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Is Oprah Right on Psalm 37:4?

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Oprah missed the most important part of the verse: God himself.
John Piper

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All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God and Profitable

Jan 4, 2004
Thoughts on Bible translations and loving the Word of God.
John Piper
Jan 4, 2004

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What Commentaries Does DG Recommend?

Jan 23, 2006
John Piper has often remarked that he finds the most help from old commentaries. It is the Puritans and other Christians from previous generations that usually made a point to wrestle deeply with the questions raised by the text and…
Matt Perman
Jan 23, 2006

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Is Oprah Right on Psalm 37:4?
Is Oprah Right on Psalm 37:4?

Is Oprah Right on Psalm 37:4?

Mar 8, 2016
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Oprah missed the most important part of the verse: God himself.
John Piper
Mar 8, 2016
“That brings the total to 5,801 manuscripts of the New Testament, part or whole.”
—John Piper, from Can We Skip the Parts of the New Testament Not in the Original Manuscripts?
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1 Peter 3:19–20: How Do You Decrypt Confusing Bible Verses?
1 Peter 3:19–20: How Do You Decrypt Confusing Bible Verses?

How Do You Decrypt Confusing Bible Verses?

1 Peter 3:19–20

Aug 2, 2016
Finding spiritual gems in the Bible is hard work. How do we dig into a verse when we don’t know what it means?
John Piper
Aug 2, 2016
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John 11:1–6, Part 1: How Do We Read the Bible’s Stories?
John 11:1–6, Part 1: How Do We Read the Bible’s Stories?

How Do We Read the Bible’s Stories?

John 11:1–6, Part 1

Mar 8, 2016
The New Testament letters are some of most straightforward books in the Bible to interpret and apply. Should we read the other parts of the Bible, like the stories, differently?
John Piper
Mar 8, 2016

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