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" The saving love of God is his doing whatever must be done, at great cost to himself, and for the least deserving, so that he might enthrall them with what will make them supremely happy forever, namely, himself. "

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" God has ordained that Satan have a long leash with God holding on to the leash because he knows that when we walk in and out of those temptations, struggling with both the physical effects that they bring and the moral effects that they bring, more of God's glory will shine. "

John Piper

Shine

God

Moral

" My prayer is that the good news of Jesus, the crucified and risen Messiah, would flood Jewish communities around the world, that the veil would be lifted, and that we would see a massive turning of Israel to the Lord Jesus. "

" Darkness comes. In the middle of it, the future looks blank. The temptation to quit is huge. Don't. You are in good company... You will argue with yourself that there is no way forward. But with God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope. "

" God is infinitely valuable. I can't think of anything that would have a greater impact on your life than for you to believe that. "

" I can be poor, I can lose a job, I can have a hospital bill that I don't know how to pay, for I can do all these things through Him who strengthens me. "

" My mother, who grew up in Pennsylvania, literally washed my mouth out with soap once for saying, 'Shut up!' to my sister. She would have washed my mouth out with gasoline if she knew how foul my mouth was racially when she wasn't around. "

" As much as we can, let's defend the truth by pointing to what the apostles taught, and let's call out sin by pointing to the inconsistencies between what we say we believe and what we do. "

" God tests His people through hardship. "

" I've always wondered, am I a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? I don't know. I love them both. "

" There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian. "

" If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, God gave the command. "

John Piper

Miles

Tornado

" I owe my life and hope to the gospel. "

" One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work. "

" The best news of the Christian gospel is that the supremely glorious Creator of the universe has acted in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection to remove every obstacle between us and himself so that we may find everlasting joy in seeing and savoring his infinite beauty. "

" I am not a good example of an urban pastor. Because of the way I believe God calls me to use my time, I don't have significant relationships with most of my neighbors. "

John Piper

God

Time

" There are many pointers in the Bible concerning the rightness, the goodness, the beauty, the justice, the preciousness of racial harmony and diversity. "

" You can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom. "

" The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is why absorbing the culture all around us and its priorities is so dangerous. "

John Piper

Life

God

" Human beings were put on the planet to depend upon their Creator and to worship their Creator at every point in every sphere of culture. "

" I owe my life and hope to the gospel. Without it I would still be strutting with racist pride, or I would be suffering the moral paralysis of 'white guilt.' But the gospel has an answer to both pride and guilt. "

" Sin carries in it its own misery. "

" The Gospel is not a theory; the Gospel is not a philosophy or an idea; the Gospel is not a way of thinking or feeling. The Gospel is an event in history. "

" God gives life and he takes life. Everybody who dies, dies because God wills that they die. "

John Piper

Because

Life

" God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. "

" I have tried to devote my life - with all my husband failures, father failures, pastor failures, friend failures, any other possible failures I'm sure I've done them - to the God-centeredness of God and my aspiring, yearning to join Him in that activity. God is passionate about hallowing the name of God. "

" I just want to preach so bad I can hardly stand it. I love what I do. "

" When people think about 'thinking,' they often think 'academia;' they think 'threat.' They think 'coldness.' I want to reverse all those images and say, 'No, the brain God gave you is intended to throw fuel on the fire of your affections for God. It's really good at it if you let it.' "

" Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement! "

" It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people. "

John Piper

People

Amazing

" The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ. "