Desiring God by John Piper can be summed up in three sentences in his book, “If I cannot show that Christian Hedonism comes from the bible, I do not expect anyone to be interested, let alone persuaded. There are a thousand man-made philosophies of life. If this is another, let it pass. This appears in the last paragraph of the introduction.
The whole intent of the book is to persuade you into believing in the same philosophy of how the author attempts to understand his own religion beliefs. He was correct I was not persuaded, this was just another person’s philosophy and I will let this one pass.
Piper took many scripture reading out of context to fit his philosophy. My interested was not there mainly because I found his philosophy self centered and overall selfish. This is not what Jesus thought us.
The pursuit of happiness has always been a desire in man but beyond that, it becomes a personal fetish. One must balance the desire for happiness with the reality of the true feeling of life, yes that includes happiness but also sorrow, confusion, anger, along with the many other feeling we have. I very rarely ever say this but this would not be a book I would ever recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing in exchange for my honest review of the book.
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