1 Cor. 7:17-24
Main principle: Each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. Being a Christian means bringing what one IS into the service of God.
Illustration # 1: circumcision (18–20)
• To the circumcised: do not change (18a)
• To the uncircumcised: do not change (18b)
• Reason: neither counts, just keeping the commands of God (19)
• Conclusion: stay in your “calling” (20)
Illustration # 2: slavery (21–24)
• To the slave: do not be concerned (21a)
• Exception: If granted, make use of freedom (21b)
• Reason: (1) to slave: one is Christ’s freedman (22a)
(2) to free person: one is Christ’s slave (22b)
• You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings (23)
• Conclusion: stay in your “calling” with God (24)
Application:
a. Status of any kind is ultimately irrelevant with God, and so must it be with his children.
b. When you ask yourself the question, "What is God's will for my life?” your answer must be a resounding: "His will is that I maintain close fellowship with him and devote myself to obeying his commandments."
c. Your life – your “situation” – is God’s assignment to you, Christian. Bring him glory!

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