MARRIAGE BED Part 1
- #sAinT
- Jul 13, 2017
- 2 min read
A portion of my answer to a question on RAPE & DENIAL of SEX in Marriage. A concise look at 4 verses.
1 Corinthians 7:3-6 (MSG)
Verse 3: The marriage bed must be a place of MUTUALITY — the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband.
Let's look at the words due benevolence in Greek:
1 Corinthians 7:3 (KJV)
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence:
[due benevolence]
Greek: opheile:
It means that the wife and husband must respect each other regarding lawful sexual needs, mutually satisfying each other. If they do not obey this injunction one may be responsible for the other's infidelity.
Verse 4: Marriage is NOT A PLACE TO "stand up for your rights."
Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out.
Marriage is a covenant with rights & obligations. It is the Man's right to the woman's body and the Woman's right to the man's body. So if they have decided to marry, they have decided to forfeit the right to their bodies ahead of their spouses' wish in ALL THINGS except when a spouse wants to bring a third party into the mix or cause bodily harm to the other.
In cases like these, Christ's right over our bodies kicks in and supersedes the spouse's right over the body of the other. ( hope you understand what I mean? Just like the judgement of the Supreme Court supersedes that of the High Court)
Verse 5: Abstaining from SEX IS PERMISSIBLE for a period of time if you BOTH AGREE to it, and if it's for the purposes of PRAYER & FASTING —but ONLY for such times.
The only ground permitted for abstinence by the scriptures is this!
Verse 6: Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way (subtle, cunning, sly, strategic - my paraphrase) of tempting us when we least expect it.
I'M NOT, understand, COMMANDING these periods of abstinence—only providing my best counsel if you SHOULD CHOOSE THEM
Note this, abstinence for a period is Paul's counsel not God's. God's COMMAND is that the Woman's body is the Man's and vice versa)
1 Corinthians 7:6 (AMPC)
But I am saying this more as a matter of permission and concession, not as a command or regulation.
That being said, let's balance it!!!!
The numero uno sexual organ is the mind and if the mind is not involved, you guys are merely doing exercise; which on the bright side is good for heart health. So when Man FORCEFULLY devours his wife, the WOMAN, not GOD feels raped, abused & robbed and vice versa. He or she is left unfulfilled and unsatisfied.
So any one party should first seek to make love to the mind of his/her spouse before and during the physical activity.
So, HUSBAND WHEN YOU HAVE SEX WITH YOUR WIFE WITHOUT CONSENT YOU ARE RIGHT & CORRECT BUT SHE WILL BE EMOTIONAL WOUNDED. AND SHE IS GOING TO BE BLAMED FULLY IF YOU SEEK SATISFACTION ELSEWHERE (and vice versa). BOTH OF YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED TO GIVE ROOM TO THE DEVIL.
SEXUAL ABSTINENCE IN MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BY MUTUAL CONSENT NOT BY ONE PERSON's DECISION.
(🎤Drop!)
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