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Tag Archives: John Piper
Learning from Women Is Too Hard for Some Men
“I learned a ton recently about the Book of Hebrews.” “How’s that?” “It was a short seminar offered at church. The local seminary sends professors over for these a few times a year.” “Are the professors good?” “Great teachers. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Desiring God, John Piper, Seminary, women and men, women teaching men
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Bad Parenting Advice That’s Worse Than Bad Parenting
[From the archives.] A few years ago Voddie Baucham made the outlandish claim that shyness is a sin. Then he said that when he sees a shy kid he knows better than the kid’s own parents how to fix that kid’s sin. … Continue reading
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Tagged Connie Jakab, discipline, God's Kindness, John Piper, parenting advice, shy children, Voddie Baucham
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Your Works Are Not Your Holiness – a response to John Piper’s problems with faith
The problem with John Piper not leaving well enough alone In an article published last month, John Piper states: The only kind of faith that counts for justification is the kind that produces love — the kind that bears the … Continue reading
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Tagged Desiring God, faith and works, fruit of the Spirit, heavenly Father, holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John Piper, justification, sanctification
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Losing salvation? Can’t be done.
I saw this tweet yesterday: Don’ don’t struggle to figure out the maximum amount of sin you can commit and still be saved. Use that energy to kill it. — John Piper (@JohnPiper) October 3, 2016 The tweet is good … Continue reading
The Bride of Christ Isn’t Masculine Enough For Some People
[CBMW (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) and T4G (Together for the Gospel) are holding back-to-back conferences this month. One of the main purposes is to teach that the Bible requires men to lead and women to follow them. These … Continue reading
Getting the Real Point of the Good Samaritan Story
In France: A Fabric Torn a prominent pastor wrote about the attacks in Paris: Now is a time for France — and all of us — to hear the words of Jesus, “Do you think that they were worse offenders than … Continue reading
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Tagged Good Samaritan, John Piper, Love your neighbor, Paris attacks
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Silencing Women – the guaranteed way for men to stay in control
Silencing Women in the Name of Religion Last month patriarchal pastor Tim Bayly called out two women for supposedly overstepping their role, for doing “men’s work” instead of staying in their place. When women such as Dr. Valerie Hobbs and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Timothy 2:12, Doug Wilson, John Piper, patriarchy, Rachel Miller, The Junia Project, Tim Bayly, Valerie Hobbs, Women, women teaching men
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John Piper’s “Proud Canvas” – a misunderstanding of the artistry of God
Your life in Christ is not a life of rags that God uses to get some dirty work done, and then later he’ll clean you up a bit. No, your life in Christ is as a new creation made perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged Desiring God, God's masterpiece, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, John Piper, Pride
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Idolizing the Virginity Fetish: correcting a mega-pastor’s bad advice
Fetish: any object, idea, etc., eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect or devotion. (Dictionary.com.) *** In Walking the Wedding Aisle Without Your Virginity, Desiring God Ministries posts a response to a question from a young man who asks about not being a virgin … Continue reading
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Tagged Desiring God, forgiveness, John Piper, marriage, resurrection, virginity
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