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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.
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	And in 1980 I heard a young associate pastor of Zion Baptist Church give a talk at Hospitality House where he had come to know the Lord as an inner city kid. Now, after graduating from seminary in California, he had come back to work in Minneapolis. And the one sentence I remember was this: "If I can just love somebody, I'll be happy." That's a good concluding commentary on the words of Jesus, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Let's pursue it at Bethlehem with all our heart.<br>		And in 1980 I heard a young associate pastor of Zion Baptist Church give a talk at Hospitality House where he had come to know the Lord as an inner city kid. Now, after graduating from seminary in California, he had come back to work in Minneapolis. And the one sentence I remember was this: "If I can just love somebody, I'll be happy." That's a good concluding commentary on the words of Jesus, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Let's pursue it at Bethlehem with all our heart.<br>
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Bhkauflin at 15:04, 8 July 2008

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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

Bhkauflin at 15:04, 8 July 2008

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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

Bhkauflin at 15:03, 8 July 2008

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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.

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	Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.		Disinterested benevolence toward God is blasphemy. If you come to God dutifully offering him the reward of your fellowship instead of thirsting after the reward of his fellowship, then you exalt yourself above God as benefactor and belittle him as the needy beneficiary—and that is blasphemy. The only way to honor and glorify the all-sufficiency of God is to come to him for the pleasure of knowing and being loved by him. That was last week's main point, and we could have called it vertical Christian Hedonism. Between man and God, on the ''vertical'' axis of life, the pursuit of pleasure is not just tolerable; it is mandatory: "Delight yourself in the Lord!" The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever.