If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, God gave the command.
John PiperChristianity is fundamentally convalescence.. .God is not only the doctor who prescribes, He is the nurse who lifts up our powerless head and puts the spoon in our mouth...And He is the medicine.
John PiperYou can't make yourself saved. This is very threatening to people, even Christians, because of what it seems to say about freedom.
John PiperWhat could be a greater privilege than to listen to the voice of God, and be granted by God himself the ears to hear?
John PiperThe critical question for our generationโand for every generationโ is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?
John Piper