1 Corinthians 6:20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. John Piper asks, “What Does It Mean That Your Body Was Bought?” When Christ paid the price for his people, he bought our bodies. So let me try to show you from this passage of God’s Word what … More You Were Bought With a Price
In Joshua 18-19, we read of the people of Israel casting lots for the way the land was to be alloted between the tribes. Should we follow that practice? This is what John Piper had to say in a recent “Ask Pastor John” Q: What do you think of casting lots to determine God’s … More God’s Will and Dice
Psalm 78:4-7 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the … More “God is the beginning and the goal of all education.” John Piper
Deuteronomy 26:17-19 You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice. 18 And the Lord has declared today that you are a people for his treasured possession, as he has promised you, and that you are … More Do Jews Have a Divine Right in the Promised Land?
John Piper on Romans 12:1-2, “Present Your Bodies As a Living Sacrifice to God”- Spiritual Worship: A Presenting of a Sacrifice to God First, Paul says it is a presenting of a sacrifice to God. “Present your bodies as a sacrifice . . . to God.” This is the language of worship from the … More Presenting WHAT as a Sacrifice to God?
John Piper, in the introduction to the message, “The Deep Riches and Wisdom and Knowledge of God”: One of the highest points in my short, six-year teaching career in the Biblical Studies department at Bethel College was in the spring of 1977. I had spent the entire semester on Romans 9-11 leading about dozen advanced … More “From him, though him, and to him are all things. To him be glory forever.”
No, John Piper gives four observations on saving faith, in a sermon, “How Shall People Be Saved, Part 1”: Saving faith believes on Jesus as Lord and calls on him as Lord from the beginning. You can see that mainly in Romans 10:9, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe … More Can Jesus be your Savior, but not your Lord?
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
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
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
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