Desiring God - Part 19
I am wrapping up Desiring God by John Piper. I have finished the main chapters and am wrapping up the appendices.
Piper has some very helpful appendices at the end of the book.
Appendix 1 is about the goal of God in redemptive history. He basically goes through the story of the Bible from Genesis to the cross and gives a brief overview of the Bible. It is very well done and helpful for understanding the story of scripture.
Appendix 2 is about the reliability of the Bible. Piper does a very good of job briefly defending the Bible and our ability to trust it. Included in this, Piper defends and gives evidence for the resurrection. This main point of this book is certainly not defense of scripture, so it would be beyond the scope of this book to have a detailed defense.
Appendix 3 covers the topic of evil, which is really well done. Piper does a very good job of defending the biblical position and adequately covering this tough question.
Appendix 4 tells us how we can fight for joy. He gives us some ideas and concrete advice to get us started down a path of delighting ourselves in the Lord.
Appendix 5 is a defense of calling his thesis Christian Hedonism.
I will have one final post on this book to give my final review.