Top 25 Quotes by John Piper of 464 - Page 13

It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship God for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in Him.

It is unbiblical and arrogant to try to worship God for any other reason than the pleasure to be had in Him.

Trying, Arrogant, Worship

John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.18, Multnomah

At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.

John Piper

Book, Godly, Levels

The abortion industry kills as many Black people every four days as the Klan killed in 150 years.

John Piper

Years, People, Abortion

All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God.

John Piper

Reality, Looks, Purpose

The highest act of love is the giving of the best gift, and, if necessary, at the greatest cost, to the least deserving. That's what God did. At the loss of His Son's life to the totally undeserving, God gave the best gift - the display of the glory of Christ who is the image of God.

John Piper

Valentines Day, Son, Loss

We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and everything bad that God turns for the good, was purchased by the sufferings of Christ.

John Piper

Suffering, Cherish, Christ

Husbands and wives, recognize that in marriage you have become one flesh. If you live for your private pleasure at the expense of your spouse, you are living against yourself and destroying your joy. But if you devote yourself with all your heart to the holy joy of your spouse, you will also be living for your joy and making a marriage after the image of Christ and His church.

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Marriage, Husband, Heart

John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.210, Multnomah

Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the sufferings of Christ.

John Piper

Humble, Hands, Suffering

John Piper (2013). “Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”, p.4, B&H Publishing Group

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

John Piper

Humility, Proud, Reaching

Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)

John Piper

Answers, Hours, Clock

True worship comes from people who are deeply emotional and who love deep and sound doctrine. Strong affections for God rooted in thrush are the bone and marrow of biblical worship.

John Piper

Strong, Biblical, Deep Love

Blind people don't decide to see. Jesus says, 'See!' and they see.

John Piper

Jesus, People, Blind

He has made me wary of chronological snobbery. That is, he showed me that newness is no virtue and oldness is no vice. Truth and beauty and goodness are not determined by when they exist. Nothing is inferior for being old, and nothing is valuable for being modern. This has freed me from the tyranny of novelty and opened for me the wisdom of the ages.

John Piper

Age, Vices, Novelty

Adjust your doctrine - or just minimize doctrine - to attract the world, and in the very process of attracting them, lose the radical truth that alone can set them free.

John Piper

Doctrine, World, Process

I am not a missionary, but I have wanted my life to count for the unreached peoples of the world.

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Missionary, World, Wanted

Christ died that we might live. This is the opposite of abortion. Abortion kills that someone might live differently.

John Piper

Opposites, Abortion, Might

It is evil to justify killing (unborn babies) by the happy outcome of eternity for the one killed. This same justification could be used to justify killing one-year olds, or any heaven-bound believer for that matter. The Bible asks the question: "Shall we sin that grace may abound?" (Romans 6:1) And: "Shall we do evil that good may come?" (Romans 3:8). In both cases the answer is a resounding NO. It is presumption to step into God's place and try to make the assignments to heaven or to hell. Our duty is to obey God, not to play God.

John Piper

Baby, Years, Play

Being infinite, God is inexhaustibly interesting. It is therefore impossible that God be boring.

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Interesting, Impossible, Boring

The Christian life becomes impossible. That is, it becomes supernatural.

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Christian, Impossible, Christian Life

The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he comes to faith. Until your heart has hit upon this pursuit your 'faith' cannot please God. It is not savng faith. Saving faith is the heartfelt conviction not only that Christ is reliable, but also that He is desirable.

John Piper

Heart, Joy, Saving

We ought not speak too long about God with our minds before we turn and speak to God from our heart. We must stir a lot of prayer into the stew of our theology.

John Piper

Prayer, Heart, Long

The way of the cross is the way of suffering. Christians are called to die, not kill, in order to show the world how they are loved by Christ.

John Piper

Friday, Christian, Order

Our obedience is God's pleasure when it proves that God is our treasure. This is good news, because it means very simply that the command to obey is the command to be happy in God. The commandments of God are only as hard to obey as the promises of God are hard to believe. The Word of God is only as hard to obey as the beauty of God is hard to cherish.

John Piper

Believe, Mean, Promise

John Piper (2012). “The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God”, p.250, Multnomah