My father was part of the class of 1965 at Wheaton as was Dr.Piper. instead of attending Fulller Theological Seminary he studied Harvard University and became a mathematics professor in Cape Ann Massachusetts. Our lineage goes back further than J.Edwards in New England and my parents attend an Evangelical Congregatiinalist church today. We are glad for faithful leaders like Piper. His collected works are in the Marion E.Wade Center at Wheaton and what an honor it us fir him to be in there with all the writings of : C.S. Lewis, amd Owen Barfield amd J.R.Tolkien and other famous English professors like Clyde Kilby whom he mentions in the first 5 min. of this sprawling amd unfocused interview.
I think one of the biggest influences in this age for people to advocate for woman preachers is because men are not taking spiritual authority that God has given them. My husband has passed away 10 years ago after 25 years of marriage and I have never had the urge to preach or saying anything in church because he was a man serving God and would open his mouth long before I wanted to. The whole feminist movement that is taking away the manhood given by God to man was a very terrible day in the modern history. Let's stay with the WORD OF GOD AS SUPREME!
John Piper? Here’s my problem. I’m getting up in age and feeling quite feeble. My wife, on the other hand, is going full-bore. I have always driven old cars. Cars that break down with unfortunate (but understandable) frequency. I always either fix them myself, or take them in. Question: if I were to buy my wife a new car on the assumption that she will outlive me just how much of a sin would that be? I don’t want her to have to worry about break-downs, you know? I know you have said that buying a new car is a sin, yet how am I to go to my grave in peace thinking about my wife being stranded somewhere? You also say that sin will keep us from heaven (that free grace only gets “God on our side” but from then on out it is a matter of works). So if I were to buy the cheapest new car I could find, would that exclude me from Heavenly glory? Or should I keep my old car (which is currently broken down) on the hope that in doing so God will allow me admittance to His Kingdom? In addition, I own a 900 sq ft house that I fear is a nod to the American dream (even though I’m next door to a bunch of Nicaraguan migrants). How will this figure into my prospects come judgement day? Also, will God hold it against me if I have a nice family if I do NOT collect seashells?
Piper is in the same camp as Ravi Zacharius. Both men were mightily used of God. Both men, unless they repent, will be (or in Ravi’s case, are in) hell. Piper is arguably responsible for Biden being in the White House. Consequently, for the US paying for worldwide abortions. For a soaring crime rate. Inflation which is beggaring the poor. For the Christian church being wiped out in Afghanistan. For 100,000 fentanyl deaths. For playing a game of nuclear chicken with Russia. For transgenderism being feted like a state-mandated religion. How, you ask, is Piper responsible for Biden? By dissuading up to 1.5 million of his sheep-like followers from voting for the most powerful pro life president we’ve ever had. He did this, of course, with his writing of 3 articles wherein he absolutely excoriated Trump, the last of which was timed for maximum impact on the election. Is Trump a sinner? Yeah. So what. Who isn’t? God worked through Trump to restrain unspeakable evil in this country and the world. Until Piper repents, I consider him to be under the curse of God. (I used to appreciate, very much, John Piper. His sermons on abortion largely reinforced my thinking. I truly believe what he taught. It is tragic that he does Piper is in the same camp as Ravi Zacharius. Both men were mightily used of God. Both men, unless they repent, will be (or in Ravi’s case, are in) hell. Piper is arguably responsible for Biden being in the White House. Consequently, for the US paying for worldwide abortions. For a soaring crime rate. Inflation which is beggaring the poor. For the Christian church being wiped out in Afghanistan. For 100,000 fentanyl deaths. For playing a game of nuclear chicken with Russia. For transgenderism being feted like a state-mandated religion. How, you ask, is Piper responsible for Biden? By dissuading up to 1.5 million of his sheep-like followers from voting for the most powerful pro life president we’ve ever had. He did this, of course, with his writing of 3 articles wherein he absolutely excoriated Trump, the last of which was timed for maximum impact on the election. Is Trump a sinner? Yeah. So what. Who isn’t? God worked through Trump to restrain unspeakable evil in this country and the world. Until Piper repents, I consider him to be the very spawn of Satan. (I used to appreciate, very much, John Piper. His sermons on abortion largely reinforced my thinking. I truly believe what he taught. It is tragic that he does not.)
