About this episode

John Piper joins Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever to discuss the themes of his book 'The Pleasures of God'.

In this special episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Mark Dever welcome John Piper to reflect on his book The Pleasures of God , newly reissued by Crossway. Together they explore why God's self-exaltation is not vanity but love, how grace overflows from a God who is full and free, the connection between God's glory and His happiness, and why a gloomy view of God distorts everything downstream.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan Leeman, Mark Dever

Guest: John Piper

Topics covered

• God's self-exaltation
• grace
• God's glory
• God's happiness
• view of God

Keywords

• God
• self-exaltation
• grace
• glory
• happiness
• Piper
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crossway

Books & works: The Pleasures of God

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