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Paul gives a general rule for the churches: each person should live in the situation the Lord assigned when God called them (1 Corinthians 7:17). He illustrates this with examples like circumcision status and slavery, emphasizing God’s call within one’s present circumstances (1 Corinthians 7:18–24).
17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
18Was anyone called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
21Were you called being a bondservant? Don`t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
22For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord`s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ`s bondservant.
23You were bought with a price. Don`t become bondservants of men.
24Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.