Keys to a Successful Marriage Part 4

Key 4:
DON'T WITHHOLD LOVE AND AFFECTION

1 Corinthians 7:3-5 has this to say:

"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,
and likewise the wife to her husband.
The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband.
In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone
but also to his wife.
Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time,
so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.
Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you
because of your lack of self-control."

This is how husbands and wives should treat their bodies.
After marriage, our bodies belong to each other,
not only we should not withhold love and affection,
we should also treat our spouse's body like our own,
taking care and loving it like that way we love our own bodies.

However, we must not use this as a weapon to get our own way.
That means, we are not to abuse each other, physically or mentally
just because the bible says "The wife's body does not belong to her alone
but also to her husband."
When 2 persons get married,
they are united as one body,
you wouldn't hurt or harm your own body right?
Therefore, treat each other as how you wanted to be treated,
and nurture and grow together in body, mind and spirit.