Quotes about Fulfillment
In dying he satisfied the claims of sin; and in living he satisfies the claims of God.
— John Piper
Christ is the glory we were made to see. His light alone will fill us and give the light of life and meaning to every part of our lives. And
— John Piper
what we need from the Bible is not the fulfillment of our dream, but the swallowing up of our failed dream in the all-satisfying glory of Christ.
— John Piper
The strength of our desire is not the measure of the strength of the final pleasure.
— John Piper
Keep Christ as the blazing center, and you will be satisfied; the world will be served; and God will be glorified.
— John Piper
Everything we need to be satisfied in God, the cross has made certain. It cannot fail.
— John Piper
Christmas means: the infinitely self-sufficient God has come not to be assisted but to be enjoyed.
— John Piper
We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.5
— John Piper
It is not a bad thing to desire our own good. In fact, the great problem of human beings is that they are far too easily pleased. They don't seek pleasure with nearly the resolve and passion that they should. And so they settle for mud pies of appetite instead of infinite delight.
— John Piper
Our mistake lies not in the intensity of our desire for happiness, but in the weakness of it.
— John Piper
The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
— John Piper
If you are sufficient for your task it's too small.
— John Piper