John Piper's Blog, page 77
April 16, 2021
What Makes Women the ‘Weaker Vessel’?
The differences between male and female are not obstacles to overcome or facts to ignore. They are distinct glories that God calls “very good.”
April 14, 2021
The Problem with Asking, ‘What’s Wrong with It?’
If we want to follow Jesus, we will need to give up more than just sins. We will also need to give up everything that dulls our hearts for him.
April 13, 2021
How to Undermine Ethnic Harmony: Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 4
The fundamental problem in our societies is not strife between man and man but strife between God and man.
April 12, 2021
Hope for Children from Dysfunctional Families
How can children who come from dysfunctional or abusive families begin to embrace the perfect fatherhood of God?
April 10, 2021
How Does an Abolished Law Create Unity? Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 3
The reason that Jew and Gentile are now one new man in Christ is because the law has been abolished. What does that mean?
April 9, 2021
How Does Chronic Pain Glorify God?
Why might God allow his children to endure years, or even decades, of unremitting suffering? How does such chronic pain bring him glory?
April 7, 2021
Escape the World’s Infatuation with Sex
The deepest cure for lust never comes from strategies or accountability. The deepest cure comes from seeing the soul-staggering grandeur of God.
April 6, 2021
Jew and Gentile: One New Person: Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 2
The people of Christ cannot simply give up and walk away from each other in conflict, because we are a part of the same body.
April 5, 2021
How Will Heaven Change Our Joy?
Joy isn’t just a nice byproduct of the Christian life, but an essential part of it. From propitiation to glorification, joy animates our life in Christ.
April 3, 2021
What Kind of Hostility Did Christ Remove? Ephesians 2:14–18, Part 1
In ripping down the barrier between God and his people, the cross also tore down the barrier between us as people.
