brightdaa.blogg.se

The reality of death and life as well as the resurrection of Jesus Christ is an important aspect of understanding God’s providence. The Reality of Death and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

You can hear Piper read it as you follow along at the DesiringGod website. While I am a daily reader at DesiringGod, this poem had escaped my memory. It helps describe the paradox of Matthew 7:9-10 and Romans 8:28. Piper presents a beautiful poem in The Stone and The Snake.

And we get some excellent signature phrases from Piper – progressive glorification, supreme satisfaction, and the global glory of God and the gladness of God’s people. There are so many great themes in this book. While I spend much time working with computers, Piper’s words brought me out of my world and into God’s good creation – his theatre of wonders. Surprisingly, I was deeply moved when reading about God’s providence over nature. In Part 3, Piper looks at the nature and extent of providence. This book gives great confidence for God’s people in Christ. I am humbled, and also honored to know that our King is the King of the universe. Piper lists nine aspects of God’s providence over kings and nations.

He shares ten dimensions to its meaning, and it caused me to stop and worship.Īnother great list appears in Chapter 21: Human Kingship and the King of Kings. One of my favorite leanings of Piper is his ability to make lists, and in Chapter 6: The Exodus Unfolds, he ponders the meaning of the name Yahweh (appearing in the Bible 6,800 times), built on the phrase “I am who I am” and pointing to God’s absolute being. While discussing The Ultimate Goal of Providence in the History of Israel, Piper gives an overview of God’s people, and I was reminded that her history is my history – and it’s something to remember and reflect on.

In Part 1 and Part 2 of the book, Piper explains his definition of God’s providence as God’s purposeful sovereignty, and he shows us the goal to be God’s own glory. In this book, John Piper shows us how God’s purposeful sovereignty is to the praise of his glorious grace – past, present, and future. It is fitting, towards the end of the pandemic, that Providence would be published. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Piper and Crossway released Coronavirus and Christ, offering six biblical answers to the question of how God is at work during this moment in history.