That which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth,
and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life,
and bring no fruit to perfection.
–Luke 8:14 (KJV)–

I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions,
in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
–2 Corinthians 12:10 (KJV)–

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.
–Hebrews 11:25 (KJV)–

Foolish, disobedient, deceived,
serving divers lusts and pleasures.
–Titus 3:3 (KJV)–

Heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures
more than lovers of God.
–2 Timothy 3:4 (KJV)–

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I have invited Rick Warren to come to the Desiring God National Conference this Fall and he’s coming…I do think he’s deeply theological, he’s a brilliant man…at root I think he is theological, and doctrinal, and sound.
–John Piper–

My call to you now, in the name of God Almighty, is that you might make it your eternal vocation to pursue your pleasure with all the might that God mightily inspires within you.
—John Piper–

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Gary Gilley, This Little Church Went to Market (Evangelical Press, 2005), ch. 10: “The Gospel According to Warren.”