Welcome to the Ask Pastor John Podcast.

We close out the week with two important questions we commonly receive on the topic of

Miracle Intimacy, and they are of course intended for a mature audience.

The first question comes from Kyle in Kansas City.

He has a follow-up question.

Dear Pastor John, my question is the follow-up to episode number 475.

Is sexual attraction essential for marriage?

There you said no.

So if sexual attraction is not essential to marriage, why does it seem so essential

to the song of Solomon?

Is sure wouldn't be much of a song if you took out everything in it that has to do with

physical pleasure now, would it?

That's John, what do you have to say to Kyle from Kansas City.

So let's clarify the question I was answering.

I mean, that's true.

Yeah, all right.

Good question.

Let's clarify what I was answering.

The question I was answering was not is sexual essential, but is sexual attraction essential

for marriage?

I answered no for cultural reason and physical reasons, culturally and historically.

Lots of true marriages have been put together by parents without the physical desire being

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