much authority we have, or whatever—but it is keeping the commandments that matters. If we are in a position, and we keep God's commandments, then it is likely that God Himself will change our circumstances for the better. He will find a way to promote us in time.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Countering Presumptuousness

Related Topics: Contentment | Contentment and Keeping Commandments | Contentment with Circumstances | Contentment with Our Lives | Keeping Commandments




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