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Oct 2024
12m 30s

Do Christian Hedonists Deny Self-Denial?

DESIRING GOD
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Does God’s command to deny ourselves contradict Christian Hedonism? Pastor John clarifies the God-centered, pleasure-seeking aim of all Christian self-denial. 
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