Happiness
by Randy Alcorn | Book Summary
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Author: Randy Alcorn
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The answer to this question is not as clear as many people think. In fact, God does want you to be happy. He desires your happiness so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross to secure your eternal happiness. Too many Christians walk around morose because they've been taught that this attitude is somehow more pleasing to God. This should not be the case! The distinction between joy and happiness is unwarranted and unbiblical. The Bible paints a picture of an infinitely happy God who wants His people to share in His happiness. Throughout the Bible, God calls, indeed commands, His people to be happy in Him. Everyone seeks happiness in something. Whether it be sex, money, power, fame, or any other number of things that can bring delight, mankind has a constant pull towards those things that might make them happy. True happiness, however, can only be found in God Himself. |
Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them.
Previously the pastor of Good Shepherd Community Church outside of Gresham, Oregon, Alcorn has authored over 50 books including Courageous, Heaven, and The Treasure Principle. He has also taught part time at both Western Seminary and Multnomah University.
Alcorn's ministry is marked by a future-oriented perspective that seeks to remind listeners and readers of the future glories of heaven and how that coming reality should impact our lives today.
Happiness
by Randy Alcorn
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Randy Alcorn |
| Publisher | Tyndale House |
| Date | 2015 |
| Pages | 496 |
Overview:
Does God want you to be happy? Many Christians find this question odd. God doesn't care about your happiness, He cares about your holiness or your joy, right?
The answer to this question is not as clear as many people think. In fact, God does want you to be happy. He desires your happiness so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross to secure your eternal happiness. Too many Christians walk around morose because they've been taught that this attitude is somehow more pleasing to God. This should not be the case!
The distinction between joy and happiness is unwarranted and unbiblical. The Bible paints a picture of an infinitely happy God who wants His people to share in His happiness. Throughout the Bible, God calls, indeed commands, His people to be happy in Him.
Everyone seeks happiness in something. Whether it be sex, money, power, fame, or any other number of things that can bring delight, mankind has a constant pull towards those things that might make them happy. True happiness, however, can only be found in God Himself.
Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching biblical truth and drawing attention to the needy and how to help them.
Previously the pastor of Good Shepherd Community Church outside of Gresham, Oregon, Alcorn has authored over 50 books including Courageous, Heaven, and The Treasure Principle. He has also taught part time at both Western Seminary and Multnomah University.
Alcorn's ministry is marked by a future-oriented perspective that seeks to remind listeners and readers of the future glories of heaven and how that coming reality should impact our lives today.