What is the essence of evil? It is forsaking a living fountain for broken cisterns. God gets derision and we get death. They are one: choosing sugarcoated misery we mock the lifegiving God. It was meant to be another way: God's glory exalted in our everlasting joy.
John PiperIf we have no zeal for the glory of God our mercy must be superficial, man-centred human improvement with no eternal significance. And if our zeal for the glory of God is not a revelling in his mercy, than our so-called zeal, in spite of all its protests, is our of touch with God and hypocritical.
John PiperHeadship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christlike, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home.
John PiperOur main work is, by the spirit of God, with the Word of God, to portray the glories of God as more beautiful and more satisfying than anything.
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