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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 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 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 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…