Books/articles about ending fornication?

[sedulous_samantha]

Dear everybody, :wave:

Serapha recommended two excellent books about intimacy in Christian relationships. I will list them below:

The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and Intimacy - ISBN: 0785274715
Intimate Issues : 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex - ISBN: 1578561493
Whilst these books appear to have good sections about turning away from fornication, the books themselves are not based on the subject.

Does anybody know any books that are just about becoming "pure" again, in the eyes of God? Or maybe good articles online?

Thank you guys. :)

[jazzbird]

Hi Samantha. Off the top of my head I can't think of a book that is specifically about becoming pure, I will tell you that the best, most biblical book I've ever read about sex is called Sex According to God, by Kay Arthur. She thoroughly explores what the Bible says and why it is important. It helped me to see God's plan for my life and marriage so clearly. Before I met my husband I had had a relationship involving sex, and I hadn't really dealt with a lot of the guilt I was carrying around. This book really helped me draw closer to God and embrace His grace and forgiveness. It renewed me. It made me understand so clearly the many reasons that we are called to sexual purity, and not just that "God said so, so don't do it." I just can't say enough about it!

I've read some of your other posts, and I will be praying for you in your journey! Feel free to PM me about any of this.

[sedulous_samantha]

Hello jazzbird!

Thank you for your prayers - they are dearly appreciated.

I went to amazon.com to have a look at that book, and it does look like a good one. As I was looking at that, Amazon had suggested another book that was in the same category - and it actually seemed very good! Well done Amazon for intelligently choosing similar books. I will post it here:

Gift-Wrapped by God : Secret Answers to the Question "Why Wait?" -ISBN: 1578565855 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578565855/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_f/103-2285164-1959832
Here is what the inside flap of the book says:

Women who have maintained their sexual purity often ask, "Is it really that important for me to wait until I get married?" Meanwhile, single women who have been sexually active mourn the loss of their innocence, wishing they could somehow start again.

Women want to protect the purity that is God's gift to them, and they also long to be loved. This volatile combination makes them vulnerable to temptation. That is why it is vital that women know not only that God wants them to wait, but why God wants them to do so. They need solid reasons, conviction, and a strategy that will prepare them to live out their sexual purity as God intends.

Filled with powerful true stories of hope and healing, Gift-Wrapped by God provides compelling emotional and spiritual reasons for choosing God's path of sexual purity, as well as practical help for following it. Whether women have held onto their sexual innocence, have become prematurely sexually active, or have had their purity taken by force, they can express and fulfill their desire to come to their wedding day--and live out every day--sexually pure and whole.

Looks a good one, especially for those who have already sinned.

[jazzbird]

Yes, I have heard of that book. It's by the same women who wrote "Intimate Issues," which I really liked.

[sedulous_samantha]

Here's another one, suggested by theresalittleflower. :)

If You Really Loved Me: 100 Questions on Dating, Relationships and Sexual Purity - ISBN: 1569553696 - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569553696/qid%3D1084052003/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-2285164-1959832