More quotes from The Dangerous Duty of Delight, by John Piper.
"The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify [God]. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?"
"We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience."
My personal favorite: "In God alone is fullness of joy and joy forever."
"God is glorified not only by His glory's being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those who see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart."
My second favorite: "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him."
The glory of God is at stake in our pursuit of joy.
"The end of the creation is that the creation might glorify [God]. Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed?"
"We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience."
My personal favorite: "In God alone is fullness of joy and joy forever."
"God is glorified not only by His glory's being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those who see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart."
My second favorite: "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him."
The glory of God is at stake in our pursuit of joy.
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