Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, Part 3
Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, Part 3 By John Piper - Copyright 2003 by Desiring God Foundation, www.desiringGod.org , published by Multnomah Books A Study Guide prepared by Milt Reynolds Part 1: Introduction...How I became a Christian Hedonist (page 7) Part 2: The Happiness of God Part 3: The Goal of God in Redemptive History (page 308) In Chapter One, the author asserts that God's own glory is uppermost in His own affections. In everything He does, His purpose is to preserve and display that glory ...He puts a greater value on His glory than on anything else...He delights in His glory above all things (page 41) Appendix 1 presents the biblical evidence for this assertion. First, glory of God in the Bible refers to the visible splendor, or moral beauty , of God: His unveiled magnificence and excellence . The name of God signifies much the same. In Scripture, something done for God's name sake means the same as for His glory . The name of God is n