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John Piper delivers powerful biblical reassurances to bolsterreaders' trust in the sovereignty of God and the supremacy ofChrist when evil and tragedy come.
If God governs the sinful acts of men, then does the devastationcaused by those terrorists, dictators, murderers, cheats, andabusers discredit Jesus' words: "All authority in heaven and earthbelongs to me"? When heart-rending news comes of the latestaccident, illness, or natural disaster, can we really believe thatin Jesus, "all things hold together"?
Though God has not answered all of our questions about sin andsuffering, there are things he wants us to know, things he declaresin his Word-such as what's at stake in the "spectacular" sins ofothers and the horrible tragedies of this life; their globalpurpose, both historically and today; and what these events say tous personally.
As John Piper works through these biblical truths, this bookwill bolster readers' trust in the utter sovereignty of God suchthat they'll be less timid in their witness and less afraid ofwhatever may come. It is also a joy-infused declaration thatbecause everything occurs through Christ and for Christ and hisglory, they are forever secure in him.
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Posted 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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John Piper delivers powerful biblical reassurances to bolsterreaders' trust in the sovereignty of God and the supremacy ofChrist when evil and tragedy come.
If God governs the sinful acts of men, then does the devastationcaused by those terrorists, dictators, murderers, cheats, andabusers discredit Jesus' words: "All authority in heaven and earthbelongs to me"? When heart-rending news comes of the latestaccident, illness, or natural disaster, can we really believe thatin Jesus, "all things hold together"?
Though God has not answered all of our questions about sin andsuffering, there are things he wants us to know, ...