Becoming Worldly Saints: Can You Serve Jesus and Still Enjoy Your Life?

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A fresh, contemporary approach examining the tension between enjoying earthly pleasures and seeking heavenly purpose, freeing Christians to both enjoy their ordinary life and pursue the ministry God has called them to.If following Jesus involves a life of sacrifice and suffering, is it wrong for a Christian to seek purpose and joy in this worldMany Christians sense a tension between their desire to enjoy life in this world-the beauty of God's creation and the rich love of deep relationships with others-and the reality that this world is fallen and broken, in need of redemption.How can believers both enjoy earthly creation and seek eternal redemptionAccording to author Michael Wittmer, as worldly saints, created in the image of God, we are natural creatures with a supernatural purpose-to know and love God. Because we live in a world that is stained by the curse of sin, we must learn to embrace our nature as creatures created in the image of God while recognizing our desperate need for the grace that God offers to us in the gospel.Writing in a devotional style that is theologically rich, biblically accurate, and aimed at ordinary readers, Wittmer helps people understand who they are, why they are here, and the importance of the story they tell themselves.

Michael Wittmer is currently Professor of Systematic Theology at GRTS in Grand Rapids, MI. He is the author of Heaven Is a Place on Earth, Don't Stop Believing, The Last Enemy, and Despite Doubt. He and his wife, Julie, live in Grand Rapids, Michigan with their three children: Avery, Landon, and Alayna.