Sex, God, and Marriage

by Johann Christoph Arnold, Mother Teresa (Foreword by)

Overview

In this groundbreaking book, Arnold, a pastor for over forty years, provides fresh biblical insights into critical issues including the sacredness of sex, the struggle against temptation, the decision to remain single or to marry, child rearing, homosexuality, divorce and remarriage. Sex, God, and Marriage offers healing to anyone who has known discouragement or failure – and hope to anyone who is willing to take a bold new look at a topic of universal interest and concern.

Unlike the vast majority of marriage books, Sex, God, and Marriage digs deeper than the usual issues and goes to the root: our relationship with God, and the defining power of that relationship over all others in our lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874866513
Publisher:	Plough Publishing House, The
Publication date:	06/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Johann Christoph Arnold was an award-winning author with over two million copies of his twelve books in print in more than twenty languages. A noted speaker and writer on marriage, parenting, and end-of-life issues. Arnold was a senior pastor of the Bruderhof, a movement of Christian communities, until his death in April 2017.
Johann Christoph Arnold’s books include Why Forgive?, Rich in Years, Their Name Is Today, Seeking Peace, Escape Routes, Cries from the Heart, Be Not Afraid, Why Children Matter, and Sex, God and Marriage.

Mother Teresa (1910–1997) founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order devoted to serving the poor. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2016, the Roman Catholic Church canonized her as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Mother Teresa Introduction by Robert P. George To the Reader Part I: In the Beginning 1. In the Image of God 2. It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone 3. They Shall Become One Flesh 4. The First Sin 5. Restoring the Image of God 6. Sexuality and the Sensuous Sphere 7. The Pure in Heart Part II: What God Has Joined Together 8. Marriage in the Holy Spirit 9. The Mystery of Marriage 10. The Sacredness of Sex 11. Parenthood and the Gift of Children 12. The Purity of Childhood 13. For Those Considering Marriage 14. The Service of Singleness Part III: The Spirit of Our Age 15. With or Without God 16. What about Homosexuality? 17. The Hidden War 18. Divorce and Remarriage 19. Therefore Let Us Keep Watch A Call to Purity Notes For Further Reading

Editorial Reviews

In this book we find a message needed today in every part of the world.

Mother Teresa

To advocate an ideal of sexual purity is perhaps the last American taboo. . . . This book provides a wise spiritual guide on how, and why, to lead such a life.

Paul C. Vitz

Arnold writes simply, eloquently, and faithfully. His Sex, God, and Marriage is a relentless, biblical call for renewed Christian commitment. Advocates of accommodated, acculturated Christianity will find little comfort in these pages; struggling disciples, however, will be much encouraged.

William H. Willimon

Simple and short, but deep, this is one of the best books on handling sexuality in a way that honors God.

A message that is desperately needed today . . . should be in the hands of every educator and teenager.

Alice von Hildebrand

Clear, compassionate, uncompromisingly Christian, and straight from (and to) the heart. . . . Pretty close, I think, to what Jesus would say if he were to write a book about sex today – and probably as socially acceptable as he was.

Peter Kreeft

Striking for its clear and penetrating presentation of simple (and yet immensely profound) biblical truths about human sexuality. I wish everyone could read this call to cut through the complications of modern life by a holy and Christ-like life.

William A. Dyrness

I am very happy for this book and for its moral conviction.

Pope Benedict XVI

Arnold’s bold statement on the meaning of marriage clarifies for the sometimes confused church a concept central to Christian teaching.

Charles Edward Blake

In this book we find a message needed today in every part of the world.

Mother Teresa

Simple and short, but deep, this is one of the best books on handling sexuality in a way that honors God.

J. I. Packer