John Piper

Christian Post Guest Columnist

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Apr 5, 2011
What Hope Can We Have for Lost Loved Ones?
I once did the funeral of the brother of a godly woman at our church. He lived by himself and, as far as we knew, was outspokenly anti-Christian until he died.
Mar 28, 2011
How Bold Should Christians Be?
A person should ask if, in their personal walk with God, they avoid the Scripture passages that call for radical boldness. If that's the case then the defeat is there before you even hit the streets.
Mar 18, 2011
Does Our Ability to Act Morally Depend on Who We Worship?
Yes. If we don't value God for who he really is then our behavior is going to reflect that skewed understanding of God.
Mar 10, 2011
How Willingly Do People Go to Hell?
I think it is misleading to say that hell is giving people what they most want. When there are only two choices, and you choose against one, it does not mean that you want the other
Mar 5, 2011
What Is God's Purpose with False Teaching?
Why would a sovereign God allow false beliefs to seemingly prosper? What can we learn from their existence?
Feb 25, 2011
How Would You Help a Spiritually Stagnant Church?
I would begin by preaching the gospel and displaying the infinite and all-satisfying worth of God. In other words, I wouldn't start at the symptom.
Feb 17, 2011
What Is Hindering Racial Reconciliation in the Church?
Any listener who thinks that the way forward in race relations is to dumb down doctrine, so that you can hang out and not count truth as important, is undermining the very foundation on which we must stand together
Feb 10, 2011
What Old Truths Does Our Generation Need to Recover?
Suffering and death were so much a part of life back then.
Feb 2, 2011
How to Respond to Open Minded Non-Christians
People need to be brought face to face with how utterly unique they are in the universe of God's creations
Jan 26, 2011
Dangers in Being a Middle-Class Comfortable Christian
One of the main dangers in being comfortable in our Christianity is that over time comfort tends to begin to feel like something that God – or the world – owes us