The Gift of God’s God-Centeredness

Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17215794.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17213565.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.<img src="https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/10715/17210733.gif" height="1" width="1"/> 

God is glorified when we turn away from ourselves to him in the confidence that he will provide the help we need. 

All the omnipotent energy that drives the heart of God to pursue his own glory also drives him to satisfy the hearts of those who seek their joy in him. 

<p>Friends, God is not satisfied to be in the background of your life. The Lord your God is the Lord alone, so love him with everything you've got—your whole heart, your whole soul, and all your strength.</p> 

God is not the God of some grace. He is the God of all grace — including the infinite, inexhaustible stores of future grace that we need to endure to the end. 

God’s greatest interest is to glorify the wealth of his grace by making sinners happy in him. 

<p>Friends, let us rejoice whenever the grace of God is on display. The point of the sacraments is so that God’s grace may flood the world, but the Lord can operate outside of our formal structures. He desires these gifts for us, but as the creator of them, he is never limited by ... Show More