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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 author of more than 50 books, including Reading the Bible Supernaturally.

“I say these things so that you may be saved.“ John 5:34 Never and nowhere were words so precious as in this book.

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“No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death.” Ecclesiastes 8:8 Suicide cannot hasten it. Science cannot delay it.

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Does God Control All Things All the Time?

Does God Control All Things All the Time?

We know that God has the ability to control everything, but does he always choose to exercise his full sovereignty?

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Philippians 1:12–14: Suffering Can Advance the Gospel

Suffering Can Advance the Gospel

Philippians 1:12–14

Bullets can stop pastors. Shackles can stop missionaries. But nothing can stop the gospel.

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How to Talk to Jehovah’s Witnesses About Jesus

How to Talk to Jehovah’s Witnesses About Jesus

Religions like Islam and Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t believe Jesus is God, but his divinity runs through every thread of the New Testament.

Faith Alone: How (Not) to Use a Reformed Slogan

Faith Alone

How (Not) to Use a Reformed Slogan

No truth was more central to the Reformation that turned the world upside down 500 years ago next month: God justifies sinners by faith alone.

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Popular Author Stumbles — What Should We Do With His Books?

Popular Author Stumbles — What Should We Do With His Books?

All authors are flawed, but what should we do with an author’s work when a public failure discredits them as a sound teacher?

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Ephesians 5:22–32: The Meaning of Marriage

The Meaning of Marriage

Ephesians 5:22–32

Marriage is a parable of the gospel, telling of Christ’s unrelenting love for his bride.

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Biblical Womanhood Is Not House Arrest

Biblical Womanhood Is Not House Arrest

Mothers and homemakers bring great glory to God. But biblical womanhood is about so much more than just domestic duties.

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Are We Called to Thank God for Our Severest Suffering?

Are We Called to Thank God for Our Severest Suffering?

We don’t have to pretend we don’t feel pain from our losses. Grieving with hope means something far greater than moving on from the pain.

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John Piper’s Prayer in the Path of Hurricanes

John Piper’s Prayer in the Path of Hurricanes

God doesn’t mean for us to forget him or minimize him when hurricanes devastate human life. John Piper turns Godward and prays in the path of hurricanes.

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How Can Dying Be Gain? The Key Text for Christian Hedonism

How Can Dying Be Gain?

The Key Text for Christian Hedonism

Christian Hedonism stands on the truth that Jesus is more precious than anything we stand to lose when we leave our temporary home in the present.

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What Is the Kingdom of God?

What Is the Kingdom of God?

Jesus focused a lot on the kingdom of God. But what is the kingdom? And why does the rest of the New Testament hardly mention the theme?

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Philippians 1:9–11: Holiness Will Make You Happy

Holiness Will Make You Happy

Philippians 1:9–11

You will never grow in holiness until you see that the ultimate essence of evil is the refusal to be happy in God.

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God’s Mic Drop: His Final Message Is Jesus

God’s Mic Drop

His Final Message Is Jesus

Jesus is God’s final Word to us. He is the focal point of history and the climax of all that God has revealed to us.

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Are Small Churches Less Fruitful?

Are Small Churches Less Fruitful?

A pastor’s job is not to count how many people come on Sunday, but to make faith-filled, self-denying, fruit-bearing disciples.

God Will Give You Understanding

God Will Give You Understanding

You can understand plenty in the Bible without God’s help. But if you want to glorify God and get true understanding, you need to rely on him at every moment.

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Proverbs 22:13: How to Milk a Text Through Meditation

How to Milk a Text Through Meditation

Proverbs 22:13

Bible study without meditation is chewing without swallowing. When we recover the lost art, we will experience more joy in God and his word.

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The Lost Need to See Your Joy

The Lost Need to See Your Joy

Our hope in heaven infuses our present with a joy that can overcome every trial and every trouble.

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How Did I Fail My Unbelieving Children?

How Did I Fail My Unbelieving Children?

Parents will fail hundreds of times as they strive to raise their kids biblically. So how can we find hope in the midst of these many shortcomings?

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Has Marriage Become My Idol?

Has Marriage Become My Idol?

God never designed marriage to be our ultimate treasure. Here are some signs that we have made our marriage into something God never intended it to be.

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Philippians 1:9–11: God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life

God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life

Philippians 1:9–11

People say that God has a wonderful plan for their lives, often meaning that God will help them achieve their dreams. But God’s plans are far superior to our own.

Charlottesville, Confederate Memorials, and Southern Culture: Four Recommendations

Charlottesville, Confederate Memorials, and Southern Culture

Four Recommendations

I am a Christian exile in America pondering the implications of Charlottesville. Here is my best effort so far to find some answers.

Soli Deo Gloria: Heart and Soul of the Reformation

Soli Deo Gloria

Heart and Soul of the Reformation

God works every dot on the timeline of history for his glory. Nothing stands outside the scope of his plan to bring fame to his name, for the joy of his people.

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Did God Choose Me Because He Loved Me or Love Me Because He Chose Me?

Did God Choose Me Because He Loved Me or Love Me Because He Chose Me?

God’s love and election work hand and hand. There’s no election that is not loving, and there’s no initiating love that is not electing.

God Will Talk to You When You Read

God Will Talk to You When You Read

You can’t complain that God isn’t talking to you if you leave your Bible closed in front of you.

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Philippians 1:9–11: I Don’t Feel Blameless, Am I?

I Don’t Feel Blameless, Am I?

Philippians 1:9–11

Being blameless for the day of Christ doesn’t mean that we lived perfectly. It means that we lived a life hating our sin, seeking holiness, and trusting in Christ.