1-7) This is an address on the issue of marriage. Since there is so much sexual immorality in the world it is good for people to marry. Married couples should have regular sexual relations. ... However, if they can not control their sexual desires they should seek marriage, for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.

What did Paul teach about marriage?

Paul assumed that elders and deacons would be married and bare children. Paul also encouraged younger widows to marry and he claimed the right as an apostle to lead about a wife. Therefore, the Bible views marriage as the norm, and the single life as the exception. Marriage is viewed as holy, righteous, and good.

Why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings--and that without us!