false 253916 4 <p>God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<br /> 2 Corinthians 4:6</p> <p>This book is a cry from the heart of John Piper. He is pleading that God himself, as revealed in Christ&rsquo;s death and resurrection, is the ultimate and greatest gift of the gospel. </p> <p>None of Christ&rsquo;s gospel deeds and none of our gospel blessings are good news except as means of seeing and savoring the glory of Christ. Forgiveness is good news because it opens the way to the enjoyment of God himself. Justification is good news because it wins access to the presence and pleasures of God himself. Eternal life is good news because it becomes the everlasting enjoyment of Christ. </p> <p>All God&rsquo;s gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God himself. That is what God&rsquo;s love is: his commitment to do everything necessary (most painfully the death of his only Son) to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying—namely, himself.</p> <p>Saturated with Scripture, centered on the cross, and seriously joyful, this book leads us to satisfaction for the deep hungers of the soul. It touches us at the root of life where practical transformation gets its daily power. It awakens our longing for Christ and opens our eyes to his beauty.</p> <p>Piper writes for the soul-thirsty who have turned away empty and in desperation from the mirage of methodology. He invites us to slow down and drink from a deeper spring. “This is eternal life,” Jesus said, “that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” This is what makes the gospel—and this book—good news.</p> 265689 8 9 2005 God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself total:96|5:43|4:33|3:16|2:2|1:2| 96 401 200 18 5 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 17:54:45 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 12:05:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 09 08:52:14 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 30 20:36:30 -0700 2009 1
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Piper writes the book to address the fallacy that "I love the Gospel because of what God did for me." That is a worthy goal, but his reductionism and h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 14 07:11:54 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 08:46:20 -0700 2007 "Christ also suffered once for sins,
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