Messages by Desiring God Enjoying God: The Key to Christian Education
Sep 6, 2025
Discover how glorifying God through joy can reshape classical Christian education. The podcast highlights the significance of true worship and character formation, stressing the importance of love and goodness. Joy in God transforms lives, strengthens love, and diminishes sin's allure. Additionally, it connects joy with educational success in a Christian context, emphasizing its role in character development and lasting positive effects on both teachers and students.
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Enjoyment Holds Ultimate Importance
- The Westminster Catechism makes enjoyment of God the ultimate human end alongside glorifying Him.
- Elevating a human emotion to cosmic significance reframes worship as heartfelt delight, not mere duty.
Glorify And Enjoy As One End
- The catechism links glorifying and enjoying God in the singular, implying they are one unified end.
- Piper suggests enjoyment is both God-glorifying and essential to authentic Christian life.
Augustine And Edwards Shaped Piper
- Piper names Augustine and Jonathan Edwards as forefathers who fused intellect with joyous affections.
- He recounts reading Edwards as life-changing for preaching and ministry.
