In Scripture we see that marital lovemaking serves the purposes of pleasure (throughout the Song of Solomon married sex is extolled and children are never mentioned), children,19 oneness,20 knowledge,21 protection,22 and comfort.23
Furthermore, the Song of Solomon includes many sexual acts that are given by God for married couples to enjoy; each of them is solely for pleasure, and none are necessary for the sole purpose of procreation. They include kissing,24 oral sex (fellatio) by her initiative,25 manual stimulation by her invitation,26 petting by his initiative,27 oral sex (cunnilingus) by his initiative,28 striptease by her,29 and new places, including the outdoors, and new positions by her initiative.30 In addition, 1 Corinthians 7:5 clearly states that the normative scenario for Christian marriage is free and frequent sexual intimacy: “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.”
19Gen. 1:28.
20Gen. 2:24.
21Gen. 4:1.
221 Cor. 7:2–5.
232 Sam. 12:24.
24Song 1:2.
25Song 2:3.
26Song 2:6.
27Song 4:5.
28Song 4:12–5:1.
29Song 6:13b–7:9.
30Song 7:11–13.
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