Submitted by Bewell on Tue, 2010-08-17 19:20
Hello Marnia and others,
Possible allusions to non-orgasmic sex in the writings of St. Paul have been noted here at Reuniting. This evening I found a Pauline text that supports this point of view, and that I have not noticed before:
That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification
and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know
not God.... 1 Thessalonians 4:4
Here is one scholarly exploration of the text:
http://www2.luthersem.edu/Word&World/Archives/23-1_Defining_Marriage/23-...
