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John Piper

John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy.

God’s Free Gift of Righteousness

God’s Free Gift of Righteousness

Every single one of us has sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. But God offers the free gift of righteousness to any who will come to him.

Christian Courage

Are you willing to say and do the right thing regardless of the earthly cost?

The Demonstration of God’s Righteousness

The Demonstration of God’s Righteousness

Justification and Mother’s Day

God grants us righteousness that not only washes us clean, but makes us bold in the face of any fear.

Biblical Eldership

Session 4

A pastor’s roles mainly comprise the areas of governing and teaching, and their qualification for that office be discerned biblically before entering into it.

Biblical Eldership

Session 3

The two offices given to the church in the New Testament are elders and deacons, though these may be described from different angles and with various nuances.

Biblical Eldership

Session 2

Pursuit of biblical eldership recognizes that the processes which we use to bring men into the office must be under the direction of the Holy Spirit and in line with the Word he inspired.

Biblical Eldership

Session 1

Biblical eldership is not about endlessly setting up committee meetings and getting as many people involved as possible, but about teaching and leading the flock to equip them for the work of ministry.

Some Early Baptist Confessions of Faith Explicitly Disowned the "Openness" View

The Second London Confession of Baptists in 1677 (reissued in 1689), in Chapter II, "Of God and the Holy Trinity," paragraph 2, says: "In [God's] sight all things are open and manifest, his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon…

Redeeming Time By Writing Truth

Surely God means for our minutes on earth to count for something.

Up from the Grave He Arose

Up from the Grave He Arose

Easter Sunday

There is no condemnation for those in Jesus. Clothed in the righteousness of the risen Christ, we can approach the throne with confidence.

Conference Message

How Not to Blaspheme God in the Pulpit

To preach the Bible faithfully is to herald the incomparable supremacy of God and the riches of his glory over everything else the world has to offer.

Conference Message

Preaching for Radical Obedience

A preacher’s task isn’t merely to explain passages of the Bible, but to awaken people to the beauty of Jesus Christ, with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Conference Message

Drinking Deep for God's Sake

For pastors to herald the glories of God week in and week out, they need to drink deeply from the wells of God’s salvation day in and day out.

Conference Message

Wonderful Things from Your Word

Wonderful Things from Your Word

There are wonders in God’s word, but we will not store them up unless he first works in us. Ask and pray that he may open the eyes of your heart.

Mouths Closed and All the World Accountable to God

Palm Sunday

Christianity is not a narrow, provincial, or tribal religion. It declares things that have to do with the whole world.

Response to the Packet of Material Sent out by Bethel College and Seminary Dated 3-19-99

Abbreviations: DC: For lack of a better name let's use DC (for Document Creator) to refer to the author of the unsigned beige paper, "How Do We Decide Orthodoxy in the BGC?" BEB: Refers to the letter signed by George…

The Greatest Thing in the World Is to Be Saved

The reason being saved is the greatest experience in the world is because God is the greatest Person in the world.

All Jews and Gentiles Are Under Sin

What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin 10 as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; 11 THERE IS NONE…

Does God Make Mistakes?

A Response to Greg Boyd's Treatment of Jeremiah 3:6-7, 19-20

I deal with Dr. Boyd's interpretation of Jeremiah 3:6-7, 19-20 as an example of the kind of difficulties he gets into, even though he claims to be following a simple, face-value hermeneutic. He gives the impression that, on the face…

Why God Inspired Hard Texts

Why God Inspired Hard Texts

God reveals himself to us clearly in his word. There are difficult passages, but their benefit is never beyond our reach.

Can Christians Be Held Hostage by the Sins of the Beloved?

Should the sins of others keep us captive in a prison of sorrow?

Let God Be True Though Every Man a Liar

Who are they whose condemnation is just? Those who play games with the Word of God.

Did the Old Testament Teach You Could Be a True Jew?

Paul did not reinterpret the Scriptures. He only drew out what was taught in the Law and the Prophets.

Who Is a True Jew? Part 2

Who Is a True Jew?

Part 2

We all need the gift of righteousness that comes only through Christ by the Spirit. All who trust the Son receive this gift as true Jews.

Who Is a True Jew?

Who Is a True Jew?

Part 1

When we keep the requirements of the law, we won’t only realize we can’t obey them perfectly, but we will look to the one who has — Jesus Christ.

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