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I call what I said this morning Christian Edenism.

Christian... Hedonism. Christian Hedonism. Some people pronounce it hedonism. Now I know that the word

hedonism has a very negative connotation for most people, which it probably should, because it refers to things like worldliness, sensuality,

selfishness, egotism.

And I don't mean any of those things when I use the word.

When I put Christian on the front of it, I want it to be transformed. So years and years ago when I was considering do I want

to call this message Christian Hedenism I looked up the word heatenism in my high school

dictionary basic dictionary.

And the first definition was a life devoted to pleasure.

And I thought, that's exactly what I mean.

A life devoted to the pursuit of pleasure.

That's what I was talking about this morning.

But of course the world means pleasure in money,

pleasure in success, pleasure in power, and when I put the word Christian on the front of it, I mean pleasure in God according to Psalm 1611 in your presence is fullness of joy at your

right hand are pleasures forevermore.

That's what I mean by it.

So I am an advocate for what I call Christian Hedonism. And the reason I am emphasizing it

here in this conference is because the theme of the conference I was told in a word

would be holiness or Philippians chapter 2 versus 15 where we are to shine like lights in the world

and be blameless children of God in a crooked and perverse generation and

I thought the only way I know to kill sin in my life is to kill it with the power of a superior pleasure.

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