1. What does it mean to “remain with God” in the place where you are called?
  2. Why do people often think a different relationship status would make life more spiritual?
  3. How does Paul’s use of circumcision and slavery help explain the main point?
  4. What status or label do you think people today treat as spiritually important when it should not be?
  5. How does “the time is short” affect how we live in marriage, singleness, or widowhood?
  6. What does it mean to remain in peace when a relationship is difficult?
  7. How can a believer be a sanctifying presence without becoming controlling?
  8. Why do people place too much meaning on outward status?
  9. What does it look like to remain faithful where God has placed you?
  10. In what ways can marriage create good but real divided concerns?
  11. What does “undistracted devotion to the Lord” look like in everyday life?
  12. Where might God be asking you to stop striving for change and instead remain faithful?