God has made us to be conduits of his grace. The danger is in thinking the conduit should be lined with gold.… — John Piper Copper Copy Share Image
Marriage is not absolutely for making children. But it is absolutely for making children followers of Jesus. — John Piper Children Copy Share Image
“One great function of Bible verses: To keep us from drawing false inferences from other Bible verses.” — John Piper Bible Copy Share Image
Bad theology will eventually hurt people and dishonor God in proportion to its badness. — John Piper Badness Copy Share Image
Evangelicals are distraught over the state of America because they have not been taught that we're aliens here. — John Piper Aliens Copy Share Image
I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior… — John Piper Desiring Copy Share Image
“We do not know ourselves aright, Until we have the Father's light. We think we know ourselves and groan, Until we know… — John Piper Father Copy Share Image
“Christmas is an indictment before it becomes a delight. It will not have its intended effect until we feel desperately the need… — John Piper Christmas Copy Share Image
“Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the… — John Piper Cherished Copy Share Image
The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the… — John Piper Christ Copy Share Image
“It’s a season for cherishing and worshiping this characteristic of God—that he is a searching and saving God, that he is a… — John Piper Advent Copy Share Image
If gratitude is not rooted in the beauty of God before the gift, it is probably disguised idolatry. May God grant us… — John Piper Beauty Copy Share Image
What is the essence of evil? It is forsaking a living fountain for broken cisterns. God gets derision and we get death.… — John Piper Broken Copy Share Image
The point is not that the resurrection is the price paid for our sins. The point point is that the resurrection proves… — John Piper Achievement Copy Share Image
The very longing for contentment that ought to drive us to simplicity of life and labors of love contents itself instead with… — John Piper Broken Copy Share Image
Nothing makes God more supreme and more central in worship than when a people are utterly persuaded that nothing - not money… — John Piper Family Copy Share Image
“God and God alone is the final, ultimate goal of our quest. All that God is for us in Jesus is the… — John Piper Adventure Copy Share Image
“Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would… — John Piper Desire Copy Share Image
Every Christian who struggles with depression struggles to keep their hope clear. There is nothing wrong with the object of their hope… — John Piper Christ Copy Share Image
“Both are manifestations of pride. Boasting is the response of pride to success. Self-pity is the response of pride to suffering. Boasting… — John Piper Boasting Copy Share Image
“God is not looking for people to work for him, so much as he is looking for people ho will let him… — John Piper Christian service Copy Share Image
“Relativism poses as humble by saying: “We are not smart enough to know what the truth is—or if there is any universal… — John Piper Humble Copy Share Image
“The sins that should have brought condemnation on us, God laid on Jesus. God’s love planned an amazing exchange: Jesus endured what… — John Piper Eternal life Copy Share Image
God will not turn away from doing you good. He will keep on doing good. He doesn't do good to His children… — John Piper Age Copy Share Image
“Belief in Jesus does not come by the waving of a magic wand. It comes by hearing the word of God through… — John Piper Faith Copy Share Image
“the world we live in is a world where only the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring the kind of racial and… — John Piper Christianity Copy Share Image
We will not let you choose between being a lover of God and his sovereignty and being a lover of lost people. — John Piper God Copy Share Image
Only the # gospel can do two seemingly contradictory things: destroy pride and increase courage. — John Piper Can do Copy Share Image
Christ died that we might live. This is the opposite of abortion. Abortion kills that someone might live differently. — John Piper Abortion Copy Share Image
Don't marry so you can stop pursuing women. Marry so you can perfect the pursuit of ONE woman for a lifetime. — John Piper Lifetime Copy Share Image
“I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write and write as they learn.” — John Piper Count Copy Share Image
“A godly life is lived out of an astonished heart—a heart that is astonished at grace.” — John Piper Astonishment Copy Share Image
“Less extreme is the simple costliness in time and convenience and money and effort to replace excessive and addictive leisure with acts… — John Piper Hard work Copy Share Image
Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16) — John Piper Answers Copy Share Image
Too many Christians are fighting graduate school sins with a grammar school knowledge of God. — John Piper Christian Copy Share Image
“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 Call Copy Share Image
“Nothing shows the direction of the deep winds of the soul like the demand for radical, sin-destroying, Christ-exalting joy in God.” — John Piper Spirituality Copy Share Image
Giving in a regular, disciplined, generous way-up to and beyond the tithe-is simply good sense in view of the promises of God. — John Piper Generous Copy Share Image
I know God's voice. I've seen God's hand. If the Lord is my helper, why should I be afraid? — John Piper Afraid Copy Share Image
Humble us, O God, under your mighty hand, and let us rise, not as professionals, but as witnesses and partakers of the… — John Piper Christ Copy Share Image
