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John Piper on Osama’s Death
I don’t agree with everything that John Piper says about this, but I found his comments thought-provoking and – more importantly – Biblically focused. His comments stand in remarkable contrast (in my mind at least) to the comments of Prof. Horton, which I discussed earlier today. For example, I would disagree with Piper’s claim that…
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"Why You Should Read This Book" Section of "The God of Calvinism"
Moving on in our review of Louis Ruggiero’s “The God of Calvinism,” we come to a prefatory section entitled, “Why You Should Read This Book” (pp. IX-XI). Part of this section also appears as the reverse cover material. The section starts out by alleging that Calvinism “maligns God’s character,” but then goes on to malign…
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John Piper on Sermon Preparation
John Piper has an interesting video (with transcript for those who prefer to read) on how he prepares his sermons (link). Obviously, his approach will work better for some ministers than for others. It is interesting, nevertheless, to hear how he does it. In my own opinion (for what little that is worth), I’ve always…
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Piper and the God we Worship
David at Thirsty Theologian has republished Piper’s thoughts relative to the issue of the God we worship (link). As David points out, Piper’s explanation is the reason Vatican II cannot possibly be right. -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Piper Answers WSC #1
In the following video, Piper both in effect answers the first question to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and also reminds us that Missions is a means to an end, not an end in itself: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fzrVds9NA&color1=11645361&color2=13619151&hl=en&fs=1] May God bring in a rich harvest of worshipers, -TurretinFan To God be the Glory!
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Thomas Ridgley on the Sixth Commandment
The following in Thomas Ridgeley’s commentary on the Westminster Larger Catechism’s Questions relating to the Sixth Commandment. I have omitted the footnotes and a rather lengthy editors note that appeared in the 1855 edition. Hopefully this commentary will prove to supplement Dr. White’s timely response to John Piper’s apparent denial of the Christians right and…
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Let the Nations be Glad, by John Piper, in Farsi
Terry Maveus, at Desiring God, reports the release of Let the Nations be Glad, by John Piper, in Farsi. John Piper has a lot of good things to say: he’s a great preacher, if not always a careful or systematic theologian. (link to Terry’s article, as well as to information on how to get the…
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Reformed Rap
If you enjoy the “rap” genre, and theological songs, this is a well-done example of Reformed rap. http://www.youtube.com/v/N2xyaUnkkZg&hl=en Caveat. There is simply no place for this in worship on many levels. It’s a Reformed song, but the musical style does not seem to be (a) suitably reverent (at least not given the connotations of the…