<-- Back to Help Meet by Design Main I have really gotten a lot out of this series. This will be our last lesson on this subject...at least for now! ;) Sex is very important to the health and happiness of your marriage. God knows this. That is why He put the subject all through the Scriptures. In order to become a wife that pleases the Lord, we must understand His purpose for sex and obey His Word on the subject. Sex is very important to the bonding in a marriage. It is the deepest kind of intimacy. It is a very special part of marriage. It is God's gift to marriage. Married couples that are not having it on a regular basis, or using it in ungodly ways are literally killing their marriages. I Corinthians 7:3-5 says; The husband should give to his wife her conjugal (sex) rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have [exclusive] authority and control over her own body, but the husband has his rights; likewise also the husband does not … [Read more...]

<-- Back to Help Meet by Design Main Last time, we learned that God created sex before sin ever came into the picture. This week we are going to talk about how important sex is in a marriage. Sex is one of the most important ingredients for a happy and healthy marriage. A marriage does not even become legal until you have it. God designed marriage to be a covenant relationship. The strongest covenant to God always involves blood. Blood was shed with the sacrifices of animals and blood was shed by our precious Savior, Jesus Christ. Marriage, when it begins by God's design is also with the shedding of blood. A woman should remain a virgin until marriage. When she gives herself to her husband for the first time, her hymen was broken....the blood covenant. "The two shall become one flesh..." (Genesis 2:24) Unfortunately, many people, including Christian's did not begin marriage the way God intended. I am one of these people. I did not have a personal relationship … [Read more...]