Comparing Clifford And Joyce Penner's The Gift Of Sex

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The Bible is often referred to by Christians as God’s basic instructions for life, and with good reason. The Bible is full of God’s design for all aspects of human life, from growing up, to marriage and parenthood. The aspect of human sexuality is laid out within scripture as well. In their book, The Gift of Sex (2003), Clifford and Joyce Penner describe sex at great lengths, leaving no related subject in human sexuality untouched by their research. At the forefront of their book, the design of sex by God is explored in depth. The Penner’s make it clear that God designed sex not just for procreation, but for pleasure (Penner & Penner, 2003, p. 27). Understanding this as biblical truth, it is arguably of great importance that parents not shy

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