by Patsy Rae Dawson ~
In both the Old and New Testaments, the Bible addresses divorce in the case of sexless marriages. The Jews didn't have problems with divorcing like we do. They called a sexless spouse who refused to change "rebellious." Likewise, first-century Christians didn't share our modern hangups about divorce.
If Christians knew the right to divorce a sexless spouse was in the Old Testament and repeated in the New Testament, it would exert tremendous peer-pressure on sexless spouses to deal with being unable to love their mate intellectually, emotionally, and sexually.
Clear teaching on divorce empowers loving spouses to bring the problem out into the open without personal shame. They could then insist that the game playing stop and real changes from the heart take place.
The following podcasts build on each other and climax with the article "Your Marriage Vows Imply the Right to Divorce a Sexless Spouse."
Biblical Divorce and Sexless Marriages Interview With Bonnie Kaye
Bonnie and I discuss three verses that show that divorce in the case of a sexless marriage was practiced in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament (July 3, 2017).
Wedding Vows Include the Pledge for Frequent, Quality Sex
Bonnie Kaye and I discuss the significance of wedding vows in Biblical divorce and the role of religion in keeping people trapped in sexless marriages which is contrary to plain Bible teaching (January 21, 2018).
In preparing the references and links in support of this podcast, the additional study caused me to take the logical conclusion a step further:
Your Marriage Vows Imply The Biblical Right To Divorce A Sexless Spouse
Patsy Rae Dawson is a Christian marriage, sex, and divorce coach. Learn the secret of the vaginal orgasm in her book The Song of Solomon Love Triangle: God’s Soulmating and Lovemaking Guide for a Lifetime of Passionate Sex. Are you in a sexless marriage? Take Patsy’s free Sexless Marriages Self-Assessment Survey. Checklists of intensely personal simple questions help you analyze the true state of your relationship so you can start solving your problems.