John Piper Quote
Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It's a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don't want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel.
John Piper
Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It's a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don't want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel.
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About John Piper
John Piper may refer to:
John Piper (artist) (1903–1992), English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows
John Piper (broadcaster), BBC radio host
John Piper (military officer) (1773–1851), lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island
John Piper (theologian) (born 1946), Calvinist Baptist pastor and author
John Piper (artist) (1903–1992), English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows
John Piper (broadcaster), BBC radio host
John Piper (military officer) (1773–1851), lieutenant-governor of Norfolk Island
John Piper (theologian) (born 1946), Calvinist Baptist pastor and author