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
What’s the difference between these the sheep and goats in Matthew 25? How they treated his brothers, that is his disciples, is the difference Jesus focuses on. John Piper explains ministries of mercy: What Are Ministries of Mercy? And what are ministries of mercy? Of course, in one sense all true ministry is … More Sheep vs Goats and Ministries of Mercy
In Christ There is No Bad Luck From John Piper’s blog at Desiring God: Today is Friday the 13th! Bad luck day. In case this or any other superstition frightens you or, worse, controls you, take the sword of the Spirit and kill it. Here’s a few sword thrusts that I use. There is no … More In Christ There is No Bad Luck
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.
Ray Ortlund on How to Read the Bible “Against those forms of Judaism that saw the law-covenant not only as lex [law] but as a hermeneutical device for interpreting the Old Testament, Paul insists that the Bible’s story line takes precedence and provides the proper hermeneutical key.” D. A. Carson, “Reflections on Salvation and Justification … More How to Read the Bible…as Law or Promise?
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
John Piper on the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25: Verses 7-9 “Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be … More Is Your Lamp Shiny, but Empty?
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