This is part 1 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God's sovereignty over sin. In his last three sermons, John Piper has made some provocative statements about God’s sovereignty over sin. August 12: “God created [Satan…

This is part 2 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God's sovereignty over sin. Read Part 1, "Does God Author Sin? " * * * The following is from The Doctrine of God, Chapter 9,…

This is part 3 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God's sovereignty over sin. Part 1, Does God Author Sin? Part 2, Does God Cause Sin? * * * The following is from The Doctrine of God…

This is part 4 of a 4-part series on how to talk about God's sovereignty over sin. Part 1, Does God Author Sin? Part 2, Does God Cause Sin? Part 3, Does God Permit Sin? * * * The following…

This week I’ve been indexing the forthcoming book, The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World, and have been significantly blessed. What an especially excellent book! Piper on joy. Carson on love. Driscoll on the church. Now I’m to…

Jesus’ person and his gospel-work for sinners have been joined together by God himself. And what God has joined together, let no man separate Assault on Christ’s person is an assault on the gospel. A compromised Christology inevitably will wreck…

Not everyone should read John Piper’s new book on justification. Some readers—perhaps those already aware of N. T. Wright and the New Perspective on Paul (NPP)—will want to read The Future of Justification from cover to cover. But not everyone …

Should Christians tithe? The New Testament’s answer may surprise you. I’ve found the following reflections from Don Carson to be clarifying and challenging The only passage in the New Testament that explicitly authorizes the tithe does so in a rather…

How awful and awesome to live in the last days—the days between Jesus’ first and second coming. The New Testament speaks surprisingly about the priority of our season of history and the Book written especially for these last days…

This is part 4 of 4 on the Incarnation. Advent and the Incarnation Jesus Is Fully Human What Is the Hypostatic Union? Jesus was born of a virgin. This is a unique glory. Of the billions of humans who have…

John Piper discusses "A Common Word Between Us and You" and the response to it from 300 Christian leaders. Update: For those unfamiliar with "A Common Word," it's a letter written to Christians by 138 Muslim scholars last…

Last week, we posted a video of John Piper discussing "A Common Word," a letter to Christians from Muslim scholars, and expressing his disappointment with the response to it that over 300 Christian leaders signed In the video, John mentions…

Sometimes a strong rebuke is in order. The sin we see in the lives of those we love and lead is so serious that we must respond with intensity. This is the loving way to handle egregious departures from the…

A pair of Brits have a provocative book appearing in the States this month. Tim Chester and Steve Timmis published Total Church in the UK last year, and enough readers here have found it helpful to prompt Crossway Books and…

491 years ago today, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg.He wanted to debate the sale of indulgences with his fellow university professors. So he wrote in Latin.But a nameless visionary translated the…

It was a backwater German town called Eisleben on November 10, 1483—today marks 525 years There Martin Luther had his inauspicious beginning. He was born a poor boy, son of a coal miner. And by a strange providence, Luther died…

An amazing progression occurs in the 3 short chapters of Habakkuk The book begins with the prophet protesting that God seems to be standing idly by while his people in Judah plummet into rampant evil and injustice (1:2–5). God responds…

The Permanence of Christmas, Part 2: Church History Throughout church history, the best of Christian theology has recognized and affirmed the truth of Jesus’ continuing incarnation—the idea that Jesus didn’t simply make a 33-year cameo in the created world…

The Permanence of Christmas, Part 3: Contemporary ArticulationsFrom the New Testament to the present, Christian theology has celebrated that Jesus is forever the God-man. In this series, we saw first what the apostles had to say in the…

John Piper's new book Finally Alive is scheduled to release next week. We hope to have it available at the Desiring God Conference for Pastors on Monday, February 2 This is the first of 6 posts introducing this book. This…

The last 12 verses of Romans 8 (verses 28–39) are the biblical Himalayas, and Romans 8:32 is Mount Everest [God] did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him…