Christ Quotes by John Piper

Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

— John Piper

God without Christ is no God.

— John Piper

All heroes are shadows of Christ

— John Piper

The goal of Bethlehem College and Seminary cannot be expressed with man as the end point. Christ is the endpoint.

— John Piper

Seeing & savoring Jesus Christ is the most important seeing and savoring you'll ever do.

— John Piper

You get one pass at life. That’s all. Only one. And the lasting measure of that life is Jesus Christ.

— John Piper

May we catch enough of a vision of Christ that we will not be satisfied unless we know him more fully.

— John Piper

Every experience in life is designed to magnify the cross of Christ.

— John Piper

CHRISTIAN LIVING MOVES from what God has freely done for us in Christ to what we should freely do for others.

— John Piper

My Paradise: With Christ. Not sinning. No pain. New earth. Precious in that order.

— John Piper

The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ.

— John Piper

But whatever you do, find the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Bible-saturated passion of your life, and find your way to say it and live…

— John Piper

“The call of Christ is a call to live a life of sacrifice and loss and suffering--a life that would be foolish…

— John Piper

Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the…

— John Piper

The way of the cross is the way of suffering. Christians are called to die, not kill, in order to show the…

— John Piper

I do not appeal to you to screw up your courage and sacrifice for Christ. I appeal to you to renounce all…

— John Piper

We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and…

— John Piper

And in these last hours, the lifetime of this year passes before my eyes, and I face the inevitable question: Did I…

— John Piper

The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from…

— John Piper

Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there…

— John Piper

Oh that God would help me waken in you a single passion for a single great reality that would unleash you, and…

— John Piper

The highest act of love is the giving of the best gift, and, if necessary, at the greatest cost, to the least…

— John Piper

The highest meaning and the most ultimate purpose of marriage is to put the covenant relationship of Christ and his church on…

— John Piper

When I pray for revival I pray first for the most radical thing: The utter devotion and allegiance of your hearts to…

— John Piper

When you are deeply peaceful and confident that, because of Christ, God will bring you safely to his eternal kingdom and be…

— John Piper

The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he…

— John Piper

The Bible says he was raised not just after the blood-shedding, but by it. This means that what the death of Christ…

— John Piper

Every Christian who struggles with depression struggles to keep their hope clear. There is nothing wrong with the object of their hope…

— John Piper

There is a warning. The path of God-exalting joy will cost you your life. Jesus said, “Whoever loses his life for my…

— John Piper

Husbands are not Christ. But they are called to be like him. And the specific point of likeness is the husband's readiness…

— John Piper

Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm…

— John Piper

That's who Jesus Christ is. He became the final Priest and the final Sacrifice. Sinless, he did not offer sacrifices for himself.…

— John Piper

Therefore bread was created for the glory of Christ. Hunger and thirst were created for the glory of Christ. And fasting was…

— John Piper

“Now there was only one hope, the sovereign grace of God. God would have to transform my heart to do what a…

— John Piper

Life is not a straight line leading from one blessing to the next and then finally to heaven. Life is a winding…

— John Piper

It is not saving faith to confess Christ as true. Saving faith receives Christ as a Treasure.

— John Piper

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be…

— John Piper

Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take.

— John Piper

Lavish giving and open homes are close to the center of life in Christ.

— John Piper

“Preferring anything above Christ is the very essence of sin. It must be fought.”

— John Piper