Posts with the tag: romance

Why LOYALTY (Faithfulness) Is Important

I remember a couple of old movie stars, like Kirk Douglas, making statements that they didn’t believe men can be monogamous. But this is a copout to commit adultery or live in fornication. It explains why the bride & groom vow to be faithful to one another. In other words, yes, humans — and especially […]

What’s the Secret of a Successful Marriage?

The Bible says that “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). In a marriage the three-strand cord consists of husband, wife and the LORD. As the husband and wife draw nearer to the Lord (James 4:8), they naturally come nearer to each other, as illustrated here:     So “come near […]

Q&A on Solomon’s SONG OF SONGS

  This article mines the Song of Songs and related resources for insights by addressing myriad key questions concerning this unique book of the Bible. Whenever the answer is uncertain, the best possible ones are supplied. What is the Song of Songs? The Song of Songs is a poetic book of the Hebraic Scriptures — […]

Does the Bible support Monogamy or Polygamy?

While the LORD allowed Hebrew men to marry multiple wives for a couple reasons, polygamy is not God’s best for marriage, as clearly detailed in the beginning (Matthew 19:4-6). Polygamous marriages chronicled in Scripture suffered contention with the inevitable rivalry of the wives (e.g. 1 Samuel 1:1-8). Meanwhile Solomon’s myriad wives were his undoing (1 Kings […]

Is Oral Sex Okay?

  I’m addressing this tricky question because someone wrote me wanting an honest answer based on Scriptural truth. If one person is asking this question, others are too (they just prefer to remain silent because it’s a TMI sort of topic). The Bible doesn’t specifically mention oral sex, but arguably implies it in a figurative […]