{"product_id":"the-things-of-earth-treasuring-god-by-enjoying-his-gifts-2nd-ed","title":"The Things of Earth","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe world is full of good things.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Christian life is a journey in holiness: from one degree of glory to the next. But for too long there has been an unstated belief that as Christians grow in holiness, the things of earth will, as the hymn says, grow strangely dim. But Dr. Joe Rigney sees it differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" aria-label=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the poet once said, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eThe world is charged with the grandeur of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The smile of a wife. Baseball in October. The Sawtooth Mountain Range. Toddlers’ laughing. Meatballs in spaghetti. A very good whiskey. What are Christians to make of these earthly pleasures?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-stringify-type=\"paragraph-break\" class=\"c-mrkdwn__br\" aria-label=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Rigney offers relief to Christians wrongly burdened by anxious guilt that they might enjoy their stuff \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e much. There is another way besides Idolatry and Ingratitude. This book will instill a rich gratitude to the Father of Lights, the Giver of every good and perfect gift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeaturing a foreword by John Piper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"False guilt kills true joy and ruins us for fruitful ministry. Impossible obligations lead to constant failure and incurable guilt, which only serve to breed greater sin. Read that again. Impossible obligation. Constant failure. Incurable guilt. Greater sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn fact, to feel guilty for something that God does not regard as a sin is itself a sin. We ought to repent of our rebellion against our creaturely limitations. To erect a false standard of holiness is legalism, and the fact that we’re failed Pharisees doesn’t mitigate the sin.\" ~Joe Rigney\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joe Rigney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44087409836147,"sku":"G-120","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/5462\/0787\/files\/ThingsofEarth.jpg?v=1763146759","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.canonpress.com\/products\/the-things-of-earth-treasuring-god-by-enjoying-his-gifts-2nd-ed","provider":"Canon B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}