Los mejores libros en español de john piper
Most of the time the apparent contradiction is because we are focusing on the wrong thing. And how can God take pleasure in everything He does? Did He enjoy crushing His Son for the sin of ungrateful people? Does He enjoy punishing sinners? Piper doesn't shy away from these questions and his answers are firmly biblical. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, just as God bemoans the unfaithfulness of His people Israel in the Old Testament.
It is a simple but life-changing truth.Alongside the happier descriptions, Scripture does portray God as the judge and ruler of the earth, a holy God who is deeply affronted by our sin against Him.
Again and again Piper drives home his point: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. Whoa! And so it is only right for God's highest priority to be His glory.And we as His children are to share in the Father's joy in His glory. If He were to put us, His creation, before Himself, He would be guilty of idolatry. One of Piper's main ideas is a quote from Henry Scougal, who wrote, "The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by object of its love." Apply this to God and wow - God has to be self-centered because He is the highest being in the universe. He doesn't need us to complete Him and He is not desperate to get our attention or love. And He is completely self-sufficient in the beautiful relationship among the Godhead. God does what He pleases He takes pleasure in His will and actions. Where is the joyful God?Surprisingly (at least to me), there is quite a lot of biblical support for the notion of a happy God.
And while there are facets of biblical truth in all these, they are not the sum total of God's character. We are used to the idea of God as the angry Judge, the distant Creator, or the weeping, suffering Christ. Is the Christian God happy?This is the question John Piper poses in The Pleasures of God, and I found it a fascinating one with rich theological implications.