1 Corinthians 7:1-7 (New Revised Standard Version)
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is well for a man not to touch a woman." But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. This I say by way of concession, not of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.
The Bible has long been viewed by non-bible readers as anti-sex. In these days of lots of sex and lots of media & movie sex, it might seem odd that the husband and wife are encouraged to remember their conjugal rights and duties. How encouraging for the Scriptures to point out that God (who invented this!) says absolutely this is part of marriage! And sexual intimacy should be encouraged and not deprived! This is one of the readings that needs an Amen at the end of the reading.
Amen!
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Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is well for a man not to touch a woman." But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. This I say by way of concession, not of command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.
The Bible has long been viewed by non-bible readers as anti-sex. In these days of lots of sex and lots of media & movie sex, it might seem odd that the husband and wife are encouraged to remember their conjugal rights and duties. How encouraging for the Scriptures to point out that God (who invented this!) says absolutely this is part of marriage! And sexual intimacy should be encouraged and not deprived! This is one of the readings that needs an Amen at the end of the reading.
Amen!
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