Guest writer: Sue Weaver
If Chapter 4 Were Bumper Stickers…
- Real Love = Real Gain
- Fleeting Pleasures: the Enemy of Joy
- Love What God Loves
- Love is the Victory of Grace
- Break the Bondage of Private Pleasures
- Love Is Costly
- The Source of Love is Joy
- No Disinterested Benevolence
- Believe Jesus? Give>Receive
- Refuse to Settle for Prosperity and Comfort
- Go for Eternal
- The Gain Outweighs The Pain
- Lose Property, Gain Joy
- Your Power Co: God Increasing in You
Guest writer: Sue Weaver
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Not sure that I agree with some of these. I haven’t gotten to this chapter yet, but….Jesus died so that we can live an abundant life. So why should I refuse to settle for prosperity? My source of Love is God. He is my only source. I am not in pursuit of joy….I am in pursuit of Jesus. I’m not sure I like where this book is taking us.
my humble recommendation is for you to read the chapter.
I’m still reading in Chapter 4 and am really struggling with this book. I need a bit more time and thought to comment further.
that’s okay, patti. go for the nuggets of truth that are spread throughout. sometimes he gets lost in over explaining things, but at the core it is a pretty solid book and if you stick with it, i know you will benefit from it. blessings.
I am hanging in there and almost through chapter 6 now. I’ve made some notes to myself along the way to go back and dig a bit deeper into the Word when I am finished reading Piper’s book.
great, patti. there is so much to think through. i do the same. take notes, review, come back to it later. compare with THE Truth from God’s Word. nothing wrong with that.
Patti, I pray for God’s wisdom and discernment for you. I think of the song….be careful little eyes what you see…remember that we are to guard our hearts and to do that we must be very careful what we take in…what we see and hear will determine our mindsets. That’s why Paul tells us in Romans chapter 12 to renew our minds. Our minds must be renewed with the Word of God. If you are struggling, go to the Word.
thanks gina. this is great advice. patti is a woman of God. i know she is doing just that. always have to keep in mind what paul said about the believers in berea: “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11).