Love is the result of seeking the fullness of our God-centered satisfaction in the eternal satisfaction of others.
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Category Archives: John Piper
Prayer Exalts God as Wealthy
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. And prayer is the turning away from ourselves to God in the confidence that He will provide the help we need. Prayer humbles us as needy and exalts God as wealthy.
John Piper, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
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All God’s Promises Will Be Fulfilled
God’s sovereignty means the good he intends for his children will not be deterred. This means we can face anything. All his promises to us will be fulfilled.
The Supremacy of Christ
I usually post a video of a hymn or song, but today I will part from this usual practice. I think you will understand why when you watch the video.
Grace Enables You To Do All That You Ought To Do
Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.
Joy
Joy in Christ thrives on being shared. That is the essence of Christian joy: it overflows or dies.
A Monumental Revelation
In the Great Commission, we find Jesus’ monumental revelation to His followers — and through them to the world — of the mission for world blessing that God has had in store from the beginning: God’s people knowing and enjoying Him in Jesus and going and telling all the nations about Him.
(David Mathis in John Piper, A Holy Ambition (Minneapolis: Desiring God, 2011), 28.
Salvation Is All-Satisfying
Salvation is not mainly the forgiveness of sins, but mainly the fellowship of Jesus (1 Cor. 1.9). Forgiveness gets everything out of the way so this can happen. If this fellowship is not all-satisfying, there is no great salvation.
The Purpose of God’s Will
God’s will is to glorify His Son by making Him the conscious focus of all saving faith.
Marriage and the Gospel
Marriage is not mainly about being or staying in love. It’s mainly about telling the truth with our lives. It’s about portraying something true about Jesus Christ and the way he relates to his people. It’s about showing in real life the glory of the gospel.
John Piper, This Momentary Marriage (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2009), 26
Life Is Worship 