When Jesus said to Nicodemus, 'You must be born again', the devout and learned religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It would seem nothing has changed. Today 'born again christians' fill churches that are seen as ineffectual at best, and even characterised by the 'mosaic' generation as 'unchristian'. The term 'born again' has been devalued both in society and in the church. Those claiming to be 'born again' live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don't; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, covert the same, do almost everything the same. Being 'born again' is now defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament however defines Christians very differently. "When Jesus said to Nicodemus, "You must be born again" (John 3: 7), he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life]] If he does that for you (or if he already has), then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive." John Piper
全书紧紧围绕着 "神的护理"展开论述，几乎涉及了我们所关心的所有主题：自然与历史、生命与死亡、罪与苦难、神的主权与荣耀、基督的受苦、人的归信、基督徒的生命。派博的视野十分开阔，从浩瀚的宇宙写到内布拉斯加平原上摇曳的麦穗，从创世以先写到基督再来。他让我们看到神对这世界的介入是如此普遍深入，如此大有能力；他让我们知晓，神远比我们所认识的更伟大、威严、慈爱，若非他的许可，没有什么能临到他儿女身上。我们发现，神在苦难中依然掌权，我们的笃定盼望是以神不可抗拒的护理为担保。 派博的描述让我们看到，这个广阔的世界是一个战场，也是一座展现神荣耀的大剧院，这荣耀在基督为不配的罪人受苦时发出最耀眼的光芒。这个世界是神亲自进入历史的剧院，也是我们经历救赎的剧院。惟愿这本书，能够帮助你看清这剧院中发生的一切。惟愿神的护理这一真理，能够带给读者不可撼动的笃定力量，安慰正在受苦的人，激励更多人奔赴禾场！
In Foundations for Lifelong Learning, John Piper offers 6 habits to cultivate a lifetime of wisdom and wonder--helping readers grow in their understanding of God's word and our world to find Christ in and above all things.
"This is a time when the fragile form of this world is felt. The seemingly solid foundations are shaking. The question we should be asking is, Do we have a Rock under our feet? A Rock that cannot be shaken-ever?"-John PiperOn January 11, 2020, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reportedly claimed its first victim in the Hubei province of China. By March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization had declared a global pandemic. In the midst of this fear and uncertainty, it is natural to wonder what God is doing.In Coronavirus and Christ, John Piper invites readers around the world to stand on the solid Rock, who is Jesus Christ, in whom our souls can be sustained by the sovereign God who ordains, governs, and reigns over all things to accomplish his wise and good purposes for those who trust in him. What is God doing through the coronavirus? Piper offers six biblical answers to that question, showing us that God is at work in this moment in history.
Mau mau cùng nhau ¿¿n tôn th¿. ¿i¿p khúc yêu th¿¿ng trong Mùa V¿ng này b¿t l¿y tr¿ng tâm c¿a mùa Giáng sinh. Mùa V¿ng là ¿¿ yêu quý Chúa Jêsus. M¿t giai ¿ön chu¿n b¿ t¿m lòng ¿ón ti¿p s¿ vinh hi¿n c¿a ngày Giáng sinh khi chúng ta k¿ ni¿m s¿ giáng th¿ làm ng¿¿i c¿a ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i ¿¿i ¿¿i. Quy¿n sách 25 bài t¿nh nguy¿n súc tích c¿a tác gi¿ John Piper mu¿n giúp chúng ta t¿p chú vào ¿¿ng Christ là tr¿ng tâm c¿a Mùa V¿ng.
In this repackaged edition of What Jesus Demands from the World, John Piper walks through Jesus's commands, explaining their context and meaning to help readers understand Christ's vision of the Christian life and what he still requires today.
John Piper explores Scripture's command to love the second coming of Christ, and what it is about this event that makes it so desirable. While encouraging Christians to have a genuine longing for Jesus's presence, Piper addresses pressing questions about the end times.
