1 Corinthians 7:31 - Exposition

As not abusing it; rather, as not using it to the full —not draining dry the cup of earthly advantages. Like Gideon's true heroes, we must not fling ourselves down to drink greedily of the river of earthly gifts, but drink them sparingly, and as it were with the palm of the hand. The fashion of this world passeth away. So St. John says, "The world passeth away, and the lust thereof" ( 1 John 1:1-10 :18). It is but as the shifting scene of a theatre, or as a melting vapour ( James 4:14 ).