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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God and The Pleasures of God. Read more about John.

Clarifying My Words About Roman Catholic “Heresy”

A few years ago, I was asked on camera what I would say to the Pope if I had two minutes with him. I said I would ask him what he believed about justification. The video ended with me putting…

Why a New Student Missions Conference?

Cross is a new student missions conference. I serve on the leadership team — along with Thabiti Anyabwile, Kevin DeYoung, David Platt, Zane Pratt, and Mack Stiles — and want to invite you to come. Why a new student missions…

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Care for Couples Struggling with Infertility

Care for Couples Struggling with Infertility

What might be said to couples dealing with the deep pain of childlessness? Pastor John identifies some pillars of hope for those grieving over infertility.

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How Do I Know If I’m Being Disciplined by God?

How Do I Know If I’m Being Disciplined by God?

God’s discipline could come through suffering or a cool breeze on a sunny day. If God’s discipline comes in various forms, how can we know if we’re being disciplined?

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What Oppressive Governments Cannot Do

What Oppressive Governments Cannot Do

Paul wrote that “rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad.” But rulers sentenced Jesus to death, so how should we understand Paul’s words?

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Q & A with Eric Metaxas and John Piper

Is Dietrich Bonhoeffer a theological liberal? How should the church respond to the current political trend to legalize so-called “gay marriage”? In this interview, John Piper and Eric Metaxas discuss these questions and more.

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Does Romans 13 Prohibit All Civil Disobedience?

Does Romans 13 Prohibit All Civil Disobedience?

Paul says to submit to the government God has established. Does this include evil and unjust governments?

How to Give the Bible Functional Authority in Your Speech and Writing

My topic this morning is “How to Give the Bible Functional Authority in your Speech and Writing.” Let’s begin by explaining the terms in this title. Clarifying the Topic By authority I mean the right to direct. The right to…

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Biblical Womanhood in Five Minutes

Biblical Womanhood in Five Minutes

What does it mean to be a woman? Here are four ways the Bible defines womanhood.

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What’s the Connection Between IQ and Holiness?

What’s the Connection Between IQ and Holiness?

The Bible requires us to use our minds to grow in holiness. Does this mean that smarter people have a leg up on holiness?

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Do You Conduct Funerals for Non-Christians?

Do You Conduct Funerals for Non-Christians?

Christian pastors should never conduct a generic funeral for unbelievers. There is always something hopeful for us to say at funerals.

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How Can I Help My Friends Stay Satisfied in God?

How Can I Help My Friends Stay Satisfied in God?

Christians help their friends be satisfied in Christ by speaking God's promises to each other, and by filling our own wells of joy in God.

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 6

The doctrine of perseverance of the saints is the reality that our only hope of making it to the end and pressing on in holiness rests upon the keeping power of God.

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 5

The doctrine of limited (or definite) atonement conveys the reality that Christ died not only to secure the free offer of forgiveness for all people but also to secure the salvation of his bride.

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 4

Unconditional election is the reality that God chooses his own before the foundation of the world and apart from any foreseen virtue or faith in them.

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 3

Total depravity means that we are corrupt in our nature and unable to do anything to please God or be the decisive actor in conversion.

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God Hears My Prayers, So Why Should I Pray for Things Twice?

God Hears My Prayers, So Why Should I Pray for Things Twice?

Jesus tells us to repeat our prayers with persistence, but he also says that God disregards vain repetition. So how do we know when to repeat ourselves?

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 2

The doctrine of irresistible grace does not mean that grace cannot be resisted, but that whenever God chooses he can overcome our resistance.

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

The Pursuit of God’s Glory in Salvation

Session 1

The promises of God stand only if he is supremely sovereign. What does that mean for our individual salvation?

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A Theology of Prayer in Three Minutes

A Theology of Prayer in Three Minutes

Regardless of how God answers our individual prayers, he loves to hear them, and he will use them to establish his kingdom once and for all.

The Feast Day for George Herbert

The Anglican Church designates February 27 as the Feast Day in commemoration of the pastor and poet George Herbert. So I am glad to wave again my little flag of love for Herbert’s poetry. For depth of biblical insight, penetration…

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How Can I Live More Like an Evangelist?

How Can I Live More Like an Evangelist?

If we want to become more evangelistically-minded, we should constantly ask, “What is God doing here?”

The Antichrist Is Here, and Not Yet Here

The Antichrist Is Here, and Not Yet Here

The antichrist will come at the very end of the age, just before Jesus returns. And the antichrist is already here.

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Why Pastoral Professionalism Isn’t Enough

Why Pastoral Professionalism Isn’t Enough

Pastor John gives his thoughts on the 2013 Conference for Pastors, “Brothers, We Are Still Not Professionals.”

Two Reasons Why Love Protects Us from Deception

In my sermon last Sunday I argued from 2 John 1:5–7 that love among Christians is a great protection against deception. John wrote, “Love one another. . . . For many deceivers have gone out into the world.” So I…

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