It represents popular culture's obsession with ourselves and our personal satisfaction and fulfillment. I reject the concept of Christian hedonism which is most likely the reason why I didn't get very far with this book. Learn more about his ministry at .'We will go far beyond mere happiness in our Christian life, but our true purpose on this earth is obedience and sanctification, not personal gratification.' Contrast this statement from Charles Colson's Lies That Go Unchallenged in Popular Culture with Piper's statement that 'The pursuit of pleasure is not optional. John and his wife, Noel, have five children and an increasing number of grandchildren. He has written over forty books, including Desiring God, A Godward Life, Dont Waste Your Life, and The Pleasures of God.

John MacArthur About the Author John Piper is pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Os Guiness A must read for every Christian and a feast for the spiritually hungry. Review Quotes Mind hammering and heart warming. Includes a study guide for individual and small group use. And that will be a good thing, for the glory of God, and for your deepest joy. Desiring God may turn your Christian world upside down. Finally, we are freed to enjoy Jesus-not only as our Lord and Savior, but also as our all-surpassing, soul-satisfying Treasure. Piper beckons us to approach God with the hedonists abandon. He discusses the implications of this for conversion, worship, love, Scripture, prayer, money, marriage, missions, and suffering. Constantly drawing on Scripture to build his case, Piper shows why pursuing maximum joy is essential to glorifying God. 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. Piper reveals that there really is no need to choose between duty and delight in the Christian life. Desiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. According to John Piper, the pursuit of pleasure in God is not only permissible, its essential. Book Synopsis Experience the Lifelong Pleasures of Knowing God!. In this paradigm-shattering work, Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesnt truly exist: Delight is our duty.

About the Book Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever.

Desiring God by John Piper