John Piper
John Piper
John Stephen Piperis founder and teacher of desiringgod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a Calvinist Baptist preacher and author who served as Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota for 33 years. His books include ECPA Christian Book Award winners Spectacular Sins, What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God's Passion for His Glory, and bestsellers Don't Waste Your Life and The Passion of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth11 January 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Does Christ get a good reputation because of the way we live? Is the excellence of Christ displayed in our lives? That should matter to us, not whether we ourselves are praised.
Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.
Betrayed by Judas, denied by Peter, abandoned by the eleven, forsaken by God. Darkness, you get one hour. Then you die.
Adoption is the visible Gospel.
When it comes to killing my sin, I don't wait for the miracle, I act the miracle.
Don't coast through life without a passion.
What was once foolishness to us-a crucified God-must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.
Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.
The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy.
Faith is born and sustained by the Word of God, and out of faith grows the flower of joy.
And in these last hours, the lifetime of this year passes before my eyes, and I face the inevitable question: Did I live it well? Will Jesus Christ, the righteous judge, say “Well done, good and faithful servant”?
May we catch enough of a vision of Christ that we will not be satisfied unless we know him more fully.
God has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations.
I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a person's theology was the effect it has on one's prayers.