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Realism and Hope for the Persecuted: 2 Timothy 3:10–13
What was Paul’s aim in the midst of deadly persecutions and trials? John Piper unpacks the apostle’s realism and hope in his encouragements to Timothy.
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Snatching Women and Stumbling to Ruin: 2 Timothy 3:6–9
What marks false teachers and their followers? John Piper confronts the impulse to hide sin behind a noncommittal appearance of godliness.
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Powerful Alternative to Formalism: 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 5
In the last days, some will be lovers of self, lovers of money, and full of every kind of sin, yet they will still maintain the appearance of godliness. How?
Published on 3 months ago
Is It Wrong to Be a Lover of Pleasure? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 4
Should we love pleasure, or is doing so a sinful sign of the last days? John Piper contrasts loving pleasure for its own sake with loving pleasure in God.
Published on 3 months ago
Is Self-Love the Root of All Evils? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 3
When Paul starts listing sins that define unbelievers in the last days, he leads with an example more heinous than the rest: unrighteous self-love.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Why Does God Ordain So Much Evil in the Last Days? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 2
Paul says the last days will be full of deceivers and difficulties. But why should that be so? John Piper offers six possible reasons.
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
When Are the ‘Last Days’? 2 Timothy 3:1–5, Part 1
When Jesus came as God’s Messiah, he ushered in a new age — but not in the way so many expected. John Piper examines our place in the last days.
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
God’s Agents of Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 2
If God alone grants repentance, why should parents, friends, and pastors still labor for the salvation of unbelievers?
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
God May Grant Repentance: 2 Timothy 2:24–26, Part 1
How do we escape Satan’s clutches, especially when we have no hope of loving the truth on our own? We come to our senses only when God grants repentance.
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Pursue Righteousness: 2 Timothy 2:22–23, Part 2
If the Christian life is about fleeing sin and pursuing righteousness, faith, love, and peace, how do we do so? John Piper offers some means of grace.
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago