John Piper
John Piper is the Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His two degrees are from Fuller Theological Seminary (B.D.) and the University of Munich (D.theol.). John is an author, preacher, a teacher. John and his wife, Noel, have four sons, one daughter, and many grandchildren. For more information on John's teaching visit, www.desiringGod.org.
To give us Confident Access to the Holiest Place
This article is part of an extended series. We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus. – Hebrews 10:19 One of the great mysteries in the Old Testament was the meaning of the worship tent used by Israel called the “tabernacle.” The mystery was hinted at but not clear. When [...] Read More >
To Heal Us from Moral and Physical Sickness
This article is part of an extended series. Upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5 [He] healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.” – Matthew 8:16-17 [...] Read More >
To Please God the Father
This article is part of an extended series. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; He has put him to grief. Isaiah 53:10 Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, A fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 Jesus did not wrestle his angry Father to the floor [...] Read More >
To Provide the Basis for Our Justification
This article is part of an extended series. We have now been justified by his blood. – Romans 5:9 [We] are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. – Romans 3:24 We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. – Romans [...] Read More >
To Show His Love for Us
This article is part of an extended series. Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, A fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. – Ephesians 5:2 [He] loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20 Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. – Ephesians 5:25 The supreme expression of [...] Read More >
To Show that the Worst Evil is meant by God for Good
This article is part of an extended series. In this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus . . . both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. – Acts 4:27-28 The most [...] Read More >