John Piper: Hell is insufficient to save anybody. I mean hell cannot scare anyone into heaven, because heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell. This is what we hear in Psalm 63. 1 O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee; … More Heaven is a place for those who love God, not for those who just fear hell
Deuteronomy 5:24 ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. ‘ God shows Himself! God loves to show His glory. Everything He does has this designed purposed. How can … More God, I Want to SEE You!
God’s purpose in Romans 9:23 is “to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory.” John Piper states in a sermon, “God’s Ultimate Purpose: Vessels of Mercy Knowing the Riches of His Glory”- As a Christian you are a vessel of mercy. You were called … More Vessels of Mercy
Matthew 26:2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” J.C. Ryle comments: The connection of these words with the preceding chapter is exceedingly striking. Our Lord had just been dwelling on His own second coming in power and glory at … More The Son of Our Solar System
In a sermon, “The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What is Romans 9 About?” John Piper asks: Will the promises of Romans 8 stand? Will the blood-bought promises that we Gentiles and Jews are staking our lives on stand? Will God stand by his commitments, sealed with the blood of his Son? Will he work … More The Gospel of Romans
Romans 8 is such a beautiful, wonderful passage of promise and hope. It was hard to know what part to highlight on our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here are John Piper’s comments: Verse 35 says that there will be tribulation and distress and persecution and sword. Verse 36 says that Christians are being killed all day … More The Solid Logic of Heaven…John Piper on Romans 8
J.C. Ryle on the Parable of the Talents: Let us leave this parable with a solemn determination, by God’s grace, never to be content with a profession of Christianity without practice. Let us not only talk about religion, but act. Let us not only feel the importance of religion, but do something too. We are not told … More Beware of a do-nothing Christianity
Psalm 60:1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. To be cast off by God is the worst calamity that can befall a man or a people; but the worst form of it is when the person is not aware of it and is indifferent … More Ever Feel Rejected by God?
From the ESV Study Bible Online Num. 32:23 Your sin will find you out, that is, “you will suffer for your sin.” This statement assumes that God, in his providential knowledge and sovereign oversight of all things, always knows whether his people are faithful and will not endure unfaithfulness among them.
John Piper in a sermon, “No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 1:” The Essence of Christianity The essence of Christianity is that God is the supreme value in the universe, that we do not honor him as supremely valuable, that we are therefore guilty of sin and under his omnipotent wrath, and he alone can … More The Essence of Christianity…John Piper on Romans 8:1
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