John Piper Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I know God's voice. I've seen God's hand. If the Lord is my helper, why should I be afraid?”

“It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry.”

“Sin carries in it its own misery.”

“Jesus Christ... came into the world to vindicate the infinite worth of God's holiness which had been desecrated by our sin and which seemed... to be taken lightly because it was being passed over for nothing more than the blood of bulls.”

“Reading and understanding the Bible involves lots and lots of interpretation. Not just in light of the world and culture around us, but in reference to other parts of the Bible.”

“One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.”

“God has levels of willing and delighting. He wills and delights in things in different ways so that approval and disapproval can coexist without being contradictory, without canceling each other out. I am making the case here for infinite complexity.”

“As much as we can, let's defend the truth by pointing to what the apostles taught, and let's call out sin by pointing to the inconsistencies between what we say we believe and what we do.”

“Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed.”

“There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian.”