John Piper

Christian Post Guest Columnist

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Mar 31, 2012
Video Clips in Church Service Communicate Preaching Is Weak
I think that, to the degree that pastors begin to supplement their preaching with this entertaining spice to help people stay with them and be moved and get helped, it's going to backfire.
Mar 26, 2012
What Is God's Relationship to People Who Are in Hell?
God's wrath remains on them. He is separate from them, in that they are not allowed to enjoy any of his grace and beauty.
Mar 17, 2012
Should a Pastor Continue in Ministry If His Child Proves to Be an Unbeliever?
How can you manage the flock if you can't manage your household? Good management doesn't mean perfect outcome.
Mar 8, 2012
Is the US Talked About in the Book of Revelation?
Not that I know of! I have lots of questions about how the symbolism of Revelation works, but in my understanding there aren't specificities like that in the book of Revelation.
Mar 3, 2012
How Can I Break Free From an Addiction to Entertainment?
I believe I do love Jesus, but most of the time I'd rather spend time being entertained than spend time in God's word. How do I break this hold that entertainment has on my heart?
Feb 6, 2012
What Made It OK for God to Kill Women, Children in Old Testament?
If I were to drop dead right now, or a suicide bomber downstairs were to blow this building up and I were blown into smithereens, God would have done me no wrong.
Dec 5, 2011
How Should a Pastor's Confession of Sin Be?
You can't be too humble. But you can be stupid. And you can be excessively introspective, and you can probably be overly detailed
Nov 29, 2011
OK for a Christian to Have Cosmetic Surgery?
I'm laughing because I just watched my own video about not retiring, and in it I talk about 70-year-olds trying to get a tan on their leathery, hairless, splotchy skin in Arizona, and how the shorts look so ridiculous
Oct 31, 2011
Thoughts on Halloween
I want to be loose and broad and give freedom to believers to find their way to be most effective. So I respect those who are renouncing it and I respect those who say, "No, let's redeem it and penetrate it and use it."
Oct 23, 2011
No Remarrying While Ex-Spouse Is Living
I think the ideal that Jesus teaches is that we shouldn't divorce and remarry while the spouse divorced is living. That's very conservative and very narrow. But that's what I think Jesus teaches