Look at the Book
Summary: Look at the Book is John Piper's ongoing series of 8-12 minute videos to help you learn to read the Bible for yourself.
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You have two options when it comes to Christ: submit to him joyfully now and gain your life, or submit to him begrudgingly later and lose it.
You may not bow to him now. You may not bow to him next year. But a day draws near when every knee will bow before Jesus Christ.
Jesus ascended from earth to heaven, from lowliness to a throne, from humiliation to exaltation, from a cross to a crown.
The Father and the Son were not in a Civil War to redeem humanity. They were in perfect harmony. The Father sent; the Son gladly went.
God did not become an angel to save angels. But he did become fully human to save humans.
If you see Jesus like you do Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, or Confucius, you do not know Jesus.
Many are willing to share in Christlikeness only as long as it doesn’t mean sacrifice. But Christlikeness led Christ to the cross.
Happiness that is not permanent is not a joy that is truly satisfying.
When you see horrendous crimes committed without adequate justice served, remember, the wicked will perish before the judgment of God.
“Righteousness” has a double meaning in the New Testament. Do you know what those meanings are?
In all things, Christians prosper, because over all things, Christ reigns.
Many do not blossom with the beauty of Christlikeness because they are not rooted in the word of God.
Memorizing God’s word puts heavenly treasure in the pockets of the mind and the heart.
The word of God is not merely medicine for our sickly souls. To the born-again heart, it is food for our enjoyment and drink for our soul’s delight.
Those who say they want to be happy while they still indulge in sin do not really want to be happy.