Essays on John Piper

The supremacy of God in preaching is one of the many books by John Piper and just like all of his other books; the central focus of the book is about the glory of God. It advocates the common saying that Piper, who has served as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist church for thirty-three years makes in all his preaching and writing that God is most glorified when people are most satisfied in him. Throughout the book, Piper makes the clarion call that preachers should make the glory of God the central pillar in their preaching rather than focusing ...

According to John Piper (2003), there are five main assumptions that can be held before starting the counseling a suffering person. The first is that Suffering is a universal human experience, designed by God for His glory, but endangering every Christian’s faith. Secondly, the aim of true counseling is the glory of God through Jesus Christ. Thirdly, mutual counseling is a normative event in the conversations and relationships of the body of Christ. Fourth, God is most glorified in our lives when we are most satisfied in Him, and fifth, counseling is conversational exultation in the manifold mercies of God. ...

John Piper’s book Don’t Waste Your Life, is a detailed book on Pipers real life experiences as he searched for an answer of the purpose of our life on earth. Piper’s search for answers trails through his father, Christian authors such as C.S Lewis, Harold John Ockenga and Jonathan Edwards just to mention a few, and the Bible. Piper addresses the correct mindset that is necessary for one to live a wholesome life as a good Christian. The book acts as a guide to Christians so that they can refocus on their lives and live according to God’s will and ...