Chúa Jêsus là ai?B¿n ch¿a bao gi¿ g¿p Ngài tr¿c ti¿p, b¿n c¿ng không bi¿t ai ¿ã g¿p Ngài nh¿ th¿. Nh¿ng có m¿t cách ¿¿ bi¿t Ngài là ai. ¿ó là gì? ¿¿c Chúa Jêsus Christ - là Con ng¿¿i ¿ã ¿¿¿c bày t¿ trong Kinh Thánh - có m¿t ph¿m ch¿t ¿¿c nh¿t vô nh¿ và m¿t v¿ ¿¿p thüc linh có th¿ cho linh h¿n chúng ta bi¿t tr¿c ti¿p r¿ng: "Th¿t ¿úng là chân lý". Gi¿ng nh¿ nhìn th¿y m¿t tr¿i thì bi¿t r¿ng có s¿ sáng, höc là n¿m th¿ m¿t ong thì bi¿t r¿ng có v¿ ng¿t v¿y.S¿ sâu nhi¿m và ph¿c t¿p v¿ Chúa Jêsus phá v¿ k¿t c¿u ¿¿n s¿ trong tâm trí chúng ta. Ngài làm b¿i r¿i các th¿y d¿y lüt t¿ cho mình là khôn ngoan nh¿ng l¿i ¿¿¿c các em thi¿u nhi yêu m¿n và hi¿u rõ. Ngài ¿ã làm yên c¿n bão b¿ng ti¿ng phán nh¿ng l¿i không t¿ c¿u mình kh¿i th¿p t¿ giá.Hãy nhìn vào Chúa Jêsus c¿a Kinh Thánh. Hãy gi¿ cho ¿ôi m¿t c¿a b¿n m¿ to, r¿i làm ¿¿y góc nhìn c¿a b¿n b¿ng hình ¿nh c¿a Chúa Jêsus ¿ trong L¿i c¿a ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i. Chúa Jêsus phán r¿ng: "N¿u Jesus said, "N¿u ai kh¿ng làm theo ý mün c¿a ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i, thì s¿ bi¿t ¿¿o lý ta có ph¿i là b¿i ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i, hay là ta nói theo ý ta". Hãy c¿u xin ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i ban ân ¿i¿n ¿¿ làm theo ý Ngài, thì b¿n s¿ th¿y chân lý c¿a Con ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i.John Piper ¿ã vi¿t quy¿n sách n¿y v¿i hy v¿ng h¿t th¿y chúng ta s¿ nhìn th¿y Chúa Jêsus th¿t nh¿ chính Ngài và s¿ s¿ng th¿a mãn ¿ trong Ngài h¿n m¿i ¿i¿u khác.
In this book, John Piper celebrates the lives and ministries of 27 leaders from church history, offering a close look at their perseverance amidst opposition, weakness, and suffering--inspiring readers toward a life of Christ-exalting courage, passion, and joy.
In this Bible-saturated meditation on the nature of saving faith, John Piper argues that the spiritual affection of treasuring Christ belongs to the very essence of saving faith. If Christ is not embraced as our supreme treasure, he is not embraced for who he is.
John Piper invites readers to turn from the dulling effects of food and other appetites to the all-satisfying glory of God through fasting and prayer. Redesigned with a new foreword by David Platt and Francis Chan.
M¿t l¿a ch¿n ngay tr¿¿c m¿t: lãng phí cüc ¿¿i hay s¿ng li¿u l¿nh. Ng¿i ngoài cüc hay ¿ trong cüc ch¿i n¿y. R¿t cüc thì cüc s¿ng không d¿ dàng ¿¿i v¿i Chúa Jêsus, Ngài c¿ng h¿a là s¿ không d¿ dàng ¿¿i v¿i ng¿¿i nào theo Ngài. Chúng ta không nên ng¿c nhiên khi b¿ t¿ ch¿i và b¿ b¿t b¿. Nh¿ng h¿u h¿t chúng ta ¿¿u mün ¿¿¿c an toàn. Chúng ta tìm ki¿m s¿ thöi mái. Chúng ta mua s¿m ¿¿ th¿ cho b¿n thân. Chúng ta mün ¿¿¿c gi¿i trí.Chúng ta ¿¿u b¿ cün theo khái ni¿m an toàn, m¿t C¿ ¿¿c giáo thöi mái không có ¿¿a ng¿c khi qua ¿¿i. Nh¿ng s¿ng nh¿ th¿ có ngh¿a là sao? ¿ó là m¿t cüc ¿¿i còn r¿t xa so v¿i vi¿c s¿ng phiêu l¿u và d¿ d¿t, s¿ng sung túc và tr¿n v¿n, ¿ó không ph¿i là b¿ cao và b¿ sâu mà Chúa Jêsus ¿ã kêu g¿i chúng ta ¿âu.Hãy khám phá m¿t n¿n t¿ng kiên c¿ không có s¿ s¿ hãi trong m¿i trang sách n¿y. Hãy l¿ng nghe ¿¿c Chúa Tr¿i h¿a ¿i cùng b¿n ¿¿n n¿i xa l¿. Hãy ¿¿ quy¿n sách Li¿u l¿nh là ¿úng giúp b¿n th¿y ¿¿¿c ni¿m vui khi s¿ng b¿ng ¿¿c tin và cüc ¿¿i ph¿¿c h¿nh khi b¿ h¿t m¿i th¿ mà l¿ thüc vào Chúa Jêsus!
Pastor John Piper unveils the person of Christ so that everyonecan understand Jesus' deity, power and wisdom. This accessiblevolume can awaken unbelievers and sweeten any Christian's view ofthe Lord's character.
Best-selling author John Piper examines the Bible's "self-authenticating" nature and unique ability to showcase God's unmatched glory that enlightens the eyes of our hearts to know that the Bible is the Word of God.
Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its emotion, exhorting couples to keep their covenant as a display of Christ's covenant-keeping love for the church.
A guide to getting started with binary betting. It assumes that you already know the basics and shows you in detail how and why: you need never use a stop again; you can get the market totally wrong and still make money; and you can look forward to news items and trade them with impunity.
In this hardcover edition, long-time author and teacher John Piper draws from the preaching ministry of Jonathan Edwards to encourage pastors and leaders to gladly preach the cross, for the glory of God, to a people hungry for God and his word. Includes four extra chapters not included in the original edition.
