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Sex and the Supremacy of Christ
Item # B3170-00-11
Edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor
Sex and the Supremacy of Christ takes one of the most abused and misused gifts from God and puts it squarely in the center of the biblical perspective both married and single men and women are called to have. Edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor, the contributors to this unique volume invite you to both celebrate sex for what God made it to be and fight what sin has turned it into.
Based on messages given at the Desiring God national conference, this book also features excerpts from materials currently available in the Sovereign Grace Bookstore, including Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God, Feminine Appeal, and Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye?
Included in the book is a DVD with material from the Desiring God national conference, “Sex and the Supremacy of Christ,” held in Minneapolis in 2004. Contributors include John Piper, C. J. and Carolyn Mahaney, Mark Dever, Al Mohler, and Carolyn McCulley.
Format: Paperback
Size: 8.7 x 6.3 inches
Published: June 2005
Pages: 283
Table of Contents
- Introduction (Justin Taylor)
- Part One: God and Sex
- Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part one (John Piper)
- Sex and the Supremacy of Christ: Part two (John Piper)
- The Goodness of Sex and the Glory of God (Ben Patterson)
- Part Two: Sin and Sex
- Making All Things New: Restoring pure joy to the sexually broken (David Powlison)
- Homosexual Marriage as a Challenge to the Church: Biblical and cultural reflections (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)
- Part Three: Men and Sex
- Sex and the Single Man (Mark Dever, Michael Lawrence, Matt Schmucker, Scott Croft)
- Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What every Christian husband needs to know (C.J. Mahaney)
- Part Four: Women and Sex
- Sex and the Single Woman (Carolyn McCulley)
- Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What every Christian wife needs to know (Carolyn Mahaney)
- Part Five: History and Sex
- Martin Luther's Reform of Marriage (Justin Taylor)
- Christian Hedonists or Religious Prudes? The Puritans on sex (Mark Dever)
- Recommended Resources for Further Reading
Reviews
“Another Christian book on sex? This is so much more. . . . We don’t need another book on sex that’s all about us. We need to have our gaze lifted. We need to consider the God who made us sexual creatures for his glory. This book will help you form a Christ-centered, Bible-shaped understanding of sex. This is something we all need.” Joshua Harris, author, Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is)
“This is the rare book that delivers more than it promises. Pick it up to learn about the true joy of sex: you will, and you’ll also learn about the joy of God.” Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief, World magazine
“This book is a glorious start to forming a Christian mind that expresses delight in God’s gift of marital intimacy—a Christian mind that so desires to delight in that which God delights in that it revels in rejecting the cheap substitutes pawned off on this passing age as true pleasure. Instead, it only finds satisfaction in what is purest and highest and noblest and best.” J. Ligon Duncan III, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, and Moderator, General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America
“The contributors to this volume have provided a refreshing, insightful, and much-needed treatment of this sacred subject, calling us to bring our thoughts and lives into captivity to the supremacy of Christ, and to reflect our ravishment with our heavenly Bridegroom in our sexuality. I pray that this resource will make a profound difference in how God’s people think and live.” Nancy Leigh DeMoss, author, host of Revive Our Hearts radio program
“Sex is a wonderful gift from God, but it makes a terrible idol, brutal and unyielding in the misery it inflicts. These authors are a breath of fresh air, because unlike our culture’s self-proclaimed ‘sexperts,’ they respect biblical authority and warmly embrace the Lordship of Christ. Hence, they can lift up the torch of divine truth and expose the enemy’s lies about sex that have penetrated not only the darkest corners of our culture, but of our churches.” Randy Alcorn, author, The Purity Principle
“In a culture that’s desperately asking sex to be the alpha and omega, this book shows how sex is better when Christ is the Alpha and Omega.” Andrée Seu, Senior Writer, World magazine
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