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Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (John Piper)
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Newest, updated and revised edition! Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In this paradigm-shattering classic, newly revised and expanded, John Piper reveals that we should never talk as though our duty to God and our delight in God conflict; to delight in God is our duty.
“This book profoundly influenced my life.” — Jerry Bridges
“A modern manual of true spirituality.” — R.C. Sproul
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Desiring God
Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
Newest, updated and revised edition! Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In this paradigm-shattering classic, newly revised and expanded, John Piper reveals that we should never talk as though our duty to God and our delight in God conflict; to delight in God is our duty.
Satisfaction…Happiness…Joy. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, it’s essential.  He wants us to be satisfied with 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.
Endorsements
“This book profoundly influenced my life.” — Jerry Bridges, Founder of The Navigators and author of The Pursuit of Holiness and The Practice of Godliness, and numerous other books
“A modern manual of true spirituality.” — R. C. Sproul, Senior Minister, St. Andrew’s Chapel, Sanford, Florida; Founder of Ligonier Ministries and author of over 100 books, including The Holiness of God.Â
Contents
- 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?
About the Author
John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and teaching is available free of charge at desiringGod.org. John and his wife, Noël, have four sons, one daughter, and twelve grandchildren.
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