Model Marriage by Bishop Dag Heward Mills

Assorted Biblical Principles 13-24

(a) Your partner cannot know what you are thinking about till you say it.

(b) It is important that you speak about the beauty of your partner. We often speak

only when there is something negative to say. Why not speak when there is

something positive to say?^5

(c) What you say will be a seed that will lead to confidence and joy in your partner.

No. 17 Principle of Admiring and Enjoying Every Part of the

Body

Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the

washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. Thy

lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a

piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. Thy neck is like the tower of David

builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of

mighty men. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed

among the lilies.

Song of Solomon 4:2-7

(a) Take time to explore and search out the intricate details of your spouse’s body.

Notice how the passage describes in details different parts of the woman’s body.

(b) Some couples have been married for a long time and have still not explored and

discovered the various contours, “hills”, “valleys”, and sensitive spots of their

partner’s body.

No. 18 Principle of Your Body and Garments Smelling Nice

During Sex

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine!

and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as

the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy

garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:10,11

(a) A good body odour is conducive for having sex.^6

(b) A bad body odour from sweat and dirt can put one off.

(c) A good wife or husband should use deodorant, creams and perfume in abundance

habitually and when having sex.^7