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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “From what I gathered, Jonathan Edward's main point seems to be this: In creating the world, God's chief end was His own glory. Of course, I read that and immediately began to wonder whether God was selfish and didn't care about people. Edwards does an incredible job of anticipating and arguing...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I'm only in the first half of this book, which is the "Piper" part.”
Charlie K wrote this review Sunday, July 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book; not a quick read especially in the second half. Reading this should change any Christian's perspective (hopefully) away from the pervasive humanist emphasis too many hold today.”
Dan W wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“From what I gathered, Jonathan Edward's main point seems to be this: In creating the world, God's chief end was His own glory. Of course, I read that and immediately began to wonder whether God was selfish and didn't care about people. Edwards does an incredible job of anticipating and arguing against various objections like this one. I came to understand that "If God is supremely valuable, He should value Himself supremely" (p.160). I was also brought to understand that in God seeking His own glory, He seeks the creature's greatest good (since the creature was made to glorify God, and the creature will only be truly happy in doing just that). And the creature, seeking God's glory, seeks his greatest good as well. Thus, God seeking His glory, and me seeking to glorify God are in perfect harmony with my greatest good!
Nick P wrote this review Thursday, March 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book contains Edward's "The End for which God Created the World", as well as a section by Piper. I didn't have a lot of time to read this, and thankfully Piper provides advice for the person who only wants to read the most essential parts of Edward's weighty work. I only got through the philosophical section. I imagine the Scripture based section would blow my mind even more.
It was difficult reading (for me anyways). It helped that I read the online version (available for free here: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/OnlineBooks/ByTitle/1595_Gods_Passion_for_His_Glory/) and copied and pasted the key parts into a word document. I took some time as I read trying to reword Edward's arguments as best I could. The reading is hard, but well worth the effort! Piper also provides some helpful notes along the way. If you read this, you will quickly come to realize where Piper draws so much of his inspiration for what he calls "Christian Hedonism".
I have not read the whole book, and probably won't for a while. But if the rest is as good as the small amount that I read, I look forward to wrestling through it some more!
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“For fellow Piper fans:
Dorian and Laura wrote this review Thursday, December 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The first half of this book contains Piper's most forceful and clear presentation of Christian Hedonism I have seen.”“This book is divided into two sections.
Joel L wrote this review Wednesday, October 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The first section is written by John Piper, and gives valuable insight into the person of Jonathan Edward's and the relevance of his thoughts in life today. Given that this is the man that has proved to be Piper's biggest influence, it was an extremely compelling read.
The second section is Jonathan Edward's essay, The End For Which God Created The World. It is a rather convoluted essay, and not an easy read but I appreciate the precision and comprehensiveness he strives at in his writing. Sometimes though, it feels that I'm reading Edwards through Piper's lens, a crucial lens given I did not have the time to read it all in one setting.
However, if you are feeling up to the task, and wish to return to the original secondary inspiration in Piper's teachings and writings, then this is the book. I might attempt to read it another time in a sitting, and might revise my opinion then, but for now I give it 4 stars, simply because of Edward's style of writing.
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“This is worth your money and time to read. Piper's labor in giving us the life of Jonathan Edward is priceless. It is a must read for all serious Christian who love the glory of God.”
Terence Lim wrote this review Tuesday, December 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Marvelous! This book is a slow read. I highly recommend reading it out loud.
tomgee wrote this review Monday, September 3 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But it will well reward your labours. Piper's rendering is easy enough to follow, and his introduction is worth the price of the book, but the real riches lay in seeing God's love for his own glory, and why that truth (God creating everything for his glory) is wonderful news for believers!”
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