Why Christians Should be Contented with Their Circumstanc
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
But as God has distributed to every man, as the Lord has called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.…


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1. External circumstances are of no importance in the sight of God (vers. 18, 19).

2. God overrules them for our advantage (vers. 20-22).

3. By seeking to change them we may easily forget Christ and become the servants of men (vers. 23, 24).

(J. Lyth, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

WEB: Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.




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