Jesus simply doesn't fit our mold. If Jesus were just a man, that wouldn't be a big deal. It's not so surprising when people do weird things. I can deal with a psychotic megalomaniac or, peraps, a neurotic religious nut. But when Jesus offends, amazes, shocks, and confuses us, that's another matter altogether, because he …
Category Archive: Theology Matters
Jan 12 2010
The Holy Spirit Is Working In a Lot More Places Than I Thought He Was
One of the great dangers for Christians and for the world is that we are far, far too religious. We go to religious movies, we eat religious cookies, and we wear religious underwear that is far too tight. Our problem is that we spend too much time in church and far too little time in …
Jan 05 2010
Christian College Students Glorify an ‘Egomaniac’
The Christian Post reports on Passion 2010: God is the most God-centered person in the universe, says Baptist pastor John Piper. And some people take offense to that. Addressing more than 21,000 college students at Passion 2010, Piper posed the question on whether Jesus is an egomaniac. "God demands that we all get on our …
Dec 10 2009
Saving Belief vs. Unbelief
John Piper explains while discussing the application to pornography: Unbelief relates like this: my understanding of faith is that you don't just believe that Jesus as the Son of God died for your sins, rose again, reigns in heaven, is coming again, and forgives my sin. That's only factual. It's also a being satisfied with …
Nov 06 2009
Interview With Matt Redman
Bob Kauflin and Matt Redman discuss Matt's new CD entitled We Will Not Be Shaken. Excerpt: Bob: Themes of God’s sovereignty pervade the songs on this album. Why did you choose to make that focus for this album?Matt: I had a sense that many people right now need re-assurance that God is in control in …
Nov 03 2009
Ask John Piper: Live Wednesday on Twitter
Ask Pastor John your questions. Participate in APJ Live on Nov. 4, 8 – 11 AM CT. Submit your questions and comments via Twitter using the hashtag #apj. Watch live. Remember worship.com is are also on Twitter and facebook.
Oct 12 2009
John Piper’s Illustration for Children: Why Faith Glorifies God
Justin Taylor points us to an outstanding illustration from John Piper of how faith glorifies God: Your daddy is standing in a swimming pool out a little bit from the edge. You are, let’s say, three years old and standing on the edge of the pool. Daddy holds out his arms to you and says, …
Aug 13 2009
What are You Risking?
16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, …
Aug 10 2009
LifeConnection: Free Online Kids Bible Lessons
Our longtime good friend Bud Cox founded and leads a ministry that provides great online resources for kids. It's called LifeConnection. Kids and young students can go online and listen to stories about Bible principles, then complete an online lesson about what they learned. The episodes, somewhat reminiscent of Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey …
Aug 06 2009
Get Smart
32 He [King Solomon] composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs. 33 He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish – 1 Kings 4 …
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