There are insidiuos perils to not knowing our sin.
This is the message of Romans 7:7-12 that John Piper expounds in two sermons from 2001, including an explanation of the law and grace, and a practical illustration of our fight against temptation.
Stream or download the sermons, The Importance of Knowing Our Sin and How We Come to Know Sin.
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"Providence" is not a word we commonly use.
This is true today and it was true in 1995 when John Piper introduced a ten-part course at Bethlehem Baptist Church on "The Providence of God."
The ten messages were recorded on cassettes that we have recently discovered and converted to MP3s. Apart from some delays in pressing the "Record" button back in '95, the entire audio has been pieced together and is now available for free download.
Stream or download the course, The Providence of God:
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Theology Refresh is a new podcast for pastors hosted by David Mathis, executive assistant to John Piper. The aim of the podcast is to sharpen and refresh spiritual leaders on key aspects of theology that are useful for everyday Christian ministry.
This 20-minute episode is the second part of a two-part discussion with John Piper on the gospel and sanctification, including the practical dynamics of how faith in the gospel relates to faith in God's future grace.
Download or stream the podcast.
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Recent Theology Refresh podcasts —
Theology Refresh is a new podcast for pastors hosted by David Mathis, executive assistant to John Piper since 2006 and editor or contributer to a number of books, including recent release, Don't Call It a Comeback.
The aim of the podcast, in David's words, "is to sharpen and refresh spiritual leaders on key aspects of theology that are useful for everyday Christian ministry."
In this episode David Mathis conducts Part 1 of an interview with John Piper on the gospel and sanctification.
Download or stream the podcast.
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Recent Theology Refresh podcasts:
On the third Sunday of each January, John Piper preaches a sermon on abortion, exposing the injustice and providing a biblical defense for the sanctity of human life.
Here are three notable sermons you might consider listening to and passing on to others:
Abortion: You Desire and Do Not Have, So You Kill (1987)
Abortion, Race, Gender, and Christ (2005)
The Baby in My Womb Leaped for Joy (2009)
The Apostles' Creed:
. . . [Jesus] suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell. . .
Jesus descended into hell? Really? John Piper answers this question [audio].
For more content on this subject, check out Calvin's explanation in the Institutes.
In this book, John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons behind the crucifixion of the Christ:
The most important question of the twenty-first century is: Why did Jesus Christ suffer so much? But we will never see this importance if we fail to go beyond human cause. The ultimate answer to the question, Who crucified Jesus? is: God did. It is a staggering thought. Jesus was his Son. And the suffering was unsurpassed. But the whole message of the Bible leads to this conclusion.
Download the book for free.
Desiring God has Jonathan Edwards's and C.S. Lewis's fingerprints throughout its pages.
But John Piper's thinking on Christian hedonism is echoed in a sermon preached over sixty years ago titled "Saved, Safe, and Satisfied." It was preached by a clear—but often overlooked—influence on Piper: his father Bill Piper.
Here's an excerpt:
Yes, [Christ] satisfies. Satisfies because God with him gives us all things. He satisfies because though him every need is abundantly met. His peace, joy, love, grace and power are perfect and we share them. Furthermore, he never leaves nor forsakes us. There can be no empty days in the life of a trusting Christian. His presence fills and satisfies.
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In yesterday's post Pastor John cited Philippians 2:12-13 concerning our sin-killing role in sanctification —
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
But why should we attack sin with fear and trembling?
In this video excerpt, Pastor John answers:
. . . The ground for my trembing here is not threat, but gift. Tremble! God Almighty, the Creator of the universe, your Father, your Redeemer, your Sustainer is in you willing and working. Tremble! Your acting is his acting. That's what I meant by "I don't wait for a miracle, I act the miracle."
My attack on my sin in reliance upon the Holy Sp…
