"But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband" (1 Corinthians 7:2).

1 Corinthians 7:3
“The husband should give his wife her conjugal rights. . . .” This is an unfortunate choice of words. For “conjugal rights” substitute the literal translation, “the payment of what is due.” The emphasis is not on the husband’s rights, or what is owed him,

but on his obligations –

how much he constantly owes his wife. We need to get the spirit of this deep into our own spirits because it stands in stark contrast to the world’s brainwashing. It is vital that we take our focus off anything we would like our partner to do for us. Instead, we should preoccupy ourselves with our obligations to our partner.

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife (1 Corinthians 7:3-4).

This is saying that when it comes to lovemaking, a husband is just as duty-bound to submit to his wife’s desires, as she is to his. This is quite startling, given the times Scripture says a husband is the head of his wife and that she should submit to him (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-24; Colossians 3:18; 1 Peter 3:1,5,6). It’s as if Scripture gives such priority to the importance of both partners’ sexual desires being fully satisfied, that it demands an almost re-writing of the rules. Here’s another example:

Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control (1 Corinthians 7:5).

Ponder the significance of both partners having to feel comfortable about it before Scripture approves even brief abstinence for the highest motives. This means that if one partner wants to plunge deeply into prayer, and the other wants a bit of sexual fun, God’s Word – I hope you are sitting – says the wishes of the one wanting sex must take priority.

That’s staggering! In this case, God requires sexuality to take precedence over spirituality. It is clear that God takes exceptionally seriously the importance of a person having his/her sexual yearnings fully met in marriage.

Before you get overly excited you might want to realize that other religious fundamentalists can no doubt come up with contradicting excerpt from the so-called 'Holy Scriptures'.

There are plenty of self-inconsistencies and contradictive passages in the Bible. It's a cannon of stories, not truly a single book.

In fact, you only need to look around at all the different sects and demoninations or Christianity to quickly see how many different interpretations have come out of it.

You could start your own denomination.

DewDrewdism

There's always room for more.

It is this idea that causes me to be grateful that today you can stay single and autonomous without being burned at the stake.

Back then you are damned if you stay single, and a piece of property if you got married. You can bet the man had the advantage over the woman too. She was more the property of her husband than the other way around.

Strangely, this idea is still deeply ingrained in the human consciousness. It is still an unspoken law.

Marriage: A contract with a man, woman and THE STATE.

I advise against it.

JB

LUST.....GREED........MONEY............POWER.......

That’s staggering! In this case, God requires sexuality to take precedence over spirituality. It is clear that God takes exceptionally seriously the importance of a person having his/her sexual yearnings fully met in marriage.

''' Strangely, this idea is still deeply ingrained in the human consciousness. It is still an unspoken law. '''
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Law or Staute...Im confuded lol.

Law was probably the wrong word.

I'm trying to think of a better word.

It is still an unspoken belief or practice that marriage results in the ownership of your spouse. This being a male dominated society, the man is usually the owner of the woman, but it can be the other way around too.

Either way it will sometimes develop into a master/slave relationship of some kind.

Most marriages have problems because both parties are constantly in a struggle for a balance of power.

Most fights and arguments are not about the petty things they appear to be about but it is a power struggle.

Once this balance of power or the pecking order of who is the boss of who or what is settled, the marriage can begin to work.

Unfortunately sometimes a balance of power is never reached.

JB

THe bible also stresses mutual submission in the relationship (Ephesians) As Christians we are supposes to live as a sign and foretaste of the Kingdom to come, one would have to make the argument that after judgement day when CHriatian will be living in the new Heavens and New Earth that woman will have a second status behind men like old Testemant days. " no more male nor female in Christ"

Sex? Well, wasn't that when God told Adam and Eve to "go forth and multiply"... of course its in that book. How else are they (Adam and Eve) gonna multiply?

There were no Texas Instrument calculators back than.....