Thus, playing off the well-known words of the Westminster Shorter Catechism–Q. He says, for instance, that being a Christian is desiring or delighting in God. In fact, what he says is quite orthodox and profound. John Piper, of course, has written a lot about “Christian Hedonism.” And, contrary to what it sounds like, he is not a heretic. I’ll excerpt from the mention of Piper to the end. His current on-line article at Key Life’s website won’t be there long, so I want to excerpt his assessment of the possibilities for the spiral of despair in John Piper’s theology of Christian Hedonism. Steve Brown has to be one of my favorite “reformed” teachers, if for no other reason than he has a great sense of humor and an unending appetite for the gospel of grace. So I was surprised to find Christian Hedonism critically assessed by Steve Brown of Key Life Network. There are great strengths, and some fairly serious problems, especially in the area of Christian experience. I love Piper and his work has a huge place in my journey, but I am ever more convinced that his “Christian Hedonism” would greatly benefit from rigorous assessment. One of my unmet goals on the internet has been to start a blog devoted to a critical discussion of the theology of John Piper.
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