<p>7:38 <em>So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better- </em>By speaking of marriage as 'doing well', Paul clearly is not against marriage. But he sees different levels of response to Divine principles- one choice may be &quot;better&quot; than another. And this is how things are with so many issues of spiritual life; and if we love the Lord we will seek to serve Him on the highest level we can. The choice of levels is surely to elicit in us the desire at least to serve on the highest level.</p>