Being infinite, God is inexhaustibly interesting. It is therefore impossible that God be boring.
John PiperProsperity cannot be a proof of God's favor, since it is what the devil promises to those who worship him. (Matt. 4:9)
John PiperA saving knowledge of Christ crucified and risen is not the mere result of right reasoning about historical facts. It is the result of spiritual illumination to see those facts for what they really are: a revelation of the truth and glory of God in the face of Christ-who is the same yesterday today and forever.
John PiperWe do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the one who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy.
John Piper