For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith…

Will the pain of losing all that you have on earth fade at the prospect of seeing and being with Christ?

The way God constituted his people under the old covenant is different than how he does it today.

Is this blessing then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, "FAITH WAS CREDITED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." 10 How then was it credited? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised;…

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say?…

Learn from David what to do in a brokenhearted, terrifying moment: Worship.

Even though language can sometimes confuse us--like when the same word carries multiple meanings--the Bible is not contradictory.

Consider 12 facts about assurance and the verses that teach them.

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED…

There is a kind of shame that you should not be ashamed of.

God is one, and everyone he justifies is justified in the same way. Therefore he is God not only over the Jews but over all peoples.

Only God can open our hearts to receive and experience his infinite joy. But that doesn’t mean we can’t fight and persevere in our pursuit of delight.

Joy in the Christian life isn’t simply a nice byproduct of faith. Delighting in God is essential to believing in God.

Though there has been a movement in contemporary worship music toward God-centeredness, the same movement has not taken place in relation to preaching.

God is no idolater. He delights in himself more than anything else because he honors and prizes what is of most value in the universe — himself.

One reason to admire and trust Jesus above all other persons is that he knows more than anyone else.

The moral law in the Old Testament is not a ladder for climbing, but a track for riding in the power of the Holy Spirit.

John Piper thanks God for the lives of two saints and asks how it is that their deaths are "precious in the sight of the Lord."

Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. But until the glory of God covers the earth, we must keep going and sending for the fame of Jesus’s name.

In Jesus Christ, worship is not centered on a place or form, but on his person and work. All true worship is to him and through him.