Just a side note ..the border around the video that keeps flashing is very distracting and was bothering me enough to turn the video off after a minute or two
I appreciate it most what Piper said about how you can love certain people yet not agree with them on every detail of their theology. This is an important truth that the church at large still needs to learn.
Piper, do you think it would be wise to re state your stand on abortion? After listening to your prolife sermons a person is left with the notion that it is really-super bad. Like worst thing ever bad. And you’ve already made clear the practice is rooted in white supremacy and is racist to the core, indeed, the most devastating manifestation of racism imaginable. You know the numbers, I’ve even given you a weight estimate for the tons of human remains that are a by-product. You know that God knew each child as he/she was being knitted together, and that each is made in the very image of the same God that made you. You even know we are commanded to rescue those being led to slaughter. You know that Satan takes exquisite delight in each killing, considering a child sacrificed in its most vulnerable state to be an huge triumph. So what can we do to tell the people both abortion and racism are bad, but not the worst thing ever-bad? Like, you know, not Trump-bad?
When I think of Tim Keller I think of the time when someone asked him a question about homosexuality, Keller didn't seem to know or care what God's Word teaches us about it, so he gave us a very non-offensive worldly philosophical tap dance around the subject. After that I could never understand why some people elevated him as some great teacher or hero of the faith.
I only discovered Dr. Tim Keller in the last few years and have had my faith grow stronger and deeper.
So blessed by this interview. Thank you John Piper and Colin Hansen. Looking forward to the book on Keller.
My father was part of the class of 1965 at Wheaton as was Dr.Piper. instead of attending Fulller Theological Seminary he studied Harvard University and became a mathematics professor in Cape Ann Massachusetts. Our lineage goes back further than J.Edwards in New England and my parents attend an Evangelical Congregatiinalist church today. We are glad for faithful leaders like Piper. His collected works are in the Marion E.Wade Center at Wheaton and what an honor it us fir him to be in there with all the writings of : C.S. Lewis, amd Owen Barfield amd J.R.Tolkien and other famous English professors like Clyde Kilby whom he mentions in the first 5 min. of this sprawling amd unfocused interview.
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I think one of the biggest influences in this age for people to advocate for woman preachers is because men are not taking spiritual authority that God has given them. My husband has passed away 10 years ago after 25 years of marriage and I have never had the urge to preach or saying anything in church because he was a man serving God and would open his mouth long before I wanted to. The whole feminist movement that is taking away the manhood given by God to man was a very terrible day in the modern history. Let's stay with the WORD OF GOD AS SUPREME!
John Piper? Here’s my problem. I’m getting up in age and feeling quite feeble. My wife, on the other hand, is going full-bore. I have always driven old cars. Cars that break down with unfortunate (but understandable) frequency. I always either fix them myself, or take them in. Question: if I were to buy my wife a new car on the assumption that she will outlive me just how much of a sin would that be? I don’t want her to have to worry about break-downs, you know? I know you have said that buying a new car is a sin, yet how am I to go to my grave in peace thinking about my wife being stranded somewhere? You also say that sin will keep us from heaven (that free grace only gets “God on our side” but from then on out it is a matter of works). So if I were to buy the cheapest new car I could find, would that exclude me from Heavenly glory? Or should I keep my old car (which is currently broken down) on the hope that in doing so God will allow me admittance to His Kingdom? In addition, I own a 900 sq ft house that I fear is a nod to the American dream (even though I’m next door to a bunch of Nicaraguan migrants). How will this figure into my prospects come judgement day? Also, will God hold it against me if I have a nice family if I do NOT collect seashells?
