The Unbelieving, Suffering Poor Deserve Better Than Bad Exegetical Arguments

John Piper: "This is a plea for the sake of the unbelieving, suffering poor. They should have better than bad arguments. Don't defend them with careless exegesis. Don't support them with pillars that cannot hold. Give them your best defense."

He looks briefly at three typically misplaced biblical pillars (Matt. 25:40; 1 John 3:17-18; James 2:15-16) a number of strong biblical pillars (Luke 6:27-31; Matt. 7:12; Matt. 5:16; Luke 10:25-37; Gal. 6:10; 1 Thess. 5:15).