We are told that sex
between a husband and wife is a beautiful thing and a gift of God. And yet we have Paul saying this.
1 Corinthians 7:1-7(NKJV)
Now concerning the
things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a
woman.
Nevertheless,
because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each
woman have her own husband.
Let the husband
render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her
husband.
The wife does not
have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his
own body, but the wife does.
Do not deprive one
another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting
and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of
your lack of self-control.
But I say this as a concession,
not as a commandment.
For I wish that all men were
even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this
manner and another in that.
Seems to me that
Paul is substituting what is his preference to what is good for mankind. If Paul got his wish and all men could be
like Paul and not touch woman the human race would die out wouldn't it? :)
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