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Sex Has a Price Tag: Discussions About Sexuality, Spirituality and Self Respect

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In the course of my ministry to teenagers, I have read many books on sexual abstinence, God's design for sex, and the terrible consequences of sex outside of marriage. Some are great and others not. Some are candid while others seem afraid to approach the subject head on. Sex Has a Price Tag is a well-written and honest look at the biggest battle teenagers face.

Today's students grow up in world where more absolutes are not an accepted reality by many people. As such, any discussions about sexual morality that are based only upon the standard set by the Bible are automatically dismissed by a vast number of people, leaving them to buy into the "if it feels good to me it's ok" lie. In this book students will be confronted with the unambiguous, unequivocal standards of sexual purity found in the Bible, but at the same time the author seeks to reach out to an audience who wants to ignore those truths. The costs of sexual activity before marriage and the reasons it should be avoided are broken into three categories: 1) your beliefs (what you choose to accept about God's design), 2) the wise counsel of others (what other students who did not choose abstinence say), and 3) medical facts (statistical evidence about STD's, teen pregnancy, and the "safe sex" deception. Simply telling students to abstain because of the medical reasons and advice from other people is only telling them half of the story. We shouldn't be surprised the personal experiences of others and medical evidence support the same perspective found in the Bible. An open look at the empirical evidence leaves you at the same standard set by the moral absolute. By combining what they won't refute (medical facts and the relative opinions of others) with what they want to discount (God's Word), the author successfully invites students into the discussion and gives them the opportunity to find the real power to overcome these struggles: God's power.

You or your teenager may have no desire to know or serve God. This book won't make you a Christian. But Christians and non-Christians alike will benefit from the practical and understandable discussions and illustrations in this book. In the final sections you'll find some great common sense advice and some relevant truths from Scripture to help in this battle. Please, let this book help you count the cost of sex before marriage so that you can make a wise decision and not pay a terrible price.

There is a glaring editorial error at the very beginning of the book. In the introduction, two-and-a-half paragraphs from page seven are repeated on page eight. Don't worry...the rest of the book is fine...go ahead and finish it.

Simply outstanding in format and layout. Your teen will read this. It's packed with straightforward, no-nonsense information. Even with its small size it is worth it weight in gold. This book could save your teen's life &/or their fertility. (The editorial error mentioned above is not in my copy.) If you or your teen get a chance to hear Pam Stenzel speak, don't miss it! She has web site if you want to learn more about her.

I read the book first before handing it over to my 13-year old son. I found it to be insightful and helpful. It explains the ramifications of what even one casual sexual encounter can cause; pregnancy, STD's, Lifetime financial committments to children created outside of marriage and the financial burden this creates all through your life.

While there were parts that made me cringe, and caused hesitency in handing the book to my son, I thought it best he read it NOW before he enters into the sexually charged society we live in today. This book provides great examples of the ramifications of the decision to have sex outside of marriage, while giving great examples on why not to and many examples of why waiting for marriage is not only the right thing, but the SMART thing - even if is isn't the easy thing to do.

I do believe there should have been an age appropriate mention somwhere on the title page. So before you hand it over to your children, read it first and then decide if it is appropriate for YOUR child.

This is an excellent book to help show teens that waiting until marriage to have sex is best for them. She goes into the health info and clearly lays out the problems teens face when they do not wait to have sex.

I would have LOVED to give this book a better review, but unfortunately it suffers from two things:

1. Numerous typographical errors, which are unacceptable and distracting

2. A disjointed layout that might have been designed to appeal to a short-attention spanned teen through bold page shifts and font changes, but comes off as disruptive and annoying

I heard Pam Stenzel speak on a radio show and was completely enthralled by the information she shared and the way that she spoke. Although my daughter is only four, I ordered this book immediately with the thought that I would read it and share it someday. Although there is some great information in the book, it is so poorly constructed both physically and in layout that I doubt it will survive until my daughter is old enough to understand it. The book needs a serious editorial, layout, and publishing upgrade. In the current state it is a challenge even to the patient reader.

Pam Stenzel's book shines the light of God into the darkness of sex outside of marriage. In an easy to read manner she lays out the facts about the physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences of premarital sex. Reading this book will help pre-teens and teens to understand that God has something much better for them than premarital sex - sex in a lifelong loving marriage relationship.

I have always grown up hearin sex is acceptable... But this book revealed to me the startling truth about the medical conditions that can result in many none curable virises, because of constant sexual intercourses. I would recomend this for any parents of teens or any teens who are struggling with, or have questions about sex. Please read, this could be the one book that could save your life.

I have 6 children, The kids saw this in a youth meeting on DVD(with our permission after we viewed it). My boys said, "It was kind of embarrassing but it was a good way to put it". We bought a copy for our other children and have lent it out to many people. I am buying it today for my distant relatives. Contrary to what others may think, this is very effective. I like the older "religious" DVD version (2001) because she is younger and I think the kids seem to relate better to her.

The title of the book is perfect. There are consequences of having sex prior to marriage. Sex is good within the context of marriage; the standard that God had in mind when He created it.

The most obvious consequence of having sex outside of marriage is teenage pregnancy. When teens think of sex, most of the time that's their biggest concern. What many fail to realize is that there are many other consequences such as STD's and the emotional impact it can have on them.

At first I wasn't sure if this would be a good book or not. The author doesn't give you a warm and fuzzy feeling. But, I digress. I believe that it has the potential to save teens from the heart breaking effects of having sex outside of God's original intention. I read the book with the teen audience in mind. If I were a teen, some of the things may be easy to pass on. After all, God created sex so why wouldn't he want two people married or not to have sex if they truly loved each other?

When you take medicine, there are always warning labels and side effects. This book gives you those side effects. After reading them, I'm convinced that it can stop teens (or even adults) to abstain from sex until marriage.

This book is written with teens in mind. There are black and white pictures of teens and the font is big and little for a teen appeal. It is labeled as Juvenile Nonfiction.

I recommend this book to any teen. I pray that teens will read this with an open mind. It's easy to get emotionally attached to someone. But, waiting for marriage, will be the ultimate gift one can give to a future spouse.

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This book is full of useful information in a format that teens will read. Frank and no-nonsense, just what teens need to impress the needed info upon them. Recommend.