“As “holier”? Quote even a single verse that says this.”
“1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
1 Corinthians 7:1-2
“32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.”
1 Corinthians 7:32-33
Also, this chapter pretty much negates your claims that I should get married even if I don’t feel it necessary:
“27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.”
1 Cor 7:27-31
According to Paul’s wisdom, it seems you are the one thinking in a wordly manner, telling me that I need marry, when marriage is a thing of the flesh that is already passing away now that Christ has come.
Well, why do you lie about what I say?
If you can stop lying, then we can have further meaningful discussion.
You are strawmanning me, putting things in my mouth I never said.
Paul has simply pointed out advantages that inhere to a single state, as well as telling the married please do have all the sex you like because otherwise you’ll be tempted worse to cheat.
You use an interesting word, “FEEL.” Muse on that, carefully.
Do you act as if you have not bouqht anythinq, or do you act as if you own what you have bouqht?
Also, Paul expects us to take context into consideration.
A believer married to an unbeliever (quite possible when one of an unbelieving couple comes to the Lord) will in fact be faced with a “things of the world” choice.
World generally means the unsaved, unredeemed portion of humanity in New Testament parlance. I hesitate for excellent theological reason to apply it to Christendom.