1 Corinthians 7:1-5
Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
A married couple should not forsake the regular coming together in sexual intimacy without a good reason and for a defined season.
You need a reason and a season to justify forsaking oneness.
God's design for a spouse is not a glorified roommate. He doesn't desire that you become such good friends that sex isn't necessary. Granted, you should have a growing, healthy relationship outside of having sex, but God is saying you do not have a healthy, growing relationship if you are not regularly having sex. You may like it and enjoy it, but God doesn't. Your preferences do not get to drive this, God's do. So it's not a matter of "what works for you and your spouse," it's a matter of how it's supposed to work according to God's decree and design.
Without a good reason and a specified season, sex should be a regular occurrence in a Christian home.
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