From the Academia to the Church: John Piper’s Call to the Pastoral Ministry

How God Called John Piper to Become a Pastor

This important article recounts John Piper’s call to the ministry, as he was still a professor of New Testament at Bethel. The words below are powerful. When I first heard/read them I quickly become appalled, angry,  and disturbed, and simply concluded that they had to be Piper’s words, “I will [...]

The Justification Debate: A Primer

FROM CHRISTIANITY TODAY
The Justification Debate: A Primer
Two of the world’s most prominent pastor-theologians on justification—and what difference it makes.
John Piper and N.T. Wright, compiled by Trevin Wax
(Wax’s chart is also available to download. Click on the link to do so.)  
 
“Since Christianity Today’s August 2007 cover story, “What Did Paul Really Mean?” Piper and [...]

I kissed Calvinism goodbye: Reading Jonathan Edwards Again

I’m reading again Edwards’ “The Freedom of the Will.”  Today Edwards almost persuaded  me to go back to my former allegiance to Calvinistic theology, particularly his position on  the doctrine of  theological determinism and the freedom of the will. However, since I believe  that I have  self-determining freedom  and my will to refuse was the strongest inclination or motive, [...]

Ben Witherington, N.T. Wright and Justification

I’m not sure what to name this post: whether it is a sympathetic or friendly defense of N. T. Wright’s view of justification against what Witherington calls “conservative Evangelicals from the űber-Reformed side of the ledger (i.e John Piper, D.A. Carson, Simon Gathercole, etc) or a reflection of Witherington’s own view on justification. Perhaps it [...]

John Piper – What I Mean by Preaching

“Some of you may have little or no experience with what I mean by preaching. I think it will help you listen to my messages if I say a word about it.
What I mean by preaching is expository exultation.
Preaching Is Expository
Expository means that preaching aims to exposit, or explain and apply, [...]

Scot Mcknight Reviews N.T. Wright’s “Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision

         
    
 
WHERE DO I PLACE PAUL?

AND JUDAISM/THE RABBIS ?

Over at Jesus Creed, Scot Mcknight is reviewing N.T. Wright’s new book “ Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision.” He already completed three blog posts. Here they are:

Justification and New Perspective 1
“… until someone has read Sanders, Dunn, and Wright, and then examined both the Jewish evidence and the [...]

The Gospel Coalition 2009 Online

The sermons/lectures given at the Gospel Coalition 2009 event are now available online. Below I list the individuals and lectures associated with their names.  Enjoy!

Bryan Chapell

Preach the Word

K. Edward Copeland

Shadowlands: Pitfalls and Parodies of Gospel-Centered Ministry

Mark Driscoll

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

Tim Keller

The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and Idolatry

C.J. Mahaney

N/A

John Piper

Feed the Flame of [...]

The Future of Justification: Is N.T. Wright Really Wrong?

When I was a student at Southern seminary I had the privilege to take classes with Seifrid, Schreiner, and Vickers. All three are excellent scholars! In many ways, they have shaped my understanding of the New Testament. I’m thankful for their work.
Recently Boyce College of Southern Seminary held a faculty forum on N.T. Wright’s new [...]

You Must Suffer (One Passion) by John Piper