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It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship god for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in him.
-John Piper
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It Is Unbiblical And Arrogant To Try

John Piper
It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship god for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in him.
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God is bigger than any problem. god in you is greater than any difficulty you have to meet. god cares for you more than it is possible for any human being to realize. god can help you in proportion to the degree in which you worship him. you worship god by really putting your trust in him instead of in outer conditions, or in fear, or in depression, or in seeming dangers, and so forth. you worship god by recognizing his presence everywhere, in all people and conditions that you meet; and by praying regularly. you pray well when you pray with joy.
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It is pleasure that lurks in the practice of every one of your virtues. man performs actions because they are good for him, and when they are good for other people as well they are thought virtuous: if he finds pleasure in helping others he is benevolent; if he finds pleasure in working for society he is public-spirited; but it is for your private pleasure that you give twopence to a beggar as much as it is for my private pleasure that i drink another whiskey and soda. i, less of a humbug than you, neither applaud myself for my pleasure nor demand your admiration.
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