- ISBN13: 9780801045295
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Young adults are fed up with our sex-saturated culture. They realize that there’s more to sex than what the media feeds them, and they realize that there’s more to responsibility that “just wait until you’re married.” Yo… More >>
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I was a little disappointed with this book. I went into it thinking it would give some guidelines about dating and getting to know someone slowly, rather than rushing into a relationship like so many people do these days. But, as I read through it, it focused more on abstinence and staying pure sexually. This was disappointing to me because I was more interested in hearing more about getting to know someone more slowly and on a deeper level.
I think Ingram did make some good points though. The “Hollywood” version of relationships can completely end in disaster. And often times, people who stay in the relationship stay out of fear of being alone and because they are desperate, not because the relationship is genuinely good for them. Also, he talks about how people in the “Hollywood” type of a relationship are selfish and expect to “get” something out of a relationship, rather than to give.
Ingram gives “God’s formula” for a relationship which starts out by taking it slow and getting to know one another as friends first and putting God first. He also says that giving is more important than receiving.
Again, it was a good book, but I wished he would have focused more on how to be good friends, first, and how to be more supportive of the other person.
Rating: 1 / 5
This was an easy read. I’ve been reading a number of books on this topic looking for one that doesn’t mostly address surface issues. This one deals with a fundamental shift in how relationships are viewed. The authors have done their homework and provide clear steps to a model of sex and relationships that reflect a biblical perspective.
Rating: 4 / 5
Chip and Tim have taken the time to really look into the what God wants a relationship to be. Living in this day and age is so CONFUSING because of all the mixed messages we get about sex, relationships, and love. We are raised by movies depicting what ‘true love’ is, told by our parents to ‘just wait’ when we ask about sex, and WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY! Why doesn’t any of this make sense, why can’t I find true love, why are my relationships always so confusing. If you find yourself wondering these same things, read this book, it has brought about a huge change in perspective for me, keeps true to what God tells us about relationships and sex, and does a great job of tying that to the reality we live in.
Rating: 5 / 5
We had a conference at our Church that was based partly on this book, I was very impressed with the conference and so was my 15-year old son. So much so, that the minute we got home I ordered the book, not only for my son but for my teenage niece and nephew.
My sister said that she couldn’t get my niece and nephew to read anything, that I had just wasted my money. Boy, was she surprised! Not only did they read it, they couldn’t put it down! Neither could my son.
Now, I have to admit that I have not read the book, I have just flipped through it. But, I know that the book has made a difference in the way the kids think about pre-marital sex and waiting. They more clearly see the positive things that come from waiting, and aren’t so worried about peer pressure. I wish I had had this book when I was a teenager!
Every adolescent should read this book, it is very direct and talks about almost every aspect of sexuality that is out there, every day, in front of our children. They are surrounded by sex, it’s in movies, music, television, radio, school and church, isn’t it time they see it from a different perspective, not one swayed by ratings and childish notions.
BUY THIS BOOK AND HAVE EVERY TEENAGER IN YOUR LIFE READ IT!
Rating: 5 / 5