Is marital rape scripturally defensible?

[dialm]

Was going to start a new thread with that title but you know, not enough subject matter.

 

[dialm]

Don't worry, it ain't Joyce Myers.

 

[annabenedetti]

Hello Nick M,

Bet you can't tell me who the greatest female theologian was/is and why.

St. Teresa of Avila.

 

[HisServant]

Forcing yourself on anyone for any reason would be a sin.

 

[dialm]

Forcing yourself on anyone for any reason would be a sin.

This is a true statement.

 

[dialm]

St. Teresa of Avila.

Well that is a good answer. But it is not in keeping with this particular thread. For this thread it would have to be Sarah for her theology about Abraham sleeping with Sarah's maid. Sarah has to be the all time greatest woman theologian for that bit.

 

[ok doser]

Forcing yourself on anyone for any reason would be a sin.

how about refusing to give your body to your husband?

 

[annabenedetti]

Rape is always indefensible in or out of marriage.

You'd think such a statement would be unnecessary, but this is TOL.

 

[HisServant]

how about refusing to give your body to your husband?

If the husband loves his wife like Jesus loves his church... why are you even asking this question?

 

[ok doser]

If the husband loves his wife like Jesus loves his church... why are you even asking this question?

:think:

do you think Jesus wants His church turning away from Him?

 

[Quetzal]

If the husband loves his wife like Jesus loves his church... why are you even asking this question?

Doser loves to create extreme hypothetical situations to support his pathetically weak arguments.

 

[HisServant]

:think:

do you think Jesus wants His church turning away from Him?

Jesus is patient... and lack of sex does not necessarily indicate a turning away.

Scripture even encourages couples to mutually abstain for a while if agreed.

 

[OCTOBER23]

ANNADENEBETTER

Why are you posting this ?

Is there a problem in your life that you want us to Pray about ?

 

[CherubRam]

Husbands and wives are obligated to each other, however, there is such a thing as spousal abuse.

 

[ok doser]

Doser loves to create extreme hypothetical situations to support his pathetically weak arguments.

we're discussing a wife being forced to have sex against her will

i'm not making any argument, let alone a "pathetically weak argument"

and the only "hypothetical situation" i am "creating" is anna's, in which the husband "forces" himself on his wife, presumably against her will


do you understand?

or do you want to continue looking like a drooling retard?

 

[GuySmiley]

:think:

do you think Jesus wants His church turning away from Him?

No

Then what? Does Jesus force us?

Withholding sex is a sin for both spouses. Forcing it is also a sin for both spouses. Both have consequences. If I had to pick between Biblical consequences, I'd much rather be the one withholding sex, not raping.

 

[truthjourney]

1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.

The scriptures also say that husbands are to love their wives and to be considerate of them and to treat them with respect. A husband who truly loves his wife will take into consideration how she feels at any given time and will not force himself upon her for his own gratification just because he thinks the scriptures give him the right to. If a husband does do that then he does not love his wife and does not care how she feels and doesn't think it even matters.

 

[annabenedetti]

The scriptures also say that husbands are to love their wives and to be considerate of them and to treat them with respect. A husband who truly loves his wife will take into consideration how she feels at any given time and will not force himself upon her for his own gratification just because he thinks the scriptures give him the right to. If a husband does do that then he does not love his wife and does not care how she feels and doesn't think it even matters.

Well said.

 

[Bluecheese]

The Bible seems to think women should be submissive to their husbands, which is WRONG! Marriage should be an equal partnership the man shouldn't be head of the household.

 

[GuySmiley]

The Bible seems to think women should be submissive to their husbands, which is WRONG! Marriage should be an equal partnership the man shouldn't be head of the household.

Hm, why didn't you say so sooner?