John Piper's Blog, page 28
October 27, 2022
Sons of the Day Stay Awake and Sober: 1 Thessalonians 5:6–11, Part 1
Power for Christian obedience lies in being reminded of our new identity in God. Who we are grounds what we ought to do.
October 26, 2022
Step One in Preparing to Suffer
We ready ourselves to suffer well when we look our life dead in the eye and say with Paul, “I count it all as loss compared to Christ.”
October 25, 2022
The Sons of Light Will Survive the End: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 3
What does it mean that saints are sons of light? It means that spiritual light shines in our loves, our wills, and our works.
October 24, 2022
Is Suffering a Paradox for Christian Hedonists?
When Christ died, so did our sin-loving selves. Now, God sends suffering to weed out the sin that lingers and stunts our joy in Christ.
October 22, 2022
What Is ‘the Day of the Lord’? 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 2
What is the day of the Lord? And how does this day relate to the arrival of the kingdom of God?
October 21, 2022
How Much Speculation Should We Bring into Sermons?
Preachers are emissaries of God’s revealed truth. So how should we talk about parts of the text we don’t understand?
October 20, 2022
How Is the Day of the Lord Like a Thief? 1 Thessalonians 5:1–5, Part 1
What does Paul mean when he says that the last day “will come like a thief in the night?” And how do we remain ready?
October 19, 2022
The Relational Pain of Ministry
Christian ministry is relationally painful. Friends in the ministry can leave and never return, as even the apostle Paul experienced near the end of his life.
October 18, 2022
Did Paul Expect to See the Second Coming? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18, Part 4
Whether we will be alive when Christ returns is not for us to know. Rather, we ought to focus on living faithfully in the present age.
October 17, 2022
How Do People Shipwreck Their Faith?
Jesus, Paul, Peter, and the author of Hebrews all describe people who begin well in the Christian life before eventually making shipwreck of their faith.
