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Calvinists Believe Every Verse

Calvinists Believe Every Verse

Sep 26, 2015
Embracing a God-centered view of salvation means welcoming the Bible’s teaching of God’s sovereign election in place of our finite and fallen logical leaps.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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How to Miss Jesus in the Bible

How to Miss Jesus in the Bible

Sep 26, 2015
One of the dangers of close Bible reading is that we would become so fascinated with the puzzle of the text that we lose all love for the one it’s talking about. How do we avoid this?
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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Five Reasons Calvinists Love Election

Five Reasons Calvinists Love Election

Sep 26, 2015
Unconditional election is a glorious truth that gives us ground for assurance, fruitful prayer, evangelism, missions, and more.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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Who Could Be Happy in a World Like Ours?

Who Could Be Happy in a World Like Ours?

Sep 25, 2015
Though the sorrows of this world seem overwhelming, they will not overcome God’s sovereign plan to draw his people into eternal happiness — he has already begun.
John Piper
Sep 25, 2015
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Why Will You Wake Up a Christian?

Why Will You Wake Up a Christian?

Sep 26, 2015
There’s only one reason you’ll wake up with faith tomorrow. It’s not because you’re strong enough or solid enough or determined enough to persevere — but because God will keep you.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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Understanding the Wills of God

Understanding the Wills of God

Sep 25, 2015
John Piper begins his study of Ephesians by asking, “What does the ‘will’ of God mean?” giving an example of the close reading that helps us get as much as we can from the Bible.
John Piper
Sep 25, 2015
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God Made You Alive for God

God Made You Alive for God

Sep 26, 2015
Everything that a lifeless corpse could contribute to coming alive, you could do to come to faith. God did it all, so that all our boasting would be in him. This is good news.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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The Only Road to Real Happiness

The Only Road to Real Happiness

Sep 26, 2015
Jesus is the only Lord of all peoples, races, and ethnicities. This means that there is not a person on the planet that cannot be happy.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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The Gospel Promises True Prosperity

The Gospel Promises True Prosperity

Sep 25, 2015
Every possible blessing that heaven has to give — most notably, God himself — belongs to those who are united to him by faith.
John Piper
Sep 25, 2015
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One Day, We Will Rule with Christ

One Day, We Will Rule with Christ

Sep 26, 2015
The mystery of God, revealed in Christ’s death and resurrection, is the redemption of a people to fill creation as rulers in him.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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How to Read the Bible Well

How to Read the Bible Well

Sep 25, 2015
Reading the Bible rightly, we can know more about God’s eternal purposes than any of even the wisest saints of the Old Testament. So it matters very much how we read.
John Piper
Sep 25, 2015
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Seeing and Savoring the Splendor of God’s Sovereign Grace (Q&A)

Seeing and Savoring the Splendor of God’s Sovereign Grace (Q&A)

Sep 26, 2015
John Piper answers questions to conclude the Look at the Book live seminar on Ephesians 1–2.
John Piper
Sep 26, 2015
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