Irenaeus

John Piper’s “Christian Hedonism” Requires the Universal Salvation of All Mankind

by Phillip on December 3, 2012

John Piper and “Christian Hedonism.” For those not familiar with this term it was coined by Pastor John Piper back in the eighties with his book entitled Desiring God. The basic premise was that God’s glory is actually intertwined with our enjoyment of Him. In fact he modified the answer to the Westminster Catechism question, […]

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John Eldredge: The Glory of God Is Man Fully Alive

by Phillip on June 3, 2012

It was John Eldredge who first drew my attention to St. Irenaeus’s profound statement, “The glory of God is man fully alive.”  That was something that I really had to ponder; in fact I found it quite shocking.  It was an idea I had never heard or considered before.  I could relate to Eldredge’s reaction […]

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