Good News of Great Joy by John Piper invites Christians to make Jesus the center of the Advent season through 25 devotional readings.
Narrowing in on the promise found in Romans 8:32, this tract shows how God giving up his own Son guarantees that nothing can ever separate us from his love.
God wants your heart. The whole Bible teaches truth and awakens emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They do not just awaken heart; they put it in the foreground. They do not just invite our emotions to respond to God's truth; they put our emotions on display.The Psalms are not just commanding; they are contagious. We are not just listening to profound ideas and feelings. We are living among them in their overflow. We touch pillows wet with tears. We hear and feel the unabashed cries of affliction, shame, regret, grief, anger, discouragement, and turmoil. But what makes all this stunningly different from the sorrows of the world is that all of it-absolutely all of it-is experienced in relation to the totally sovereign God.This book is an invitation. God wants our hearts. He will take them as he finds them. And then, with the healing contagion of the Psalms, he will shape them. Accept his invitation to come.
Getting to know that special someone naturally includes learning about family and friends, education and athletics, favorite pastimes, and your hopes and dreams. Ideally, you’ll ask each other all kinds of questions, some vital and some trivial, and you’ll talk about life’s best moments and worst, the brightest places in your background and the darkest.But what about God? What is his role in your relationship? What do each of you believe about him, and how do you understand his dream for marriage—for your marriage?At Desiring God, one of our most accessed pages online is a set of questions John Piper put together for couples preparing for marriage (an updated version appears in Appendix I). You’ll find many of the typical questions here—about friends and entertainment and lifestyle and children, and many people have found that John’s way of putting these questions helps get right at some pretty deep stuff.But you’ll find other questions here, too—about theology, worship and devotion, and the roles of husband and wife—questions that far too many couples don’t think to ask. When preparing for marriage, or even in just beginning to consider it, it can be immensely helpful to have the perspective of someone like John Piper, not only a seasoned husband of nearly 50 years, but also a seasoned pastor, careful thinker, and faithful theologian.Our hope is that a few couples—whether dating and considering marriage, or engaged and preparing for marriage—would find some benefit here, getting to know each other better in some of life’s most significant matters, and becoming more fit to discern God’s leading for their lives.But John has more to offer than just the pre-marriage questions. Chapter 1 includes John’s counsel about engagement, chapter 2 about wedding planning (and finances). Chapter 3 provides invaluable instruction about the beautiful, complementary dynamic the Bible teaches between husband and wife.Sexual relations in marriage is the topic of chapter 4. (We know some of you may be flipping straight to that one, now that you know it’s there. That’s okay. Do read the rest of the book when you can!) Here there is so much potential for pleasure, and so much potential for pain. Don’t shy away from giving the topic of sex good consideration and honest discussion during your engagement.Then, in chapter 5, John helps us ponder how we can guard our marriages in a day in which they are under assault from every side. Finally, chapter 6 is based on perhaps John Piper’s single most important message on marriage. There he goes more macro than many of us have ever dared to go in thinking about what marriage is, and what God designed it for. This is a glorious, true, life-changing vision.After John’s long list of pre-marriage questions to discuss, the second appendix is about mission together. Marriage is for mission, too. In particular, the focus here is on hospitality. It’s a lightly edited sermon from the series that became the book This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence, which is where we’d send you to learn more about marriage following this book. (We’d also want to point you to a 30-day devotional for young married couples called Happily Ever After: Finding Grace in the Messes of Marriage, by John Piper and other contributors to desiringGod.org.) For Christians, talking about ministry together, including hospitality (literally, in the New Testament, “love for strangers”) is essential preparation.Reevaluate your commitments, check your priorities, rethink your normal. It will be well worth your time to ask difficult questions and think hard about the answers. For your joy, the good of others, and the glory of the church’s Groom.
Turn your world on its head.For more than thirty years, John Piper pastored in the rough and tumble realities of downtown Minneapolis, preaching his people through the ups and down of life one Sunday at a time. When it came to capturing a generation of joy in one final sermon series, he turned to ten trademark truths to leave ringing in his peoples’ ears.1. God Is2. The Glory of God3. Christian Hedonism4. The Sovereignty of God5. The Gospel of God in Christ6. The Call to Global Missions7. Living the Christian Life8. The Perseverance of the Saints9. Biblical Manhood and Womanhood10. Sorrowful Yet Always RejoicingThese ten are world-shaking truths—each astonishing in its own way. First they turned Piper’s own world upside down. Then his church’s. And they will continue to turn the whole world upside down as the gospel of Christ advances in distance and depth. These surprising doctrines, as Piper writes, are “wildly untamable, explosively uncontainable, and electrically future-creating.”Join a veteran author, pastor, and Christian statesman as he captures the ten astonishing, compassionate, life-giving, joy-awakening, hope-sustaining truths that have held everything together for him.(This book is a revised edition of the earlier title, Doctrine Matters.)
A bestselling author and popular pastor reflects on the ministry of Paul, famous persecutor-turned-missionary, drawing on the six decades he has spent "getting to know" Paul through the New Testament, which records his conversion, missionary journeys, and 13 letters he penned to churches throughout the ancient world.
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