Preaching yesterday from John 6:1-15, John Piper, in the video excerpt below, warns against seeking Jesus merely for his "usefulness." (For the full sermon go here.)
Tag Archives: Jesus Christ
How Willingly Do People Go to Hell?
October 29, 2009 – 8:39 PM
That's the question posed by John Piper in an article posted yesterday at Desiring God. Piper is concerned that some people are following C.S. Lewis's lead when it comes to the doctrine of hell: C.S. Lewis is one of the top 5 dead people who have shaped the way I see and respond to the [...]
Christ Hurt vs. Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
October 28, 2009 – 2:12 PM
A few months ago, Justin Taylor posted a blog about David Powlison writing an Antipsalm 23 to reveal what life feels like when God is absent. It is the opposite of what life is like with God. I have found it to become a good spiritual discipline, writing anti-verses as a confession of idolatry. It also works as we exegete the culture.
Why Did Christ Die?
October 28, 2009 – 10:24 AM
This week I have the privilege of preaching on the cross on Sunday night, so I am working through some resources on the atonement -- some more in depth than others. Here are some helpful thoughts I read last night from Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington in their book, The Great Exchange: My Sin for [...]
Getting the Gospel Down Deep
October 20, 2009 – 5:48 AM
Thinking out the deep implications of the gospel and applying its powerful reality to all parts of my life is a daily challenge and a daily adventure. Theologically I understand that the gospel didn’t just ignite my Christian life but it’s also the fuel that keeps me going and growing every day. My challenge is understanding [...]
Beholding Christ as Antidote to Worldliness
October 13, 2009 – 8:24 PM
John Owen on seeing Christ's glory: It is by beholding the glory of Christ by faith that we are spiritually edified and built up in this world, for as we behold his glory, the life and power of faith grow stronger and stronger. It is by faith that we grow to love Christ. So if [...]
Eternality and the Gospel
September 30, 2009 – 3:15 PM
Jeff Louie wants to change the way systematic theology is taught in our seminaries. In his new article for The Gospel Coalition, "Eternality and the Gospel: Toward a Gospel-Centered Systematic Theology," Dr. Louie argues that "systematics needs to be dominated by Christ": Systematic theology has often been uncomfortable with the Gospel of Christ. We study [...]
Ravaged For Us
David Garner is the Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. His blurb for Tim Keller’s newest book Counterfeit Gods helped me today: Combining biblical theology with experienced surgery on the soul over the years in modern Manhattan, Pastor Tim Keller performs an M.R.I. of our hearts and graphically exposes its results… Read [...]