Be most satisfied in God… because God is most satisfied in God.
Emphasizing the foundational truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him, Piper further explores a life-changing essential: We will be most satisfied in God when we know why God himself is most satisfied in God. Fully understanding the joy of God will draw you into an encounter with His overflowing, self-replenishing, all-encompassing grace– the source of living water that all Christians desire to drink. The Pleasures of God will again put God at the center of Creation and leave you very satisfied in Him.
You don’t truly know someone until you know what makes them happy. Our pleasure is the measure of our character. So it is with God. We can only know the greatness of His glory if we know what makes him glad. Therefore we must understand “the pleasures of God.”
This is not a book about you. It’s about the One you were made for– God Himself. In this theological tour de force, Piper navigates the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him so that we might become like the One we behold.
What the church and world need today, more than anything else, is to know and love– behold and embrace– the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible.
Praise for the Print Edition
A rich feast for the serious believer. 
— John MacArthur
Run, don’t walk, to buy this remarkable book.
— Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes, When God Weeps
This is a unique and precious book that everybody should read more than once.
— J. I. Packer
If it is true that God is glorified most in us as we are satisfied most in him, then we must possess within ourselves, and present to our students and church members, a vision of God that is compelling, one that displays why the pursuit of him alone will bring to us the satisfaction for which we long so deeply. The works of John Piper aid this vision, and for this I can only give to God great and abiding thanks.
— Bruce A. Ware, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Additional Information
- Title: The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God (Revised and Expanded Edition)
- Author: John Piper
- 400 pages
- Multnomah Publishers, June 26, 2000
About the Author
John Piper, pastor for preaching and vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 1980, is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his Bachelor of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.
His preaching and teaching is featured daily on the radio program, Desiring God. His books include The Passion of Jesus Christ, Desiring God, The Pleasures of God, Life as a Vapor, and the Gold Medallion Award-wining Pierced by the Word.
Logos also offers two sets of John Piper's works: The John Piper Collection (24 Volumes) and The John Piper Sermon Manuscript Library.
Benefits of the Logos Bible Software Edition
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