Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (Revised ed. )
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Desiring God
Author: John Piper
Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential.
Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering.
Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist’s abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus—not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure.
Desiring God may turn your Christian world upside down. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy.
Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. In fact, for the follower of Jesus, delight is the duty as Christ is most magnified in His people when they are most satisfied in Him. Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering. Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonist’s abandon. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus—not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure. Desiring God may turn your Christian world upside down. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy. "A must read for every Christian and a feast for the spiritually hungry." —John MacArthur
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Introduction: How I Became a Christian Hedonist
- The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism
- Conversion: The Creation of a Christian Hedonist
- Worship: The Feast of Christian Hedonism
- Love: The Labor of Christian Hedonism
- Scripture: Kindling for Christian Hedonism
- Prayer: The Power of Christian Hedonism
- Money: The Currency of Christian Hedonism
- Marriage: A Matrix for Christian Hedonism
- Missions: The Battle Cry of Christian Hedonism
- Suffering: The Sacrifice of Christian Hedonism
- Epilogue: Why I Have Written This Book: Seven Reasons
- Appendix: Why Call It Christian Hedonism?
- Group Study Guide By Desiring God