Desiring God
by John Piper | Book Summary
Author: John Piper
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As God's children, we bring Him the most glory when we have supreme joy in Him. Every area of life is an opportunity for us to be satisfied in God and bring glory to Him: prayer, worship, and every other aspect of life. Joy in God is not just an add-on to the Christian life, it is the Christian life. Without joy we are living a sub-Christian life and will not bring God the glory He immensely deserves. |
John Piper is the founder and a teacher of desiringgod.org and the Chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years he pastored Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN.
He has authored many books with the focus of showing that God is glorious and that He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. He has written a trilogy of books on the Bible called Reading the Bible Supernaturally, A Peculiar Glory, and Expository Exultation. His other works include The Pleasures of God and Don't Waste Your Life.
Desiring God
by John Piper
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | John Piper |
| Publisher | Multnomah |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Pages | 368 |
Overview:
We wonder to ourselves, Why am I here? Why did God save me? All of life is for the glory of God (1 Co. 10:31). "The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever." (p. 18, emphasis in original, originally from the Westminster Shorter Catechism)
As God's children, we bring Him the most glory when we have supreme joy in Him. Every area of life is an opportunity for us to be satisfied in God and bring glory to Him: prayer, worship, and every other aspect of life.
Joy in God is not just an add-on to the Christian life, it is the Christian life. Without joy we are living a sub-Christian life and will not bring God the glory He immensely deserves.
John Piper is the founder and a teacher of desiringgod.org and the Chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years he pastored Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN.
He has authored many books with the focus of showing that God is glorious and that He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. He has written a trilogy of books on the Bible called Reading the Bible Supernaturally, A Peculiar Glory, and Expository Exultation. His other works include The Pleasures of God and Don't Waste Your Life.