Andreas J. Köstenberger - God, Marriage, and Family. Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation

I love this book. It is the best on the subject, and at Mars Hill we have hundreds of couples read it each year as their premarital text. The men in Acts 29 also use it in their churches. God, Marriage, and Family is amazing, comprehensive, biblical, helpful, insightful, and without peer on the matters to which it speaks. I have read this book multiple times and am astounded at how much is packed in. I have also read the footnotes multiple times, and they alone are worth twice the price of the book. I am thrilled that God, Marriage, and Family is now updated and expanded and available in a second edition and am happy to endorse this amazing work and highly commend it to you. Read it, and give it to others, and you and they will be richly blessed.

MARK DRISCOLL, Pastor, Mars Hill Church, Seattle; President, Acts 29 and www.TheResurgence.com

In breadth of coverage, thoroughness of learning, clarity of analysis and argument, and, I think, soundness of judgment, this solid, lucid, pastorally angled treatise has no peer. Evangelicals who research, debate, teach, and counsel on gender, sex, marriage, and family will find it an endlessly useful resource. The easy mastery with which the author threads his way through forty years special pleadings gives this compendium landmark significance, and I recommend it highly.

J. I. PACKER, Professor of Theology, Regent College

The special value of this book lies in its pervasive exposition of Scripture. We are adrift in a sea of speculation without this. I am thankful for the book. I plan to give it to my grown children.

JOHN PIPER, Pastor for Preaching,
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis

Anything Andreas Kstenberger publishes is worthy of attention. His international education and experience, his teaching career, and his Christian character make him an author to be read with both care and anticipation. You may not agree with all his conclusions, but youll be better equipped for living and teaching about God, marriage, and the family. Sensible, balanced, and biblical, this is a sound and timely summary of the Bibles teaching on some of the most basic and yet controversial topics in todays world. I highly recommend it.

MARK DEVER, Senior Pastor,
Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington DC

If you are looking for just another collection of saccharine clichs about shiny happy Christian families, then you might want to leave this volume on the bookstore shelf. In an era when too many Christians listen more intently to television therapists than to the Bible on the question of the family, this could be one of the most significant books you ever read.

RUSSELL D. MOORE, Dean, School of Theology,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The book is wide-ranging and reflects mature judgment in interpreting Scripture and applying it to life. The author does not avoid controversial issues, but in each case he treats the issues fairly with ample explanation of alternative views. This is an excellent book that deserves to be widely used.

WAYNE GRUDEM, Research Professor of Bible and Theology,
Phoenix Seminary

This volume should be not only on the shelf of every pastor in this land, but also in the syllabus of every course on marriage and the family taught in Christian colleges and seminaries. The authors careful defense of traditional biblical values relating to family life demands a serious reading, especially by those who do not agree with him.

DANIEL I. BLOCK, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor of Old Testament,
Wheaton College

Driven by a passion for Scripture and fueled by a sense of urgency borne out of the cultural wars that seek to hide and even destroy the biblical patterns, Kstenberger grapples with salient issues of interest to those who see the family as Gods basic unit in his revelation of himself.

PAIGE PATTERSON, President, and DOROTHY KELLEY PATTERSON,
Professor of Theology in Womens Studies,
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Christian looking for a brief, understandable, straightforward, intelligent, faithful presentation of what the Bible says about marriage, family, divorce, remarriage, homosexuality, abortion, birth control, infertility, adoption, and singleness need look no further.

J. LIGON DUNCAN III, Senior Minister,
First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi

While many popular treatments of marriage and the family are available, very few have explored with care and precision Scriptures own teaching on these crucial subjects. Kstenberger does not avoid the hard contemporary issues of gender and sexuality but addresses them with sensitivity combined with keen biblical insight.

BRUCE A. WARE, Professor of Christian Theology,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

With the current attack on marriage and family now raging at a fevered pitch, Kstenbergers book is a vital resource that should be in the hands of every evangelical.

TOM ELLIFF, Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church, Del City, Oklahoma

This volume is a treasure trove of biblical wisdom on matters pertaining to marriage, child-rearing, singleness, and sexuality. As Western society struggles to hold on to its social identity, this study reaffirms Gods will for self-understanding and family ties. Readers seeking the whole counsel of God on these matters will find enormous assistance here.

ROBERT W. YARBROUGH, Associate Professor of New Testament;
Chairman of New Testament Department,
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

The book is especially valuable because it is remarkably clear and comprehensible, while at the same time reflecting deep and responsible research. I consistently found the conclusions to be sound and biblically faithful.

THOMAS R. SCHREINER, Professor of New Testament,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Characterized by exemplary exegetical analysis, Kstenbergers book is a refreshing and welcome addition to the current debate on marriage and the family. This outstanding work will help academicians, pastors, counselors, and anyone who genuinely seeks to understand Gods design from a biblical perspective.

MARY A. KASSIAN, author, Edmonton, Alberta

There has never been a greater need for a comprehensive, well-researched, and thoroughly biblical examination of the interrelated topics of marriage, family, and sexuality. Although not all will agree with each conclusion, Kstenberger has done the church a great service by providing this readable and eminently useful volume.

GORDON P. HUGENBERGER, Senior Minister, Park Street Church, Boston

These days it is important for us to remember that God has something to say about marriage and family. With all of the competing voices insisting on new definitions and unbiblical patterns, Kstenberger has provided the Christian community with an invaluable resource. It will be perfect for the college or seminary classroom, for local church educational programs, and for families trying to conform their lives to the Word of God. I heartily recommend it.

RANDY STINSON, Executive Director,
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

At a time when our society is attempting to redefine the standards and values of marriage and family, Kstenberger has brought us back to the biblical foundation. He tackles some very difficult and politically sensitive issues in this book.

BOB BAKER, Pastor of Pastoral Care, Saddleback Church,
Lake Forest, California

The unique contribution of God, Marriage, and Family is Kstenbergers approach: he carefully traces Gods unfolding plan for marriage and family from creation through to the end. The true beauty of marriage and the family shines most brightly when one looks at these topics as they are developed throughout Gods entire story.

RICHARD W. HOVE, Campus Crusade for Christ, Duke University