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Jesus: The Only Way to God: Must You Hear the Gospel to Be Saved?
by
John Piper
If the evangelical church at large was ever too confrontational in its evangelism, those days are gone. In our shrinking, pluralistic world, the belief that Jesus is the only way of salvation is increasingly called arrogant and even hateful. In the face of this criticism, many shrink back from affirming the global necessity of knowing and believing in Jesus. In Jesus, the ...more
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Piper wrote this book to demonstrate to the reader the necessity of missions to yet-unreached lands. If people believe that the “innocent” natives who have never heard the Gospel will not be condemned, they will not have a compelling motive for evangelizing them. Piper writes to convince us that conscious faith in the name of Jesus is required for salvation.
Overall this was a good book. Piper makes a convincing case that unreached people are condemned and without excuse. They need to h...more
Overall this was a good book. Piper makes a convincing case that unreached people are condemned and without excuse. They need to h...more
Through the years there have been those who have decided that perhaps people can come to God without Jesus. Some have declared that those who reject Jesus are annihilated. Others claim that the condemned eventually are brought to repentance after a period of punishment. Then others tell us that those who have never heard of Jesus can actually come to God by following the knowledge that they have from nature. A Hindu who is a good Hindu can come to God without consciously believing Jesus.
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Is it necessary for a person to have actual, conscious faith in Jesus Christ in order for them to be reconciled to God? Do those who either refuse Jesus or who simply never hear of Jesus spend an actual eternity in hell under the wrath of Almighty God? In Jesus, the Only Way to God, John Piper addresses these questions in his inspiring, helpful, and typically thorough style.
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Simply put, Piper nails this issue with the word of God. He is not arrogant, belittlin...more
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Simply put, Piper nails this issue with the word of God. He is not arrogant, belittlin...more
Must you hear the gospel to be saved? Piper answers a resounding yes. He actually breaks it down into three questions that he answers yes to. Is there an eternal hell of conscious torment to be rescued from? Is the death and resurrection of Christ essential for that rescue? Do people need to hear this good new and believe it in order to be rescued? Since the Bible answer to all these questions is yes, then the truly loving thing to do is to tell people the truth. You may be labeled arrogant, nar...more
Excellent and timely book. Piper deals with the reality of Hell and the necessity of hearing and believing the Gospel in order to be saved. In our fuzzy, increasingly pluralistic society, few have the courage to unequivocally and publicly state that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. Ours is an age of gate-wideners and way-broadeners who want to reduce salvation to moralism and sincerity. If they are successful, then all roads lead to God. Not so according to God's Word. Jesus Christ is the (o...more
I finished this one in a couple of days. It was either really good, or just realy applicable to my circumstances at the time (or both). I often hear these types of questions being asked (ex. what about the people that live in the jungle who have never heard...will they be saved? What about my grandmother who is Jewish? ) I, of course, never have the right answers, but this book gave me some guidance on my role to those who've never heard.
This book was intensely helpful for getting a full side of the debate between universalism, inclusivism and exclusivism. (Incidentally I needed the book only just after it had been published.)
Piper basically deals with three questions: Is hell real? Is Jesus the only way of salvation? (and) Can people be ignorant of their own salvation?
I naturally agree solidly with Piper on the first and lean on the third, but unfortunately, the book's rhetoric is lacking. Piper goes through...more
Piper basically deals with three questions: Is hell real? Is Jesus the only way of salvation? (and) Can people be ignorant of their own salvation?
I naturally agree solidly with Piper on the first and lean on the third, but unfortunately, the book's rhetoric is lacking. Piper goes through...more
Read this brief treatise in just a few hours. It is brief, but poignant in what Piper seeks to accomplish. Namely, the exclusivity of Christ for salvation, and the implication for missions.
Read this book, if you believe the Bible, you will be helped.
Read this book, if you believe the Bible, you will be helped.
This is the best brief defense of the exclusivity of salvation in Jesus and the existence of eternal hell I am aware of. Piper gets a lot of mileage out of 120 small pages. A handy give away for the Rob Bell crowd.
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John Stephen Piper is a Calvinist and Baptist theologian, preacher, and author, currently serving as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of numerous books, including ECPA Christian Book Award winners What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God's Passion for His Glory, and bestsellers Don't Waste Your Life and T...more
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