John Piper's Blog, page 27
November 8, 2022
Does Christian Love Esteem Some More Than Others? 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 3
Love looks on those who are doing the work of God with high esteem, and on those who are sinning with a longing to see them honor God.
November 7, 2022
What Makes My Life Christian?
How can Christians live so that, at bottom, we can say with Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”?
November 5, 2022
November 4, 2022
Should I Charge Other Christians for My Expertise?
Christ bids his people both to wisely get and freely give, and he supplies us with the grace we need to discern when to do what with our talents.
November 3, 2022
A Vision for Leading and Being Led: 1 Thessalonians 5:12–22, Part 1
In a healthy church, the elders labor, exercise authority, and admonish the members, and the members respect and esteem the elders.
November 2, 2022
Christ’s Death Was No Accident
The death of Christ was no accident. He came to be crucified, that he might hang the sins and sufferings of those he loves with him there.
November 1, 2022
A Text for the Day the Doctor Says Cancer: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 3
First Thessalonians 5:6–11 is a gravestone text. It reminds believers that wrath is not their destiny, but unending life with Christ.
October 31, 2022
How Does Love Cover a Multitude of Sins?
Christian love labors to overlook the sins of others, just as Christ went to the cross to forgive us, not to shame us.
October 29, 2022
Drunk People Make Bad Soldiers: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 2
Drunk people make bad soldiers and sleepy people make poor watchmen. That is why we need to remain spiritually awake and sober.
October 28, 2022
Christian Unity in Three Steps
Real differences exist between real Christians. But where we lack unity of conviction, we can share unity of humble, sacrificial disposition.
