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The Act of Marriage

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THEAct

OF

Marriage

The Beauty of

SEXUAL LOVE

Tim and Beverly LaHaye

ZONDERVAN

The Act of Marriage

Copyright © 1976 by Zondervan

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

LaHaye, Tim F.

The act of marriage.

Bibliography: p.

ISBN 0-310-21177-8

1. Sex (Theology). 2. Marriage. I. LaHaye, Beverly, joint author. II. Title.

BT708.L42

301.41′8           75–37742

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

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To all those who believe married love can be beautiful, exciting, and fulfilling and to those who wish they could believe

Contents

Cover

Copyright

Introduction

Chapter One: The Sanctity of Sex

Chapter Two: What Lovemaking Means to a Man

Chapter Three: What Lovemaking Means to a Woman

Chapter Four: Why God Created Sex

Chapter Five: Sex Education

Chapter Six: The Art of Lovemaking

Chapter Seven: For Men Only

Chapter Eight: For Women Only

Chapter Nine: The Unfulfilled Woman

Chapter Ten: The Key to Feminine Response

Chapter Eleven: The Impotent Man

Chapter Twelve: Sane Family Planning

Chapter Thirteen: Sex Survey Report

Chapter Fourteen: The Missing Dimension

Chapter Fifteen: Practical Answers to Common Questions

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

About the Publisher

Share Your Thoughts

Introduction

This book is unlike any other I have ever written. It should be read only by married couples, those immediately contemplating marriage, and those who counsel married couples.

It is deliberately frank. I have long felt a need for a clear and detailed presentation of the intimate relationship that exists between a husband and wife. Most Christian books on this subject skirt the real issues and leave too much to the imagination; such evasiveness is not adequately instructive. Secular books, on the other ...

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About The Act of Marriage: The Beauty of Sexual Love

OVER 2.5 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT

Discover the secrets to new joy and sexual fulfillment in marriage that have helped millions of Christian couples maximize their intimacy.

Here are the insights into your spouse's body, psychosexual makeup, and need for tender, unselfish affection that can help you discover new depths of intimacy. It's the perfect book for:

• Engaged couples and newlyweds who want to make lovemaking a joy from the start

• Couples who have been married for years and want to maintain the flame or rekindle the embers

• Every husband or wife who wants to be a better lover

The Act of Marriage enriches you and your spouse's physical relationship by offering biblical principles, goals, guidelines, and charts that cover an array of vital topics, such as:

• The sanctity of sex

• What sex means to a woman

• What sex means to a man

• The art of lovemaking

• Sane family planning

• Practical answers to common sex questions

• And more!

Plus, this updated and expanded edition features sections that discuss "sex after sixty" and five reasons why God created sex, all supported by the very latest findings in the fields of medicine and sociology.

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