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The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love

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This book is the best and most practicle source of sex education I have read. It would be a great help to any married couple.

This is an excellent book for Christian newlyweds. It is basically sex ed from the biblical perspective. I recommend it to both women and men.

I learned about this book from a marriage and family class I took in college and bought it before my husband and I were married and it was great. I've also bought it/recommended it for friends getting married. It talks about sex from a Christian point of view and teaches those who are "inexperienced" pretty much everything you need to know to make the whole experience wonderful and less intimidating.

It is also great for those who are already married. It has different sections about men and women and what they each need/want from an intimate relationship and how you as a spouse can do that for them. Additionally it has sections about "issues" within a sexual relationship and how a husband and wife can overcome those issues.

I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a Christian take on sex within marriage.

There is much benefit that could be obtained from reading this book, expecially for young married couples. However, all of LaHaye's theology should be taken with a grain of salt. There is no shortage of errors in his chapter entitled 'The missing dimension," in which he presents a sub par half gospel and then procedes to go into a "sinners prayer." The book is definitely worth reading for some practical advice from a semi Christian standpoint IF you are able to extract that without digesting the bad theology. For a more sound theology on sex I would STRONGLY recommend "Sex and the supremecy of Christ" by John Piper and Justin Taylor. If you are a new Christian, or if you are not proficient in the scriptures, it would be better to read Sex and the supremecy of Christ before you dive into this one. Because, after all, Christ and his gospel are much more important than just having "good sex." Get your theology straight with Piper and Taylor, and then move onto the pratical with LaHaye.

Soli Deo Gloria

Sex and the Supremacy of Christ

I came across this book when I was looking for something to help with my "lukewarm" attitude about sex. My husband and I had been married for 17 years at the time. I borrowed "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask" from my friend but found some things to be offensive and vulgar. I began praying about the situation because I loved my husband and knew this was a need of his. I found the Act of Marriage at a Christian bookstore and as I thumbed through the pages, it really opened my eyes about some things. I can honestly say it changed our sex life in amazing ways. We have now been married 32 years and our sex life is very satisfying. I have given this book as a wedding gift to many couples. I don't want them to have to wait 17 years to get this information!

My husband is a pastor and we often counsel other couples. The "Act of Marriage" is one of the two books we often recommend. The other book is "His Needs, Her Needs" by Willard Harley.

One word of caution. In the older versions of this book, the LaHayes expressed that there were cases when they felt abortion was permissible. I strongly disagreed with them. They have since changed their perspective on that.

An excellent informative book with very clear and concise information which also embraces humour and personal experiences. The LaHaye's are both extremely frank in their approach to writing and are not scared to discuss issues which most Christian literature skirts around. I really wish we had been given this book to read prior to marriage, it would have prevented the stumbling around in the dark that inevitably occurs when you get married. This book will definitely be required literature for my children prior to marriage. I would recommend it to all couples - prior to marriage, newly weds and "experienced" couples - there is a lot to be learnt in these pages at what ever stage you are at.

Overall, an 'OK' read, but teaches human sexuality as though his audience was a grade-six sex education class as rather than mature-minded adults. This book is extremely simplistic and vague, and tends to lean towards a more dellusional depiction of human sexuality, often confining it to the contexts of outmodded biblical principles and male-dominated patriarchy. Lacking modern approach and intimate sensuality, I would sincerely hope that this book is not a reflection of poor Tim's seemingly mechanical sex life!! I would not recommend this book unless you are totally ignorant and clueless about what sex is all about. I would suggest looking elsewhere for a more relevant guide to sexual intimacy.

An an engaged woman who will be married in a few months, I found this book quite insightful. It was informative in a Christian way that made me feel educated without feeling embarrassed. I wish it had discussed the new Sympto-Thermal method of Natural Family Planning -- this is not the old, outdated rhythm method that they describe. My fiance and I recently completed a very professionally done training seminar for the Sympt-Thermal Method of NFP (conducted by the volunteer organization called the Couple to Couple League). It's a shame that we were the only Protestants in the class. If the LaHayes and other Christians knew that this method of NFP is 99% effective and that there are very few abstinent days due to its accuracy, we would have more bible Christians practicing this method. I don't understand how the LaHayes, who are pro-life, can tell couples that the Pill is the best birth control. It is now a medically established fact that the Pill causes micro abortions when it fails to prevent ovulation. Also, I have friends who have suffered severe side effects from taking the Pill, such as blood pressure abnormalities. I feel that the LaHayes should recommend the new NFP over the unethical Pill. Otherwise, I felt the book was worth buying. Thank you.