![]() ![]() ![]() 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 hedonist’s 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. A review of Desiring God by John MacArthurĭesiring God is a paradigm-shattering work that dramatically alters common perspectives on relating to God. ![]() Below is John MacArthur’s review of John Piper’s Desiring God, posted on the Grace Books website. So, when he writes a review of a theological book, we all need to sit up and take notice. He is one of the most influential evangelical Christian leader of our time. ![]() He is the author of more than a hundred books, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church, and president of The Master’s Seminary, in Sun Valley, California, is an evangelical Bible expositor. ![]()
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