Piper is in the same camp as Ravi Zacharius. Both men were mightily used of God. Both men, unless they repent, will be (or in Ravi’s case, are in) hell. Piper is arguably responsible for Biden being in the White House. Consequently, for the US paying for worldwide abortions. For a soaring crime rate. Inflation which is beggaring the poor. For the Christian church being wiped out in Afghanistan. For 100,000 fentanyl deaths. For playing a game of nuclear chicken with Russia. For transgenderism being feted like a state-mandated religion. How, you ask, is Piper responsible for Biden? By dissuading up to 1.5 million of his sheep-like followers from voting for the most powerful pro life president we’ve ever had. He did this, of course, with his writing of 3 articles wherein he absolutely excoriated Trump, the last of which was timed for maximum impact on the election. Is Trump a sinner? Yeah. So what. Who isn’t? God worked through Trump to restrain unspeakable evil in this country and the world. Until Piper repents, I consider him to be under the curse of God. (I used to appreciate, very much, John Piper. His sermons on abortion largely reinforced my thinking. I truly believe what he taught. It is tragic that he does Piper is in the same camp as Ravi Zacharius. Both men were mightily used of God. Both men, unless they repent, will be (or in Ravi’s case, are in) hell. Piper is arguably responsible for Biden being in the White House. Consequently, for the US paying for worldwide abortions. For a soaring crime rate. Inflation which is beggaring the poor. For the Christian church being wiped out in Afghanistan. For 100,000 fentanyl deaths. For playing a game of nuclear chicken with Russia. For transgenderism being feted like a state-mandated religion. How, you ask, is Piper responsible for Biden? By dissuading up to 1.5 million of his sheep-like followers from voting for the most powerful pro life president we’ve ever had. He did this, of course, with his writing of 3 articles wherein he absolutely excoriated Trump, the last of which was timed for maximum impact on the election. Is Trump a sinner? Yeah. So what. Who isn’t? God worked through Trump to restrain unspeakable evil in this country and the world. Until Piper repents, I consider him to be the very spawn of Satan. (I used to appreciate, very much, John Piper. His sermons on abortion largely reinforced my thinking. I truly believe what he taught. It is tragic that he does not.)
Just a side note ..the border around the video that keeps flashing is very distracting and was bothering me enough to turn the video off after a minute or two
I appreciate it most what Piper said about how you can love certain people yet not agree with them on every detail of their theology. This is an important truth that the church at large still needs to learn.
Piper, do you think it would be wise to re state your stand on abortion? After listening to your prolife sermons a person is left with the notion that it is really-super bad. Like worst thing ever bad. And you’ve already made clear the practice is rooted in white supremacy and is racist to the core, indeed, the most devastating manifestation of racism imaginable. You know the numbers, I’ve even given you a weight estimate for the tons of human remains that are a by-product. You know that God knew each child as he/she was being knitted together, and that each is made in the very image of the same God that made you. You even know we are commanded to rescue those being led to slaughter. You know that Satan takes exquisite delight in each killing, considering a child sacrificed in its most vulnerable state to be an huge triumph. So what can we do to tell the people both abortion and racism are bad, but not the worst thing ever-bad? Like, you know, not Trump-bad?
Great information.Thank you so much. I will l listen to this ordained preachers of the word of God.🙏❤️
I am from South Africa. I learnt a lot from John Piper.John Piper is humble and down to earth.Great Man of God.Thank you so much Pastor Piper.🙏
When I think of Tim Keller I think of the time when someone asked him a question about homosexuality, Keller didn't seem to know or care what God's Word teaches us about it, so he gave us a very non-offensive worldly philosophical tap dance around the subject. After that I could never understand why some people elevated him as some great teacher or hero of the faith.
When keller is asked about moral values said no one can prove they are true, They are a matter of faith