Parousia is a Greek derived word that means the second coming of Christ. In his book, Paul and Parousia, Joseph Plevnik writes about how this word makes up most of Paul’s gospel. Throughout 1st Corinthians 7, there is a common theme that Paul mentions quite often. He consistently informs the Corinthians in his letter of the second coming. He mentions that there is a shortage of time and it is near. Verse 29-31 is a great verse that demonstrates Paul discouraging marriage because of the time. Due to no time, he says that non-necessities such as marriage, materialistic items, are all a part of the passing movement. This may be a reason why the reader would assume Paul has a negative tone towards marriage. Reidulf Molvear in his article, St.
