God, You, & Sex

God, You & Sex one of the few books I’ve ever seen that actually seeks to really address sex on a root biblical foundation and not make it so prim and proper, or like its something to be avoided.

David White takes the position that sex is not only good but that it is a gift from God for His children to enjoy within the confines of marriage. Something I’ve always struggled with is this idea that God rejoices in human sexuality. Yet White makes this assertion, that Scripture supports this perspective. And while no Scripture is immediately given, there is other verses that are pointed out that points to God giving the command to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis). And to do that, sex is a must. 

My biggest takeaways from this book are: 1. Sex was designed by God during creation and He said all He created is good. Therefore sex in the way God intended it is good. 2. The way God intended sex is in marital covenant. When engaged outside of its parameters, like many other things it will have consequences. 3. The church needs to have more conversations about sex. We need to do more than tell the younger generations to avoid it, because when they get married they will still struggle with it. We need to give them the necessary context for sex and when it is appropriate to engage in it. As parents we need to have these conversations at home BEFORE our kids engage in sex rather than have poor versions of this conversation as a knee jerk reaction to them engaging in premarital sex.

Would I recommend this book? Absolutely. I think young adults and teenagers NEED to read this book. They need to understand full context of sex, when it is appropriate and when it is not.

(FYI: I received this book from the publisher, New Growth Press, in exchange for my honest review.)