On Tuesday, our men’s group will be getting together at Java John’s to begin reading and discussing John Piper’s Spectacular Sins and Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ.
From the Desiring God site:
In this series John Piper seeks to provide a biblical perspective on God’s sovereign and righteous governance over even the sinful acts of men.
History’s greatest sins do not thwart God’s purposes to save his people and glorify his Son; they fulfill them. And knowing this is the key to having “Christ-exalting strength in calamity and Christ-exalting courage in conflict.”
We will begin with the Introduction this week. You can read along for free online or purchase a copy here.
Next up will be Miracles by C.S. Lewis, so keep your eyes open for bargains out there.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:44 am
Just started reading the free copy! (Thanks for the freebie, Mr. Piper!) and I was just knocked off my chair with this choice morsel:
“Evil is anything and everything opposed to the fullest display
of the glory of Christ. That’s the meaning of evil. In the death of
Christ, the powers of darkness did their best to destroy the glory
of the Son of God. This is the apex of evil. But instead they found
themselves quoting the script of ancient prophecy and acting
the part assigned by God. Precisely in putting Christ to death,
they put his glory on display—the very glory that they aimed to
destroy. The apex of evil achieved the apex of the glory of Christ.
The glory of grace.”
I read this 10x
No joke. I can’t wait to read more!
~Sadie
February 24th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Read forth!