Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak.
If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Lewis, who greatly influenced Piper’s view of Christian Hedonism, said, In fact, as Piper has famously said, “God Is Most Glorified In Us When We Are Most Satisfied In Him.” And conversely, we are most satisfied as we seek that satisfaction in God. However, this pursuit of happiness is not in competition with God (contra.
According to Piper, all men by nature seek their own happiness. “Christian Hedonism” is term coined by John Piper.
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