Summary - 1 Corinthians 7:28

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you (KJV)

Then: Cut and dried. Paul finishes his statement about betrothed couples. Always concerned with the spiritual, obedience to the Lord, he emphasizes that no sin is involved when one marries or doesn't marry. Paul's only concern is to spare believers temporal, earthly troubles.

Now: Commentators point to the persecutions by Nero. Believers killed in the sports arenas, driven from their homes, and struggling to find enough food, could at least be spared the emotional concerns for children and spouses. Persecution in the modern world is marching westward. The havoc caused from religious, physical torture and death does not change from age to age. Fellow believers are suffering. If Christians in the West become more aware of their situations, they can help with survival needs and sometimes with easing of political situations.