{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-god-meditations-on-gods-delight-in-being-god","title":"The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God","description":"\u003ch6\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscovering Who God Is Through What Makes God Glad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristians long to know God. They seek him by studying his words and tracing his works. But there is another pathway into God’s wonders—a surprising one. It is not the pathway of God’s deeds but his delights. What a person enjoys most deeply shows the deep things of a person’s character. So it is with God. What makes God glad reveals more of his glory than most of us ever dreamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this beloved classic, pastor and bestselling author John Piper searches Scripture to uncover the pleasures that delight the heart of God. Each chapter focuses on a specific joy: the glory of his Son, the beauty of creation, the richness of his grace, the prayers of his people, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvitation to Know God:\u003c\/strong\u003e As we behold God, we are transformed into his likeness, and our joy unites with his as we delight in the beauty of his perfections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by John Piper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Author of more than 50 books, including \u003cem\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDon’t Waste Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eProvidence\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExplores Who God Is Through What Makes Him Glad:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saturated with Scripture, the book digs deep into the character of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for Individual or Group Study:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ideal for those seeking to deepen their faith and understanding of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/static.crossway.org\/excerpts\/media\/1acf0ea74651df02eae44779f37c67c8e93f61d5\/The_Pleasures_of_God_Excerpt.pdf\"\u003eRead Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher’s Preface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction: How the Book Was Born\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Pleasure of God in His Son\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Pleasure of God in All He Does\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Pleasure of God in His Creation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: The Pleasure of God in His Fame\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: The Pleasure of God in Election\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: The Pleasure of God in Bruising the Son\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: The Pleasure of God in Doing Good to All Who Hope in Him\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: The Pleasure of God in the Prayers of the Upright\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: The Pleasure of God in Personal Obedience and Public Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEpilogue: Almost Too Good to Be True: A Final Word of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eName Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eScripture Index\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesiring God Note on Resources\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAuthor\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Piper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College \u0026amp; Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon’t Waste Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvidence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Pleasures of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis perhaps the most important book that John Piper has written. It is certainly the freshest and most penetrating. Many preachers and writers are calling Christians today to be more God-centered. The irony is that even the call to be God-centered focuses attention on us, on what we must do. Certainly the Bible spends no small part of its pages telling us what we must do, but it does so out of profound God-centeredness. And here is a book that does not tell us what we must do to be God-centered; it simply is God-centered. Intoxicating.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD. A. Carson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Theologian at Large, The Gospel Coalition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Run, don’t walk, to buy this remarkable work.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoni Eareckson Tada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Founder and CEO, Joni and Friends \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In our fallen world, staring at the sun blinds us. But, by God’s grace, contemplating God gives us spiritual sight. Of all of John Piper’s books, this is the most radical. Get this vision of God, and begin to see.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Dever\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesiring God\u003c\/i\u003e, John Piper introduced us to the idea that the pursuit of God’s glory and the pursuit of our joy are not at odds, for the pursuit of God’s glory is our joy. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pleasures of God\u003c\/i\u003e, Piper helps us to see that God’s glory is revealed in great part in what makes him happy.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pleasures of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an invitation to meditate on what makes God happy. If what makes God happy reveals His glory, and if we become like him as we behold his glory (2 Corinthians 3:18), then meditating on the pleasures of God will be a means for increased joy in God and gradual conformity into his likeness. If that is your desire, then take up this new edition and read it over and over again.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuan R. Sanchez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e Senior Pastor, High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, Texas; author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Dangers Facing Your Church\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I encourage you to read\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pleasures of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwice—once to see the portrait as a whole and a second time to savor the sheer delight of loving a God so magnificent, so excellent, so holy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErwin W. 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