Biblical Prespective on Christian Hedonism

[Erik Diamond]

Is anyone here familiar with "Christian Hedonism"?

"If you must, forgive me for the label. But don't miss the truth because you don't like my tag. My shortest summary of it is: God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Or: The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. Does Christian Hedonism1 make a god out of pleasure? No. It says that we all make a god out of what we take most pleasure in. My life is devoted to helping people make God their God, by wakening in them the greatest pleasures in him......

By Christian Hedonism, I do not mean that our happiness is the highest good. I mean that pursuing the highest good will always result in our greatest happiness in the end. But almost all Christians believe this. Christian Hedonism says more, namely, that we should pursue happiness, and pursue it with all our might. The desire to be happy is a proper motive for every good deed, and if you abandon the pursuit of your own joy you cannot love man or please God - that's what makes Christian Hedonism controversial."

Is this position biblical?  If not, can you provide Scripture that shows Christian Hedonism to be in error?  

Erik

[Reformer]

 Christian Hedonism Defined

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_hedonism

 Mt 23:24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

  It all strikes me as straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel looking for the finer points of the finer points of the finer points. But that's just me. Too much name dropping and not enough scripture I say. Stick with the scriptures and don't worry about labels and what this theologian believes or what that theologian teaches. it's a waste of good brain cells.