Tag: Dr. John Piper

How do you deal with stuff in the Bible that is “old, strange and foreign?”

September 14, 2010

John Piper, on coming to something in the Bible that is ” Old and Strange and Foreign to Me”(as in Hebrews 8 ) It’s almost inevitable that people who live in the modern world of computers and jets and television and antibiotics will read these verses with a sense of tremendous foreignness. That is not my world, … More How do you deal with stuff in the Bible that is “old, strange and foreign?”

Shadow has Become Reality!

September 14, 2010

John Piper, on Hebrews 8, in a sermon “Jesus:Mediator of a Better Covenant, Part 1” Remember from Hebrews 8:5 that the priests serve a copy and a shadow of heavenly things. The tabernacle and temple were a shadow; the official priesthood was a shadow; the animal sacrifices were a shadow; the feasts and dietary laws … More Shadow has Become Reality!

Is the anchor of my soul as firmly attached to my soul as it is to the altar of God?

September 10, 2010

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,  where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. John Piper, in a sermon,”Hope Anchored in Heaven,” on Hebrews 6:19-20: … More Is the anchor of my soul as firmly attached to my soul as it is to the altar of God?

Go Back to the Spring

September 9, 2010

Hebrews 6:11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. John Piper, in a sermon “The Full Assurance of Hope” So here in … More Go Back to the Spring

The double weapon of hope and encouragement

September 9, 2010

This is a long quote today, but very encouraging (even double-encouraging)  if you read to the end!  John Piper explains Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,  but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” … More The double weapon of hope and encouragement

Hope-filled Allegiance to Christ and Hope-filled Missions

September 9, 2010

Here’s a missions blog from Vernacular Video Mission International.  It is taken from our passage for today, Isaiah 25:1-8 Isaiah 25:1 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. 2 For you have made the city a … More Hope-filled Allegiance to Christ and Hope-filled Missions

Passover and Missions

September 7, 2010

John Piper asks: What did Jesus mean that the passover would be fulfilled in the kingdom of God? “I shall not eat it until it (the passover) is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” [Luke 22:16]  I thought the passover was fulfilled in the death of Jesus our final passover lamb. Remember the passover was … More Passover and Missions