Liz Jones

This slim volume is written by two medical doctors for the Lovewise charity, which was set up to “promote Christian teaching about marriage and relationships in schools and church youth groups”.

The book is unashamedly biblical in its understanding and argument, starting with a reminder of the saving work of Jesus on the cross, and the challenge from 1 Peter 1 about holy living. Subsequent chapters make the biblical case for just two ways of being: “unmarried and chaste, or married and sexually active”, and explore the implications of that for Christians. They suggest that “going out” is a way of testing suitably for marriage, and therefore counsel against going out with anyone you wouldn’t consider marrying (including non-Christians). It suggests honouring and Godly ways of behaving during dating and engagement, ready to start enjoying the gift of sexual intimacy from the security of marriage. Rightly, they follow that with help on facing pressure and temptation as well as recovering from past mistakes.

Almost as strong is their material on the physical and psychological dangers of sex outside marriage, both for future relationships, and for any offspring. They cover these practical outworkings as examples of the deeper truth that they insist on: that God knows best, and we will be blessed when we follow His way. They further illustrate this by including some helpful testimonies from people who now have regrets about past decisions and actions.

A note on the cover says it’s written for “suggested age: 14+”, and I think they’ve pitched the language well for intelligent teenagers. (With a few slips: I can imagine the derision that greets the ‘temptation for some … in simply holding hands’.) However, the design of the book, including its cover, appear to be for a more much older audience. And for most people under the age of 50 it’s cursory dismissal of homosexuality (and no mention of the now-legal same sex marriage), won’t help it be taken seriously.

So, this is a very helpful booklet, but I fear it will only be useful for those teens and unmarried 20s who are already prepared to submit to biblical counsel.… (más)

its interesting because she bares her life , no holds barred. painfully honest esp when she talks of her marriage. she never mention his name at least if she did i must have missed it and i m too lazy nor indifferent to go back to the book to find out. haha. is he a famous author?(i googled him, using 'liz jones husband'. if he is famous it is not because of his books. i enjoy her daily mail column where she tells how poor she is now. and this book gives u an idea why... inspite of earning lots of money from her writing for a national newspaper.
i like her for her honesty, for saying things that so many of us hide. her latest is about turning 50 and how she had lied about her age for years.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23525326-aged-49-and-12-months-liz...… (más)