Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:12 John Piper gives this illustration to help us understand: In the film, Passage to India, there was a young Indian doctor who had been arrested for allegedly assaulting a young English woman in India. The … More Whoever has the Son has life
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” John 12:13 John Piper with a Lesson in Greek and Hebrew(from March 1983) Read to the end- you’ll gain fresh understanding: You all … More Understanding “Hosanna!”
See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God. 1 John 3:1, part of our Bible reading plan for today. John Piper, in a sermon,”The Depth of Christ’s Love: Its Lavish Benefits” Not only did it cost him his Son to save us from sin … More How great a love!
Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that he made to us —eternal life. I write these things to you about those who are trying to … More A pair of imperatives
John 10:25-28 but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John Piper, from a sermon, “Jesus Is … More Being his sheep is why you believe.
We come to John 10:11-21 in our reading plan today. Here is encouragement from John Piper: Just when the Jewish disciples begin to feel like they are the real select heirs of Abraham, Jesus strikes: “I have other sheep that are not even part of this Jewish fold—among the Gentiles.” Just when the early American … More Our sovereign Shepherd has other sheep
In John 10, part of our reading plan for today, Jesus talks about his “doorness” and his “shepherdness”? John Piper explains: First, his doorness. Tell us, Jesus, what does it mean for us that you are a door for us? Verses 7–10: Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. … More What does it mean that Jesus is a door for us?
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.—1 John 2:1-2 … More Christ is our attorney
This is a long post, but a great illustration to help us understand 1 John. John Piper, in a sermon, “The Strong Need Strength,” Compare 1 John for a moment to a letter that a mother writes to her daughter who has gone away to college. The mother gets word that there has been … More Piper: John wants to motivate the fight with the confidence of victory
John Piper concludes his sermon series in 2 Peter 3, which we come to today in our reading plan: ….even though Scripture is inspired, it is not all easy to understand. Verse 16: “There are some things in them hard to understand.” I would love to preach an hour on the implications of that sentence; … More Think the Bible is hard to understand?
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