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also attributed to matthew henry - “the way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.”
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I get what Piper was trying to convey but I could never get myself to accept the term, "Christian hedonism".Christian hedonism pays God the respect of acknowledging that he and he alone can satisfy the longings of the human heart to be happy.— John Piper
Agreed...It's like saying "military intelligence!"I get what Piper was trying to convey but I could never get myself to accept the term, "Christian hedonism".
I had to knock the devil off my shoulder a little bit when I posted that one. I can remember back in the old FFF days that I brought this controversy into the forum so we could sling mud at “those lib-ruhls”. I remember the culmination of that discussion amounting to a soft indictment of Piper for sensationalism in his platform in order to get attention.I get what Piper was trying to convey but I could never get myself to accept the term, "Christian hedonism".
I think I remember that one.I had to knock the devil off my shoulder a little bit when I posted that one. I can remember back in the old FFF days that I brought this controversy into the forum so we could sling mud at “those lib-ruhls”. I remember the culmination of that discussion amounting to a soft indictment of Piper for sensationalism in his platform in order to get attention.
I think that is what many said on the Old FFF when that was brought up.Agreed...It's like saying "military intelligence!"
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