Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ by John Piper
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- Pub. Date: September 2008
- 128pp
- Sales Rank: 144,573
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- Pub. Date: September 2008
- Publisher: Crossway Books
- Format: Hardcover, 128pp
- Sales Rank: 144,573
- ISBN-13: 9781433502750
- ISBN: 1433502755
Synopsis
John Piper delivers powerful biblical reassurances to bolster readers' trust in the sovereignty of God and the supremacy of Christ when evil and tragedy come. If God governs the sinful acts of men, then does the devastation caused by those terrorists, dictators, murderers, cheats, and abusers discredit Jesus' words: "All authority in heaven and earth belongs to me"? When heart-rending news comes of the latest accident, illness, or natural disaster, can we really believe that in Jesus, "all things hold together"? Though God has not answered all of our questions about sin and suffering, there are things he wants us to know, things he declares in his Word—such as what's at stake in the "spectacular" sins of others and the horrible tragedies of this life; their global purpose, both historically and today; and what these events say to us personally. As John Piper works through these biblical truths, this book will bolster readers' trust in the utter sovereignty of God such that...
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Incredible clarity in dealing with one of the toughest aspects of the Christian life.by TheIms3
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October 20, 2008:
I am blessed to be able to belong to John Piper's church, and I was present for the original sermons that this booked is based on, and I am so very glad that Pastor John decided to write this book. Sin and evil are terribly hard things to understand, hard to reconcile with our sometimes faulty image of God. This book does a fabulous job of explaining God's sovereignty in ALL things, even the most spectacular sin of all, the Crucifixion.
"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him"--we at Bethlehem hear this phrase frequently. "Spectacular Sins" helps us to see how that is possible in our fallen world.
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