John Piper's Blog, page 17
February 21, 2023
Saving Faith Involves Loving the Truth: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 3
The alternative to belief in the gospel is not merely unbelief, but a deep love for unrighteousness which opposes truth.
February 20, 2023
Was God at Work in My Pre-Conversion Life?
When we look with eyes of faith on our pre-conversion life, we find abundant reason to thank God for his mercy, and abundant reason to give others hope.
February 18, 2023
The Lie All Satanic Power Serves: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 2
Satan wants all of us to yawn at truth and salivate for sin. We must persistently resist him and cling to Christ.
February 17, 2023
How Could God Be Jealous?
The jealousy of God shows his zeal for his own worth — and it also shows his zeal for our deepest joy.
February 16, 2023
Real Signs and Wonders Serving Unreality: 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12, Part 1
Signs and wonders can serve both truth and deception. We should trust what we see in the Bible above what we witness with our eyes.
February 15, 2023
The God-Centeredness of God Unlocks the Gospel
The biblical mindset puts God and his glory, not man and his desires, at the center of the universe. And grasping this blazing center unlocks the greatness of the gospel.
February 14, 2023
Lawlessness Doomed by Truth and Beauty: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 2
The man of lawlessness has an appointed time and an appointed end which Jesus will bring when he returns.
February 13, 2023
I Shipwrecked My Faith — Am I Doomed?
Is there any hope for the recovery of a shipwrecked faith? Pastor John offers four reasons shipwreck need not be final.
February 11, 2023
“Lawlessness” Can’t Come Until Its Appointed Time: 2 Thessalonians 2:6–8, Part 1
God sets the times and seasons. He has appointed a time for the man of lawlessness to appear. He is in full control.
February 10, 2023
Sinners or Saints — How Should We Speak of Christians?
Should we speak of Christians as saints or sinners? Pastor John explores why Paul addresses Christians as saints dozens of times — and as sinners almost never.
