A Plea for Purity: Sex, Marriage & God - Softcover

Arnold, Johann Christoph

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9780874869606: A Plea for Purity: Sex, Marriage & God

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874869609 ISBN 13: 9780874869606

Publisher: Plough Pub House, 1998

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In A Plea for Purity, Arnold addresses the pain resulting from broken relationships and the misuse of sexual intimacy. He provides fresh biblical insights into critical issues including the sacredness of sex, the struggle against temptation, the decision to remain single or to marry, child rearing, and divorce and remarriage. A Plea for Purity offers hope, healing, and a new beginning to those who have experienced discouragement or failure.

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About the Author:

Johann Christoph Arnold is the author of best-selling titles on sexuality, parenting, death and dying, forgiveness, and peace. His books draw chiefly on his experiences as a pastor, and on wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of counseling couples and singles, teens and young adults, prison inmates, the aged, and the terminally ill.

Review:

A marvelous exposition on the true values of family life, the beauty of marriage, and human sexuality as God intended it to beA great resource for Catholic educators. -- Fr. Kris Stubna, Diocese of Pittsburgh

Does a wonderful job of putting sex into the larger contexts of Creation, the church, and marriage. Not everyone will agree with all of Arnold's specific conclusions, but every mature believer will benefit from the convictions reflected in this book. -- Bob Fryling, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Profoundly significantWhile the moral demands of the book are strong and clear, the book is much more positive than negative. I found myself wishing that adults had spoken to me in such a positive vein about these matters when I was a child. -- Steve de Mott, Maryknoll Magazine

This is the work of a very wise man with a very clear vision of God's ideal for marriage and family. Arnold concedes nothing to the impurity of our time, but looks into sexual matters by the light of Scripture with a restrained forthrightness that is truly ennobling. Simple and short, but deep, this is one of the best books available on handling our sexuality in a way that honors God. -- J. I. Packer, Regent College

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