CHRISTIANS MARRIED TO CHRISTIANS In the service of God, the husband-wife relationship can hinder us from certain types of labor. In other types of labor, it is a definite asset. One needs to be assured as to where and to what God has called him. Human beings have been made by God to reproduce, but only within the context of one man and one woman for life. Each is to have their “own wife” or “own husband.” Each is to be sensitive to the other with respect. Each person in a marriage passes over the power or right to our own body to the other so that it might remain sanctified to the spouse. Satan will tempt in any way possible, particularly sexually, to turn one away from what God intends.
Abstinence in marriage is not a command, it is a choice we make for a short time. We are to do what is suitable in the way God has gifted us. To sacrifice one’s self to the Lord in singleness is not essential to the Christian life. However, it does enable one to serve God without distraction. Self-control sexually dictates whether marriage is to be considered. When you make vows to each other in marriage – keep those vows! If separation occurs, reconciliation is the necessary step to bring normality back to the marriage.