Pleasure. We live in a world obsessed with finding it, passionate about enjoying it and desperate about maintaining it. Chief among such objects of affection are sex and money - two pleasures unequalled in their power to captivate our attention and demand our worship. Paul David Tripp pulls back the curtain on the lies of our flesh and the ways we distort God's good gifts, examining the insanity of our culture and exposing our tendency to fall prey to the hollow promises of this world. In exploring how God's grace frees us from futile pursuits, Tripp directs readers to the wisdom of God in Scripture and the liberating power of the gospel, offering practical guidance on finding true joy and lasting satisfaction. With his customary blend of honesty, humour, challenge and sound scriptural application, he offers wise and timely advice on how to break free. Don't make the mistake of seeking horizontally what you can only find vertically.

Paul David Tripp

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Preface

1 Sorry, but we've gone crazy

2 The Dangerous Dichotomy

3 So Why Do We Do the Things We Do?

4 The Highest Pleasure

5 Sex: The Big Picture

6 If Sex Is about Worship, Then It Can't Be Just about You

7 If Sex Is about Relationship, Then It Can't Be Just about You

8 If Sex Is about Obedience, Then It Can't Be Just about You

9 So Where Do We Go from Here?

10 Money Matters

11 Treasure Hunters

12 Money Is Not the Problem—Love Is

13 You Can't Take It with You

14 Are You Living Like You're Poor?

Pleasure. We live in a world obsessed with finding it, passionate about enjoying it and desperate about maintaining it. Chief among such objects of affection are sex and money - two pleasures unequalled in their power to captivate our attention and demand our worship. Paul David Tripp pulls back the curtain on the lies of our flesh and the ways we distort God’s good gifts, examining the insanity of our culture and exposing our tendency to fall prey to the hollow promises of this world. In exploring how God’s grace frees us from futile pursuits, Tripp directs readers to the wisdom of God in Scripture and the liberating power of the gospel, offering practical guidance on finding true joy and lasting satisfaction. With his customary blend of honesty, humour, challenge and sound scriptural application, he offers wise and timely advice on how to break free. Don’t make the mistake of seeking horizontally what you can only find vertically.

Sex and Money are the two pleasures un-rivalled in their power to captivate our attention, demand our worship, and drive us toward in a vain effort to hide from the world or escape its despair. These are among the biggest human drivers and motivators – they always have been, but it seems more so now that ever before.

Christians live in a world obsessed with chasing after its twin pleasures, passionate to enjoy them, and desperate to maintain them. You don't have to look far to see that we are in big trouble in both areas. Many of us see the battle. We feel the strain of the war. And we are eager for freedom in a world gone mad.

Counsellor and pastor Paul David Tripp breaks the distorting mirror that reflects the image of both and thoughtfully exposes the insanity of our culture. He also wisely speaks to our own tendencies to fall prey to sexual and financial idolatry.

Sex and Money ultimately directs us to God's Word and the liberating power of the gospel, offering real-world advice, and giving us the guidance we need to find true joy and enduring satisfaction.

'Wise words. Authentic experience. Provocotative application.' - John Piper, on Tripp's previous works

Pastor Paul David Tripp breaks the distorting mirror that reflects the image of both and exposes where we've gone wrong

The Good Book Stall

This is a book about idolatry. It happens to be a book about sex and money, probably the two greatest idols of our western culture in this generation. Yet it could equally be about alcohol or gaming, investing in your home or addictive gym membership.

At the core of Paul Tripp's argument is that the pursuit of pleasure cannot replace our yearning for God. As the author says: "Don't make the mistake of seeking horizontally what you can find only vertically".

Following an honest assessment of the mess we're in, Tripp embarks on a detailed exploration of our obsession with sex and money. Written in a way that will be, for some, too contemporary in style and directness. Tripp identifies our obsession with self as in direct contradiction with scripture and a clear obstacle in our relationship with God.

Change is possible of course, fuelled by God's inextinguishable grace. Ultimately this is a hopeful book; so much has gone wrong, yet it can still all come right again.

What this book needs is a complementary course that can equip church leaders to use Tripp's material as a basis for group work. I can even see it as the basis for marriage preparation or, taking a different approach, in school.

Yes it's tough stuff and Tripp has no problem with difficult questions. But you only have to go out on a weekend evening—or get honest answers from teenagers as to how they spend their time online—to see the need to address the issues he raises.

Sex And Money

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