Sex According to God [Hardcover]

Kay Arthur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2002

My friend, we live in a culture saturated with sex. Everywhere you turn it’s there–discussed, debated, demonstrated, and used to sell anything and everything from cars to shampoo. And the world’s message is loud and clear: You have to be desirable, attractive, and sexy in order to be loved.

But I know far too many people who have been burned by sex–not only as children but as teens and adults–simply because it wasn’t sex according to God’s directions. And that breaks my heart…and His.

Our problem today is that Christians haven’t studied the subject of sex in the Bible. That’s why I am so excited about this book. Here is the truth about sex–sex according to God, the one who created it.

You and I are going to discover all that God has to say about sex in the Old and New Testaments. You are going to have answers to your questions about sex and solutions to your problems with sex. Together, we’re going to learn for ourselves what the Creator has to say about His creation. You’ll encounter truths that will enable you to enjoy and experience all that God intends in the incredible experience of becoming one flesh physically with your husband or wife. And you’re going to know how to conduct yourself until you get married, or if you never marry.

You are going to learn so much, my friend, that God is going to use you in a significant way to help others in these difficult days. This could be the most powerful, most liberating study you’ve ever undertaken.
--Kay Arthur

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Arthur-a well-known speaker, author of more than 100 books and Bible studies, and founder of Precept Ministries International along with her husband, Jack-tackles the tough subject of sexuality and the Christian life. From Genesis to Revelation, she dissects the Bible and leads readers through what it has to say about sex and its misuse outside of the context of marriage between a man and woman. Even though Arthur never sidesteps what she believes are God's harsh words on the subject, she does so with compassion, as someone who knows the personal consequences of irresponsible behavior-she confesses to having had numerous affairs after her divorce. "There is hope no matter what has been done to you sexually," she says. "You can recover; your loved ones can recover. Our society could recover!" In a wonderful analogy she uses with teens, she likens sex to a can of Drano. It's a great product, but it has to be used according to the manufacturer's directions, or it can poison or even kill a person. Most of the book deals with the consequences of sex outside of marriage, but ends on a hopeful note that those who have engaged in illicit sex can experience God's redemption and recapture His original vision for their lives. She calls it a return to the Garden of Eden, in which a man and woman bound in holy matrimony explore and delight in sexual union-something that transcends the physical and weds their spirits.
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From the Inside Flap

My friend, we live in a culture saturated with sex. Everywhere you turn it?s there?discussed, debated, demonstrated, and used to sell anything and everything from cars to shampoo. And the world?s message is loud and clear: You have to be desirable, attractive, and sexy in order to be loved.

But I know far too many people who have been burned by sex?not only as children but as teens and adults?simply because it wasn?t sex according to God?s directions. And that breaks my heart?and His.

Our problem today is that Christians haven?t studied the subject of sex in the Bible. That?s why I am so excited about this book. Here is the truth about sex?sex according to God, the one who created it.

You and I are going to discover all that God has to say about sex in the Old and New Testaments. You are going to have answers to your questions about sex and solutions to your problems with sex. Together, we?re going to learn for ourselves what the Creator has to say about His creation. You?ll encounter truths that will enable you to enjoy and experience all that God intends in the incredible experience of becoming one flesh physically with your husband or wife. And you?re going to know how to conduct yourself until you get married, or if you never marry.

You are going to learn so much, my friend, that God is going to use you in a significant way to help others in these difficult days. This could be the most powerful, most liberating study you?ve ever undertaken.
--Kay Arthur

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press (September 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578566398
• ISBN-13: 978-1578566396
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kay Arthur is one of America's best-known and most-beloved Bible teachers and authors. With her husband, Jack, she is the co-founder of Precept Ministries International, the leaders in inductive Bible-study resources. Kay also reaches hundreds of thousands of people internationally through her "Precept upon Precept" inductive Bible studies. In addition, her daily and weekly television programs air on over 900 stations in 30 countries.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars God Isn't Silent About Sex!, January 29, 2004

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This review is from: Sex According to God (Hardcover)

I love this book. The christian community sometimes differs on this subject, if they want to discuss it at all. Kay's studies have a way of wiping the muck from our eyes to clearly see the Lord. This book is wonderful for anyone, married or single, teenagers (perhaps with parental guidance) to elderly. I particularly think this is a great book for sexual abuse survivors who may view the subject of sex through fracture glasses.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, August 23, 2011

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Very good book! For anyone in any marrital status. A must read for anyone desiring a closer walk with our LORD and Savior.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly poor!, July 27, 2006

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This review is from: Sex According to God (Audio Cassette)

I got this audiobook because I was so impressed with Kay Arthur's insight, compassion and wisdom in her segments of the DivorceCare New Edition volume on sexual purity outside of marriage. Sadly those qualities are notably missing here.

Her presentation style here is dry and boring. Her exegesis and exposition pedestrian, uninspired and uninspiring. Kay Arthur drones on and on and on using a preaching style that (thankfully) died around 1964. Especially annoying to this listener is her overuse of the term "my beloved" to refer to the listener. What worked so well for J. Vernon McGee and others simply falls flat here. Imagine your mother lecturing you with a shaking finger in your face and then backing off, smiling and saying, "My beloved!" and you've got the picture - it feels incongruous and insincere.

Blatantly missing here is that Ms. Arthurs says NOTHING about her poor sexual decisions after her divorce and where they took her. Thus an wonderful opportunity to connect with the listener with experience based empathy and, "Trust me I've been there!" wisdom is lost. Instead the listener is left with yet another one of these dry, boring, legalistic sounding, "No! No! No!" lectures on sex that we old Christians have now endured to the point of numbing brain death.

This material has been said better, more completely and more systematically elsewhere. This book adds NOTHING to the lexicon of Christian literature on sex and simply did NOT need to be written at all. This reviewer would recommend that the reader look to . . .

The Triumphant Marriage

Successful Singlehood: God's Blueprint for the Christian Family, Featuring Tony Evans, Moody Contemporary Issues, NTSC Format 1VHS, 50 Minutes, No Books

Covenant Marriage: Building Communication & Intimacy

Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage, Third Edition

Forever My Love: A Celebration of Marriage

The Act of Marriage

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do: Sex & Intimacy (What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do)

. . . for sound exegesis and practical guidance in understanding and adhering to the Biblical view of sex and sexual practice.

Buy this book ONLY if you want a good "church lady" Bible thumping. I normally find much to like in Kay Arthur's work but this one was a disappointment!