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Did Christ Die for Us or for God?

The root reason for why the cross is folly to the world is that it means the end of human self-exaltation.
John Piper

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The Depth of Christ's Love: Its Cost

Mar 26, 1995
The most worthy of living, the least worthy of dying. This is the life Jesus gave for you—that you might live.
John Piper
Mar 26, 1995

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He Descended into Hell?
He Descended into Hell?

He Descended into Hell?

Apr 4, 2015
Where was Jesus after Good Friday? Becoming like us in every way, Jesus’s spirit went to Hades — not to suffer but to open the way to heaven.
Joe Rigney
Apr 4, 2015

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‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’ Didn’t Jesus Already Know?
‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’ Didn’t Jesus Already Know?

‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’ Didn’t Jesus Already Know?

Mar 1, 2016
Why did Jesus cry out, “Why have you forsaken me?” if he already knew why? Pastor John gives three reasons.
John Piper
Mar 1, 2016
“For the apostles and early church, that Jesus was crucified was not accidental or peripheral; it was profoundly revealing.”
—David Mathis, from Get to the Cross and Never Leave
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1 Peter 2:21–25, Part 2: By His Wounds You Have Been Healed
1 Peter 2:21–25, Part 2: By His Wounds You Have Been Healed

By His Wounds You Have Been Healed

1 Peter 2:21–25, Part 2

Feb 11, 2016
When Jesus went to the cross, he bore our condemnation and purchased our healing. This lab explains what kind of healing and transformation we experience.
John Piper
Feb 11, 2016

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Love to the Uttermost

Love to the Uttermost

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by John Piper
Love to the Uttermost: Devotional Readings for Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, ends on Easter Sunday, and aims to focus our attention on Jes…us as he displays his love to the uttermost (John 13:1). These meditations on the self-giving…

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