1Cor 7:17-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 7:17-24: 7:17-24 Paul states as a general principle that Christians should accept their God-given lot in life. 7:17 As a general rule, Christians should continue in the social situation in which they first became believers (see 7:20 , 24 ).

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‏ 1 Corinthians 7:17-19

Summary for 1Cor 7:17-24: 7:17-24 ^a Paul states as a general principle that Christians should accept their God-given lot in life. 7:17 ^b As a general rule, Christians should continue in the social situation in which they first became believers (see 7:20 ^c, 24 ^d).
Summary for 1Cor 7:18-19: 7:18-19 ^e Circumcision illustrates the general principle just stated (7:17 ^f). All Jewish males were circumcised. Some, seeking acceptance in Gentile society, attempted to reverse the procedure surgically (see 1 Maccabees 1:14-15; Josephus, Antiquities 12.5.1), a practice Paul discourages. Circumcision has little importance (see also Rom 2:28-29 ^g; 4:9-12 ^h; Gal 5:2-6 ⁱ; 6:12-15 ^j; Phil 3:2-3 ^k) compared with keeping God’s commandments, such as the commands to love God and others.