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
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
In a message, “Who is This Divided Man, Part 2,” Dr. John Piper states: Paul is speaking about himself here as a Christian. Let me say immediately that I do not mean we should settle in and coast with worldly living and a defeatist mentality. We should not make peace with our sin; we … More Who is the “wretched man” of Romans 7?
John Piper, in a message, “Free From Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 2”: When you hear that God is sovereign and that he has guaranteed that those under grace will not be defeated by sin, do not jump to the conclusion that the battle is a charade, and nothing hangs on your choices. Don’t say, … More The Battle is NOT a Charade!
From Ray Ortlund’s blog, “Christ is Deeper Still”: Romans 6:1 There is a story about Tetzel, the Dominican monk who went around sixteenth-century Germany selling indulgences and scandalizing Martin Luther. He used to sing a little ditty: “As soon as your money falls into my casket, your soul leaps free from the fires of … More Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
In a sermon on Romans 6:1-14, “Are We to Continue in Sin That Grace Might Increase?” Dr. John Piper said, He [Paul] plays his own worst adversary in Romans 6:1. He has just said in Romans 5:20, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.” Now he asks, “What shall we say then? Are we to … More Is grace too radical in Romans?
John Piper on the love of God: Now think about this. Is the love of God demonstrated to us historically for us to study and think about and know as objective fact (verse 8)? Or is the love of God poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit for us to feel and be … More The Love of God…Fact or Feeling?
John Piper, in a message, :”God’s Response to Hypocrisy: Kindness and Judgment” said, God Is Just God is just. When Paul says to the hypocrites in the first verse, “You have no excuse,” he shows God’s concern with justice. If these people had a legitimate excuse for their sins of judgmentalism and hypocrisy, God … More God is JUST and God is KIND
What About People Who Haven’t Been Reached With the Gospel? John Piper asks and then answers from Romans 1, in a message titled, “Displays of God Remove the Excuse for Failed Worship”: Now today we see the apostle Paul answering an objection. The objection is this: “You say, Paul, that the wrath of God is … More What About People Who Haven’t Heard the Gospel?
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