Session4

Eight Biblical Arguments for Christian Hedonism:

1. God commands us to be happy and to pursue our joy.
* Joy is not optional, it is a commandment. In the Bible, God commands us to be happy in Him. (Psalm 100:2) Pursuing joy is a commandment from God.
* The bible says we must be glad in the Lord. If you don’t obey, you sinned.
* One must serve God with gladness. It is a sin to serve Him without gladness.
* Delight yourself in the Lord.
* Biblical reference: Psalm 37:4, Psalm 32:11

2. God threatens terrible things if we will not be satisfied.
* Biblical reference: Deut. 28:47-48
* If you are not serving God with joy, you are serving the enemy.

3. The nature of faith teaches the pursuit of satisfaction in God.
* Reference: Hebrews 11:6, Philippians 4:19
* You can’t please Him if you didn’t come to Him to get joy. Faith is coming to God to have all your needs met and trust Him to meet all your needs.
* The way to come to God is NOT to meet His needs but asking Him to supply your needs while He (the Giver) gets the glory.

4. The nature of evil teaches the pursuit of satisfaction in God.
* Many times, we tend to depend on ourselves instead on God. At the end, we find frustration.
* Evil is turning away from joy and embracing frustration by pursuing money, power, position, and fame.
* Biblical reference: Jeremiah 2:12-13

5. The nature of conversion teaches the pursuit of satisfaction in God.
* Accepting, believing, embracing Jesus as your Lord, Savior and Treasure in your life.
* Lord of your life – we have to follow Him
* Savior of your life – acknowledge that Jesus redeemed you from the punishment of sin.
* Treasure of your life – putting Jesus above all things.