He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God Don't Waste Your Life and Providence. John Piper is founder and lead teacher of and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Piper invites us to experience the profound effects of knowing the God of all-pervasive providence: the intensifying of true worship, the solidifying of wavering conviction, the strengthening of embattled faith, the toughening of joyful courage, and the advance of God's mission in this world. And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world.ĭrawing on a lifetime of theological reflection, biblical study, and practical ministry, pastor and author John Piper leads us on a stunning tour of the sightings of God's providence-from Genesis to Revelation-to discover the all-encompassing reality of God's purposeful sovereignty over all of creation and all of history. Providence is "God's purposeful sovereignty." Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. Read A Sweet and Bitter Providence Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty of God by John Piper available from Rakuten Kobo. John Piper brings a lifetime of theology, Bible meditation, and pastoral ministry to bear on the doctrine of God's providence, showing how God's all-pervasive governing of all things glorifies Christ, and is spectacularly good news for those who trust him.įrom Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |