

Ask Pastor John
Desiring God
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
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Nov 29, 2013 • 7min
How Do You Know Christianity Is True?
Pastor John walks through three lines of evidence that make a compelling case for the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Nov 27, 2013 • 10min
Proud People Don’t Give Thanks
Proud hearts don’t know their need for grace, but humble hearts joyfully give thanks to the God who has given them everything, including salvation.

Nov 26, 2013 • 4min
Is It Sin to Dislike Divine Election?
As believers become more and more like Jesus, they will come to love the things that God loves, in the way that God loves them.

Nov 25, 2013 • 8min
Does John 15 Defy Calvinism?
In John 15, Jesus cuts off branches that bear no fruit. Does that mean that Christians can lose their salvation?

Nov 22, 2013 • 9min
Must a Wife Take Her Husband’s Last Name?
Pastor John offers cultural, practical, and biblical support for his encouragement for wives to take their husbands’ last names.

Nov 21, 2013 • 6min
Has My Heart Sinned Even If I Stop Words from Exiting My Mouth?
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks — but what if we stop the speaking? Have we still sinned?

Nov 20, 2013 • 6min
Make War Against Pouting
All sin makes war on the Christian, so the Christian must make war on all sin — whether sexual immorality or self-pity.

Nov 19, 2013 • 7min
Busy Pastors and Biblical Encounters, Part Two
How does God provide the food so that his appointed shepherds — time-pressured, busy pastors — can feed their flocks?

Nov 18, 2013 • 7min
Busy Pastors and Biblical Encounters, Part One
Academia affords more leisurely time to study the Bible, but the pastorate compels shepherds to find daily biblical nourishment daily to feed themselves and their flock.

Nov 15, 2013 • 8min
Charismatic Abuses? Discernment and Finances
Discernment and financial abuses exist in charismatic and non-charismatic churches alike. Pastor John urges believers to cling to the word of God.


