Excerpt
“The kind of obedience that glorifies God is free and joyful, not constrained and cowering. Even when the cost is supreme, the joy is triumphant, because the cause of Jesus cannot fail” (p. 27).
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About the Book
The four Gospels are filled with demands from Jesus. These demands are Jesus’ way of showing us who he is and what he expects of us. They are not harsh demands originating from a selfish desire to control, but rather loving directions for our good and ultimate satisfaction. In fact, what Jesus demands from the world can be summed up as: “Trust and treasure me above all.” This is good news!
In What Jesus Demands from the World, John Piper looks at the demands of Jesus as found in the four Gospels. He begins with an introduction that puts the demands in a redemptive-historical context, then engages in a concise examination of each. The result is an accessible introduction for thoughtful inquirers and new believers, as well as a refreshing reminder for more mature believers of God’s plan for his Son’s glory and our good. Now available in paperback.
Hardcover 2006; Paperback 2011
Crossway Books (Wheaton, Illinois)
Table of Contents
Suggestions for How to Read This Book
Introduction: The Aim of the Book
A Word to Biblical Scholars (and Those Who Wonder What They Are Doing)
Demand #1 You Must Be Born Again
Demand #2 Repent
Demand #3 Come to Me
Demand #4 Believe in Me
Demand #5 Love Me
Demand #6 Listen to Me
Demand #7 Abide in Me
Demand #8 Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Demand #9 Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind,
and Strength
Demand #10 Rejoice and Leap for Joy
Demand #11 Fear Him Who Can Destroy Both Soul
and Body in Hell
Demand #12 Worship God in Spirit and Truth
Demand #13 Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Demand #14 Do Not Be Anxious About the Necessities of
Daily Life
Demand #15 Do Not Be Anxious About the Threats of Man
Demand #16 Humble Yourself by Making War on Pride
Demand #17 Humble Yourself in Childlikeness, Servanthood, and Brokenhearted Boldness
Demand #18 Do Not Be Angry—Trust God’s Providence
Demand #19 Do Not Be Angry—Embrace Mercy and Forgiveness
Demand #20 Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—
Be Justified by Trusting Jesus
Demand #21 Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—
Be Transformed by Trusting Jesus
Demand #22 Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door,
for All of Life Is War
Demand #23 Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door,
for Jesus Fulfills the New Covenant
Demand #24 Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door,
for You Are Already in the Kingdom’s Power
Demand #25 Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for It Was Hypocritical and Ugly
Demand #26 Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of
the Pharisees—Clean the Inside of the Cup
Demand #27 Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for Every Healthy Tree Bears
Good Fruit
Demand #28 Love Your Enemies—Lead Them to the Truth
Demand #29 Love Your Enemies—Pray for Those Who
Abuse You
Demand #30 Love Your Enemies—Do Good to Those Who
Hate You, Give to the One Who Asks
Demand #31 Love Your Enemies to Show That You Are
Children of God
Demand #32 Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, for This Is
the Law and the Prophets
Demand #33 Love Your Neighbor with the Same Commitment You Have to Your Own Well-being
Demand #34 Love Your Neighbor as Yourself and as
Jesus Loved Us
Demand #35 Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven by Giving Sacrificially and Generously
Demand #36 Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven
and Increase Your Joy in Jesus
Demand #37 Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven—
“It Is Your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You
the Kingdom”
Demand #38 Do Not Take an Oath—Cherish the Truth
and Speak It Simply
Demand #39 Do Not Take an Oath—Let What You Say
Be Simply “Yes” or “No”
Demand #40 What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Marriage Mirrors God’s Covenant with Us
Demand #41 What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Whoever Divorces and
Marries Another Commits Adultery
Demand #42 What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate—One Man, One Woman, by Grace,
Till Death
Demand #43 Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s
and to God the Things That Are God’s
Demand #44 Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s
as an Act of Rendering to God What Is God’s
Demand #45 Do This in Remembrance of Me, for I Will
Build My Church
Demand #46 Do This in Remembrance of Me—Baptize Disciples and Eat the Lord’s Supper
Demand #47 Let Your Light Shine Before Others That They
May Glorify Your Father Who Is in Heaven
Demand #48 Let Your Light Shine before Others—the Joyful Sacrifice of Love in Suffering
Demand #49 Make Disciples of All Nations, for All Authority Belongs to Jesus
Demand #50 Make Disciples of All Nations, for the Mission Cannot Fail
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Related Resources
- Thoughts on Jesus' Demand to Repent (article)
- How Do You Obey the Command to Be Born? (article)
- The Radical Cost of Following Jesus (sermon)
- Obedience Confirms Our Standing in God (sermon)
- The Pleasure of God in Obedience (sermon)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
Endorsements
“This is now my favorite book by John Piper. In the best tradition of Adolf Schlatter’s Do We Know Jesus? and his ‘hermeneutic of perception,’ What Jesus Demands from the World has changed my life and will certainly change yours because it is based on the pure words of Jesus as revealed in the four Gospels. A must-read for every true follower of Christ.” —Andreas J. Kostenberger, Senior Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology; Director of Ph.D. Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
“This book is a special gift from the pen of John Piper. How long has it been since you carefully reflected upon the authoritative commands of Christ? Through these pages you will encounter the Savior and experience the transforming effects of the gospel. Few endeavors are more worthy of your time.” —C. J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries
“Scholars, popularists, and now even novelists are falling over each other today in a blind passion to discover an alternative Jesus to the One so magnificently portrayed in the biblical Gospels. In stark and refreshing contrast John Piper clear-sightedly grasps the obvious—the biblical Jesus is worth living for and dying for.” — Sinclair B. Ferguson, Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina
“This is a peculiar book. It assumes that the four Gospels are true and unified. It assumes that Jesus not only does things for us but also makes demands of us. And it assumes that Jesus has authority over everyone regardless of their religion, gender, race, income, sexuality, nationality, or culture. You will likely not agree with every point. But you will hear from a Jesus who is more than a soft-spoken, effeminate, marginalized, Galilean hippie-peasant in a dress and has the peculiar notion that he alone is Lord.” —Mark Driscoll, Founding Pastor, Mars Hill Church, Seattle; President, the Resurgence
“The Christian gospel is more than just a wonderful offer of saving grace; it is a demand for supreme loyalty, for surrender to the lordship of Jesus. We forget this too easily in our contemporary church, besieged as we are by a philosophy of pluralism that rejects ultimate authority and a culture of rights that scorns submissiveness. But John Piper reminds us of the real truth: obedience to Christ’s commands is our absolute duty; yet, paradoxically, in his service is perfect freedom and joy!” —William J. U. Philip, Minister, St. George's-Tron Church, Glasgow, Scotland
“John Piper reveals in his ‘Word to Biblical Scholars’ his familiarity with the literature and subject matter of the life and teachings of Jesus, and in his comments on the individual demands of Jesus he applies them to everyday living.” —Robert H. Stein, Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
