I would argue that St Paul says that it is better to marry than to burn so that fornication should be avoided. He is in no way approving the lustful passion which causes the burning. He is merely seeking to prevent the shame which would arise from fornication becoming known in the community.
I agree with you that Paul isn't approving of "lustful passion". But......there's lustful desire.....and there's desires that God has given us. Desire isn't necessarily lust. Marriage doesn't solve problems with lust. There's a difference between "desire" (that's God-given).....and "lust" (that doesn't come from God).
IMO.....what Paul was saying was that if one has the (God-given.....God-inspired....God-approved) desire to be married---to give their love to one person.....then---GET MARRIED. That letter was in response to a specific question about celibacy for disciples of Christ.....it opens with this, "Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” I think all Paul is saying is that celibacy isn't for everyone. Whether a person is celibate, single.....waiting to get married, or currently married----they *all* have to learn to see others as children of God. They *all* have to become pure and chaste (which doesn't mean the same thing as celibate).
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