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Desiring God : meditations of a Christian hedonist / John Piper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Books, (c)1996.Description: 358 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780880708692
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV4817 .D475 1996
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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. -- Eipologue: Why I have written this book, seven reasons -- The goal of God in redemptive history -- Is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy? -- What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? -- Why call it Christian hedonsim?
Subject: The pursuit of pleasure is not optional. It is essential. Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. In this paradigm-shattering work, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: delight is our duty. Join him as he stuns you again and again with life-impacting truths you saw in the Bible, but never dared to believe. - Back cover.
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Reference (Library Use ONLY) G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE BV4817.P56 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923000966883
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What's new in the 1996 edition? -- Preface -- 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. -- Eipologue: Why I have written this book, seven reasons -- The goal of God in redemptive history -- Is the Bible a reliable guide to lasting joy? -- What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself? -- Why call it Christian hedonsim?

The pursuit of pleasure is not optional. It is essential. Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. In this paradigm-shattering work, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: delight is our duty. Join him as he stuns you again and again with life-impacting truths you saw in the Bible, but never dared to believe. - Back cover.

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