--- title: "1 John Piper Quotes By Gale Heide" description: "1 John Piper quotes by Gale Heide. Plus more from Gale Heide and more John Piper sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/gale-heide-56976_freedom_god-s-primary-concern-and-i-think-i-lear_3215338.jpg" --- > [“God’s primary concern, and I think I learned this from Bruce Ware and John Piper, is His own glory and reputation. People are a means to that end, not ends in themselves. Allow me to state this as clearly as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/god-s-primary-concern-and-i-think-i-learned-this-from-bruce-ware-and/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/gale-heide-56976_freedom_god-s-primary-concern-and-i-think-i-lear_3215338.jpg) ## More by Gale Heide > [“humanity in the west can now easily dismiss any claims of authority by God over human history, when humans are so confident in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/humanity-in-the-west-can-now-easily-dismiss-any-claims-of-authority/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) > [“We tend to think of safety as being free from any threat of harm, whether real or supposed. However, God calls us to trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/we-tend-to-think-of-safety-as-being-free-from-any-threat-of-harm/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) > [“Though glorification of the self has been a central motif in human history since the Fall, the individual autonomy of the Enlightenment has further…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/though-glorification-of-the-self-has-been-a-central-motif-in-human/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) > [“It is fairly commonplace now to admit that our American culture is centered around the self. We believe in the supremacy of self-interest to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/it-is-fairly-commonplace-now-to-admit-that-our-american-culture-is/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) > [“Christians are easily ensnared by the coerciveness of other gods: Americanism, and the inherent legalism associated with it, being a good example. Where is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/christians-are-easily-ensnared-by-the-coerciveness-of-other-gods/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) > [“God’s primary concern, and I think I learned this from Bruce Ware and John Piper, is His own glory and reputation. People are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-heide/god-s-primary-concern-and-i-think-i-learned-this-from-bruce-ware-and/) [Gale Heide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-heide/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-piper/gale-heide/#itemlist", "name": "1 John Piper Quotes By Gale Heide", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“God’s primary concern, and I think I learned this from Bruce Ware and John Piper, is His own glory and reputation. People are a means to that end, not ends in themselves. 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