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John Piper’s Future Grace: Chapter 3

This third chapter is the first true “application” chapter, and let me just say that I loved it. I still am a little on the fence concerning whether or not I agree with Piper that gratitude ought not be the primary motivation for obedience. Sometimes, I really think I agree with him, and then we’ll find a verse that seems to say otherwise. Or, like today in Pilgrim’s Progress, I’ll read a passage that tells me that past Christians really Continue Reading…
February 9, 2011
John Piper’s Future Grace: Chapter 2

Chapter Two is a bit redundant, if you ask me. The title is When Gratitude Malfunctions, and it definitely builds on the previous chapter, and yet I still think the majority of the chapter was a restatement of the previous chapter with a few added comments. With that said, it provided fodder for interesting conversation, that is for sure! So…what does Piper mean by gratitude “malfunctioning”? Gratitude looks back… But we do not live in the past. None of our Continue Reading…
January 21, 2011
John Piper’s Future Grace: Chapter 1

This first chapter is called The Debtor’s Ethic: Should We Try to Pay God Back? Piper seems to think that many, if not most, Christians, put a lot of pressure on themselves to obey God and do what is right out of a sense of debtor’s guilt*. This chapter proposes that there are better reasons to obey and do good, and that the debtor’s ethic actually nullifies grace. Let’s see if I can break it down. First, Piper defines gratitude Continue Reading…
January 13, 2011
John Piper’s Future Grace: Introduction

Last night was our first small group meeting to discuss John Piper’s Future Grace. Can I just say it? I am totally in love with this book. I remember reading Desiring God when I was in college; it was assigned reading for one of my classes. And it was life-changing. That year I bought a couple copies and gave them to people I loved because I wanted to share all of Piper’s beautiful thoughts with them. I find myself wondering Continue Reading…
December 10, 2010