God created a good world that was subjected to futility because of the sinful, treasonous choice of the first human beings. John Piper beingchoicecreate Change image and share on social
Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed. John Piper earlygodimportant Change image and share on social
We are all responsible to Jesus first, and then, under him, to various other persons and offices. Discerning the path of love and obedience when two or more of these submissive relationships collide is a call to humble, Bible-saturated, spiritual wisdom. John Piper biblecallcollide share on social
We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence. John Piper backdarksdesign share on social
God has levels of willing and delighting. He wills and delights in things in different ways so that approval and disapproval can coexist without being contradictory, without canceling each other out. I am making the case here for infinite complexity. John Piper approvalcancelingcase share on social
My prayer is that the good news of Jesus, the crucified and risen Messiah, would flood Jewish communities around the world, that the veil would be lifted, and that we would see a massive turning of Israel to the Lord Jesus. John Piper communitycrucifyflood share on social
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people. John Piper amazeintrovertministry Change image and share on social
As a child and a teenager, my attitudes and actions assumed the superiority of my race in almost every way without knowing or wanting to know anybody who was black, except Lucy. Lucy came to our house on Saturdays to help my mother clean. I liked Lucy, but the whole structure of the relationship was demeaning. John Piper actionassumeattitude share on social