BORN OF GOD - PART 7

FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025

Being born of God comes with a hearty concord and a soul-making decision to please God in every aspect of life, including the saints' marital relationships. More below!

Reference: John 1:12-13 New International Version (NIV)

"Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God."

Today's article is focused on the third segmentary differentiation, namely:

"Or a husband's will" (ie, the will of man).

This means "A husband's desire to have a child or children."

A husband is a spouse who has the godly right to enjoy sexual activities on a regular continuance with his wife, who is the right partner. So here, the possibility and certainty of having a child or children is Biblically approved and acceptable, with naturally-minded fact that a husband is qualified by marriage to desire and enjoy radical romance and sexual intimacy with his spouse at will, showing great skills in doing so, because such performances can have significant emotional impact on his spouse, and canonically, its not sin against God.

To that effect, Pauline epistolary instruction on marriage numbered as 1st Corinthians 7:1-7 reads:

"Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

The husband should fulfill his wife's sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband's needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control" (NLT).

I believe that the above versified passage is self-explanatory. Moreover, I want to point out that "a husband's will" in accordance with our referenced Scripture, is denotative of His expressed desire, choice, willingness, and consent to have children with his spouse. When such a will to have a child or children is expressed, his sexual emotions must be duly activated towards his spouse - with fervency of enthusiasm, thereby meeting her sexual desires that lead to godly procreation.

Aside from procreation, there are several other possible benefits of sexual activities that are pleasurable in marriage. To that effect, apostle Paul says, "Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless both of you agree to refrain from sexual intimacy in order to pray." After prayer, married couple should resume sexual intimacy or continue from where they stopped in their sexual relations, with refreshed moments of passionate gratification that spark unusual excitements. Why must sexual intimacy be resumed pronto?

Apostle Paul's answer is: Because of lack of self-control, in what? In sexual matters! This lack of self control is usually due to the sweet arousal or desirable sensations involved. For this reason, married couples should be particularly connected by such a great bond, like an electrified force, meaning that you must sustain a hasty readiness, restless zeal and unquenchable willingness to sexually satisfy your husband or wife at any given opportunity, in accordance with Pauline epistolary platitude (1st Corinthians 7:3-5 NLT).

Emphatically, for those the Lord has given the right to become children of God, their right has got nothing to do with being born of a husband's will; On the contrary, it is on account of being born of God. Therefore stay tuned for part 8. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - Genesis 2:18-24; Matthew 19:4-6; Ephesians 5:22-27; Hebrews 13:4.

Guided Prayer:

As a saintly god, I am not born of a husband's will or the will of man, but rather I am born of God, an applicable reality which oversees all the functions of my existence. Praise God!