Study Desk

But if the husband or wife who is not a believer decides to leave, let them leave. When this happens, the brother or sister in Christ is free. God chose you to have a life of peace.

But each one of you should continue to live the way the Lord God has given you to live—the way you were when God chose you. I tell people in all the churches to follow this rule.

Each one of you should stay the way you were when God chose you.

If you were a slave when God chose you, don't let that bother you. But if you can be free, then do it.

God paid a high price for you, so don't be slaves to anyone else.

Brothers and sisters, in your new life with God, each one of you should continue the way you were when God chose you.

But whoever loves God is known by God.

So this is what I say about eating meat: We know that an idol is really nothing in the world, and we know that there is only one God.

For us there is only one God, and he is our Father. All things came from him, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ. All things were made through him, and we also have life through him.

But food will not bring us closer to God. Refusing to eat does not make us less pleasing to God, and eating does not make us closer to him.

Yes, it is written in the Law of Moses: "When a work animal is being used to separate grain, don't keep it from eating the grain." When God said this, was he thinking only about work animals? No.

But God was not pleased with most of those people, so they were killed in the desert.

The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.

But I am saying that when food is sacrificed to idols, it is an offering to demons, not to God. And I don't want you to share anything with demons.

I eat the meal with thankfulness. So I don't want to be criticized because of something I thank God for.

So if you eat, or if you drink, or if you do anything, do it for the glory of God.

But I want you to understand this: The head of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God.

But a man should not cover his head, because he is made like God and is God's glory. But woman is man's glory.

This is true because woman came from man, but also man is born from woman. Really, everything comes from God.

Decide this for yourselves: Is it right for a woman to pray to God without something on her head?