“this is not a verse giving us a blueprint for modern nation states’ immigration policy. Piper didn’t say it was. This verse is not saying that nations don’t have a right to enforce their borders. Piper didn’t say that it was. This is a verse giving a general principle—God wants you to treat the outsider well—and giving Israel a specific reminder for why they should do that.” - P&D
Why Did Piper Say He Does Not Use BDAG?
“My ears perked up when Piper brought up two issues that I’d like to address….One is the use of BDAG, a Greek-English lexicon that I use all the time. The second is the use of commentaries, another thing I do.” - Ward on Words
John Piper says women shouldn’t lead parachurch organizations
“In an episode of the “Ask Pastor John” podcast posted on Desiring God’s website on Monday, a listener sent a message asking about female leadership in a parachurch ministry.” - CPost
Engaging Piper’s New Book: Are Affections Part of Saving Faith?
“Piper’s most recent book, What Is Saving Faith?: Reflections on Receiving Christ as a Treasure…. Piper argues for his ‘affectional’ understanding of saving faith…. treasuring Christ is an affectional ‘act of faith,’ not in the sense of an action that results from faith, but as one of the ‘actings that constitute what faith is.’” - TGC
Book Review: John Piper Goes Further Up and Further Into the Doctrine of God’s Providence
“In the introduction, Piper opens the door to see God and his world anew, offering four invitations to study God’s providence. These are invitations to worship and know the God who ‘did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all,’ and to find assurance that through his providence he will ‘graciously give us all things,’ very much including Christ himself (Rom.
Video interview: John Piper on his 751-page magnum opus Providence
“Crossway and Desiring God are generously making the entire book available for free as a PDF.” - Andy Naselli
John Piper’s Liberty Convocation Pulled After Election Post
“Two videos of a discussion with Piper and Southern Baptist Convention president J. D. Greear were removed from Liberty’s social media and its convocation page at the direction of interim president Jerry Prevo.
A respectful response to my friend John Piper about voting for Trump
“…he and I have reached different conclusions about this year’s presidential election. His October 22 article, ‘Policies, Persons, and Paths to Ruin,’ explained why he thought it would be wrong for him to support either candidate in this election. …I am writing to explain why I have reached a different decision, and why I voted a few days ago for Donald Trump.” - CPost
John Piper warns Trump's 'deadly' behavior will lead to 'destruction' in blistering post
“John Piper has issued a blistering condemnation of President Donald Trump, warning Christian voters that the president’s ‘deadly behavior’ will lead the U.S. to ‘destruction of more kinds than we can imagine.’” - C.Post
Available free: John Piper's new book “Coronavirus and Christ”
The book “invites readers around the world to stand on the solid Rock, who is Jesus Christ, in whom our souls can be sustained by the sovereign God who ordains, governs, and reigns over all things to accomplish his wise and good purposes for those who trust in him.” - Crossway