This was the first book of John Pipers that I have read. It was written so that the reader will know 50 ways why Christ came to die. The passion of Jesus Christ was a great book. And that is worth taking the time to read, think, and pray about. This little paperback contains beauty and wisdom surrounding one of the cornerstones of the Christian faith- the death of Jesus Christ.
Still, I'll say a little more because 1)since when do I not say unncessary things? and 2) I really did enjoy this book. If Piper's words didn't convince you that this is worth reading, my words certainly aren't. "Love is the labor- whatever the cost- of helping people be enthralled with what will satisfy them most, namely, Jesus Christ." -page 117 He died to wean us from poisonous pleasures and enthrall us with his beauty." -page 83 "What Christ did for is not that we might help him, but that we might see and savor him as infinitely valuable. I knew what His death meant, of course, but diving into it with this much detail gave me a greater respect and awe of the gift of salvation!Īs usual, John Piper's words are on point: It helped to really center my focus on what Jesus has done for me through the cross, and for that I am very grateful. I'd read one of the blog-post length chapters (or two or three!), then read some of the quoted books and chapters of the Bible more fully. This is the greatest thing Christ died for.Molly lent me this book, and I've been enjoying reading it with my Bible during devotions. Indeed it is folly not to.īut the evidence that we have been changed is that we want these things because they bring us to the enjoyment of God. You don't need to be born again to want these things. All these things are understandable without any spiritual change. It doesn't take a new heart to want the psychological relief of forgiveness, or the removal of God's wrath, or the inheritance of God's world. That's a perfectly natural desire, not a supernatural one.
There is no sure evidence that we have a new heart just because we want to escape hell. Many people seem to embrace the good news without embracing God. Redemption is not good news if it only liberates us from bondage but doesn't bring us to God.Īdoption is not good news if it only puts us in the Father's family but not in his arms. Justification is not good news if it only makes us legally acceptable to God but doesn't bring fellowship with God. Salvation is not good news if it only saves from hell and not for God.įorgiveness is not good news if it only gives relief from guilt and doesn't open the way to God. All the words of the gospel lead to him, or they are not gospel.
“What is the ultimate good in the good news? It all ends in one thing: God himself.
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