John Piper Quotes


God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him John Piper Christian 153
But to enjoy him we must know him. Seeing is savoring. If he remains a blurry vague fog we may be intrigued for a season. But we will not be stunned with joy as when the fog clears and you find yourself on the brink of some vast precipice. John Piper Joy 120
The wisdom of God devised a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God while not compromising the righteousness of God. John Piper Christianity 104
Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement! John Piper Basement 78
Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. And prayer is the turning away from ourselves to God in the confidence that He will provide the help we need. Prayer humbles us as needy and exalts God as wealthy John Piper Prayer 71
All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God. John Piper Reality 71
humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift. John Piper Humility 71
The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell meeting their earthly needs making them glad in God and doing it with a kind serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure he is. John Piper Christ 62
One great function of Bible verses To keep us from drawing false inferences from other Bible verses. John Piper Bible 61
The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus. John Piper Faith 59
God created us for this to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is. This is what it means to be created in the image of God. John Piper Worship 56
God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped. John Piper Cherished 54
The humility of wisdom is the happy consciousness that all things come from God are sustained by God and exist for God. This wisdom is rooted in the pridedestroying joygiving cross of Christ. John Piper Humility 53
The only people who soul can truly magnify the Lord are...people who acknowledge their lowly estate and are overwhelmed by the condescension of the magnificent God. John Piper Christian 52
It is better to lose your life than to waste it. John Piper Theology 47
I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a persons theology was the effect it has on ones prayers. John Piper Theology 46
All heroes are shadows of Christ John Piper Heroes 45
The evil and suffering in this world are greater than any of us can comprehend. But evil and suffering are not ultimate. God is. Satan the great lover of evil and suffering is not sovereign. God is. John Piper Theology 44
He came to destory sin because it is fatal. John Piper Sin 43
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesnt. John Piper Theology 43
A prayerless Christian is like a bus driver trying alone to push his bus out of a rut because he doesnt know Clark Kent is on board. John Piper Jesus 42
God has made us to be conduits of his grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold. It shouldnt. Copper will do. John Piper Grace 42
God without Christ is no God. John Piper Christ 41
America is the first culture in jeopardy of amusing itself to death. John Piper America 41
Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God. John Piper Religion 40
Knowing and thinking exist for the sake of love for the sake of building people up in faith. Thinking that produces pride instead of love is not true thinking. John Piper Pride 40
Do you feel loved by God because you believe he makes much of you or because you believe he frees you and empowers you to enjoy making much of him John Piper Theology 40
...childlike wonder and awe have died. The scenery and poetry and music of the majesty of God have dried up like a forgotten peach at the back of the refrigerator. John Piper Awesome 39
God is not honored by groundless love. In fact there is no such thing. If we do not know anything about God there is nothing in our mind to awaken love. If love does not come from knowing God there is no point in calling it love for God. John Piper Knowledge 38
What is love for if not to intensify our affectionsboth in life and death But O do not be bitter. It is tragically selfdestructive to be bitter. John Piper Emotions 37
Let the freedom to fail give you the hope to fight. John Piper Sin 36
Christmas is an indictment before it becomes a delight. It will not have its intended effect until we feel desperately the need for a Savior. John Piper Christmas 36
But we also need stories. Great stories. John Piper Stories 35
Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble and the careless mystics may be arrogant. John Piper Pride 33
There is hope in forgiveness John Piper Forgiveness 33
Faith is born and sustained by the Word of God and out of faith grows the flower of joy. John Piper Growth 32
But whatever you do find the Godcentered Christexalting Biblesaturated passion of your life and find your way to say it and live for it and die for it. And you will make a difference that lasts. You will not waste your life. John Piper Christian living 30
Jesus the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily Colossians 29. John Piper Jesus 29
Desire that your life count for something great Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this Dont coast through life without a passion. John Piper Passion 28
God created meand youto live with a single allembracing alltransforming passionnamely a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. John Piper Christian living 27
The Word frees us from smallness of mind 1 Kings 429 and from threatening confinements Psalm 1819. John Piper Living 27
Your mind was made to know and love God. John Piper Mind 27
Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power not just pardon. John Piper Grace 26
Keep your life free from love of money and be content with what you have for he has said I will never leave you nor forsake you. So we can confidently say The Lord is my helper I will not fear what can man do to me Hebrews 1356 John Piper Confidence 19

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