John Piper quotes - page 5

God created us with sexual passion so that there would be language to describe what it means to cleave to him in love and what it means to turn away from him to others. (John Piper)
The right creative act makes its own laws, and always will do. View quote
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The thought of building a life around minimal morality or minimal significance-a life defined by the question, "What is permissible?”-felt almost disgusting to me. I didn't want a minimal life. I didn't want to live on the outskirts of reality. I wanted to understand the main thing about life and pursue it. View quote
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Not to abide in Jesus' love would mean that we stop believing that we are loved by Jesus. We look at our circumstances - perhaps persecution or disease or abandonment - and we conclude that we are not loved by Jesus anymore. That's the opposite of abiding in the love of Jesus. So abiding in his love means continuing to believe, moment by moment, that we are loved. View quote
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Our lives become trivial. And our capacity for magnificent causes and great worship dies. View quote
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I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a person's theology was the effect it has on one's prayers. View quote
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It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people. View quote
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