When You Don’t Want to Do What You Ought To

If you are like me, you have found yourself in this position more than you would like. Dr. John Piper, of course, has some helpful words and thoughts on the subject. Check out what he has to say @ Desiring God Blog. It is pretty short and well worth the read.

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Jesus’ Irony?

God Cares About Your Body…

Why Does John Piper Abominate the Prosperity Gospel?

Dr. John Piper once again provides a very insightful and helpful answer to controversial topic.

You are Dead if You Don’t Breath…

John Piper being… John Piper. Thank God for his work in John Piper.

 

John Piper on Important Principles in Reading the Bible

Found this on John Piper’s blog, really helpful.

One of the Most Important Principles in Reading the Bible

October 27, 2009  |  By: John Piper

Sometimes readers of the Bible see the conditions that God lays down for his blessing and they conclude from these conditions that our action is first and decisive, then God responds to bless us.

That is not right.

There are indeed real conditions that God often commands. We must meet them for the promised blessing to come. But that does not mean that we are left to ourselves to meet the conditions or that our action is first and decisive.

Here is one example to show what I mean.

In Jeremiah 29:13 God says to the exiles in Babylon, “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” So there is a condition: When you seek me with all your heart, then you will find me. So we must seek the Lord. That is the condition of finding him.

True.

But does that mean that we are left to ourselves to seek the Lord? Does it mean that our action of seeking him is first and decisive? Does it mean that God only acts after our seeking?

No….

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http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/2067_one_of_the_most_important_principles_in_reading_the_bible/

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Was it Possible for Jesus to Sin?

A very good answer to a very complicated question.

How God Called John Piper to Become a Pastor…

Ok, so if you have seen my blog, for more than ten seconds, you know that I have a great deal of admiration for Dr. John Piper. God has used this man and his ministry to push me towards Christ (on multiple occasions). I am deeply thankful for this saint. In honor of John Piper (actually to honor God’s work in and through him), Justin Taylor posted an interesting article about him on his blog. Check it out… really interesting and encouraging.

30 Years Ago Today: How God Called John Piper to Become a Pastor by Justin Taylor

John Piper (January 1979)

Justin Taylor ends his article with “Thank you, Lord, for the decisive calling you did in his heart, 30 years ago this evening.” I could not agree more!

What Do You Think of Heaven?

John Piper talks about the “new heavens and the new earth.”

What is the Purpose of the Universe?