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REVIEW - Sex and the Supremecy of Christ
By daniel | June 18, 2005
I've had the privilege the past few weeks to read, before it is released, Sex and the Supremecy of Christ, editted by John Piper and Justin Taylor.
This book seems to me to be a lot like a previous book, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which is composed of a series of essays that address questions on the topic of manhood and womanhood. Let's do a comparison and contrast.
Similarities first, Sex and Supremecy and it's predecessor both have many contributing authors. Both cover a wide variety of topics under a main heading. Both are big books. Both have… challenging… titles. (The books sound like dry tomes of information - like, Calvin's Institutes of the Christian faith, which I have yet to read, simply due to the intimidating title).
Now differences: Sex and Supremecy has not yet been released, so I don't know if it has a cool cover or not. It, honestly, is much more engaging than RBMW. It's topic is sex, which is much more practical and down-to-earth than the kindof ethereal concept that go with “manhood” or “womanhood.” I enjoyed reading this book.
Sex and the Supremecy of Christ starts off with a few chapters written by Piper. These chapters are a little dry, but I'll tell you what — I came away really knowing that Jesus Christ was important. Very important. The title of this book could have been Gardening and the Supremecy of Christ, and these chapters could have been slightly different, but get the same message across. The later chapters really get into God's design for sex and marriage, leaving me with a real love for both and a real appreciation for the Father who designed the whole process. I get the idea that the book is really intended to counteract our culture by also blasting the negatives of our culture and its warped sexuality, but it really shines when it shows the goodness of the original design. I imagine that it is necessary to talk about the obvious and complete failure of the world in this area, but probably slightly less of this would have sufficed. Also, the historical background of sex and the church is fascinating and useful for seeing where we've been.
Great book. Once it comes out, I recommend giving it a read. You can borrow it from me if you want!
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