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Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce

Against great obstacles William Wilberforce, an evangelical member of Parliament, fought for the abolition of the African slave trade and against slavery itself until they were both illegal in the British Empire. Many are aware of Wilberforce’s role in bringing an end to slavery in Great Britain, but few have taken the time to examine his beliefs and motivations that spurred him on for decades. In this concise volume, John Piper tells the story of Wilberforce’s transformation from an unbelieving young politician into a radically God-centered Christian and how his deep spirituality helped to change the moral outlook of a nation.  As world leaders debate over how to deal with a host of social justice and humanitarian crises, a closer look at Wilberforce’s life and faith serves as an encouragement and an example to all believers.

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Counted Righteous in Christ

Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness?

Does Christ's life-long record of perfect obedience to God get "credited"    to your account when you trust in Christ and are "justified" by God? This has been the historic Protestant understanding of the "imputation of Christ's righteousness”, but John Piper warns that we are in danger of losing this

doctrine today, because of attacks by scholars within the evangelical camp. In response, Piper shows, in careful treatment of passage after passage, that the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers is clearly the teaching of the Bible, and if we abandon this doctrine we will also lose justification by faith alone. I am thankful to God for John Piper's defense of this crucial doctrine.

 

Chapters 1-2 (353KB PDF) Chapter 3 (415KB PDF)  Chapter 4, Bibliography, Index (79KB PDF)

 

The Dangerous Duty of Delight

The Glorified God and the Satisfied Soul

 

Chapter One: Treating Delight as Duty Is Controversial

Chapter Two: Glorify God by Enjoying Him Forever

Chapter Three: Affections Are Not Optional

 

 

 

 

Desiring God

Meditations of A Christian Hedonist

 

The great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying him forever. Discord between duty and delight doesn't exist: delight is our duty. Piper stuns us again and again with things we saw in the Bible, but never dared to believe.

Join him on this dangerous quest for maximum joy in God. But beware, it may cost you your life. Never mind - "the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life" (Psalm 63:3).

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Don't Waste Your Life

God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work, not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives.

 

                    Chapters 1-2 (4.78MB PDF)

Chapters 3-5 (3.12MB PDF)          Chapters 6-8 (3.51MB PDF)

Chapters 9-10 (2.66MB PDF)       Don't Waste Your Life Poster (1.64MB PDF)

 Don't Waste Your Life Reader's Guide (6.8MB PDF)     Don't Waste Your Life Leader's Guide (286KB PDF)

Future Grace

The Purifying Power of Living by Faith in Future Grace

Chapter One: The Debtor’s Ethic: Should We Try to Pay God Back?

Chapter Two: When Gratitude Malfunctions

Chapter Three: Faith in Future Grace vs. Anxiety

 

 

A God-Entranced Vision of All Things

The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards

 

Jonathan Edwards knew and preached the beauties of heaven as much as the terrors of hell. He was a humble and joyful servant, striving to glorify God in his personal life and public ministry. This book investigates the character and teachings of the man who preached from a deep concern for the unsaved and a passionate desire for God.

 

Contributors, Acknowledgments, and Introduction (164KB PDF)

Part One: The Life and Legacy of Edwards (217KB PDF)

Part Two: Lessons from Edwards's Life and Thought (33KB PDF)

Part Three: Expositions of Edwards's Major Theological Works (31KB PDF)

Appendixes and A Note on Resources (95KB PDF)

Index (6KB PDF)

 

 

God's Passion for His Glory

Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards

In his essay, "The End for Which God Created the World," the great theologian Jonathan Edwards proclaimed that God's ultimate end is the manifestation of his glory in the highest happiness of his creatures. Here John Piper passionately demonstrates the relevance of Edwards' ideals for the personal and public life of modern evangelicals through his own book length introduction to Edwards' incomparable essay, and the inclusion of that original, unabridged work. The result is a powerful and persuasive presentation of the things that matter most in the Christian life.

Part 1, Chapter 1 (300KB PDF)

Part 1, Chapters 2-3 (243KB PDF)

Part 2, Introduction (246KB PDF)

Part 2, Chapter 1 (343KB PDF)

Part 2, Chapter 2 and Indexes (193KB PDF)

 

 

A Godward Life

Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life

Chapter One: Loving God for Who He Is

Chapter Two: Today’s Mercies for Today’s Troubles

Chapter Three: God Was Up All Night

 

 

A Hunger for God

Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer

 

A Hunger For God was written to help Christians understand the Biblical nature and purpose of fasting and prayer. In this book, John Piper looks at the phenomena of religious, political, and health-based fasting, which occur around the world, and explains what makes Christian fasting unique. He then discusses the reasons and ways the Bible commends fasting to us. Ultimately, Piper asserts, fasting is a way of expressing to God that he is the supreme hunger of our hearts—that we are starving for him.

Introduction and Chapter 1 (236KB PDF)       Chapters 2-4 (177KB PDF)

Chapters 5-6 (200KB PDF)    Chapter 7, Conclusion and Appendix (261KB PDF)

Bibliography and Notes (130KB PDF)

 

 

Life as a Vapor

Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith

 

You will exist forever. You and God are both in the universe to stay-either as friends on his terms, or enemies on yours. Which it will be is proven in this life. And this life is a vapor. Two seconds, and we will be gone. Surely God means for our time on earth to count for something significant.  In these thirty-one meditations, John Piper will connect you to a fresh understanding of God and a renewed relationship with him. You’ll find your faith stirred to make every day count for Christ as you consider life as a vapor.

 

Chapter 1-3 (252KB PDF)

 

The Passion of Jesus Christ

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die

Why did Christ suffer and die? The central issue of Jesus’ death is not the cause, but the meaning—God’s meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons. Not fifty causes, but fifty purposes—in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?

Chapters 1-6 (7.15MB PDF)

Chapters 7-22 (4.76MB PDF)

Chapters 23-38 (4.76MB PDF)

Chapters 39-50 (3.39MB PDF)

Leader's Guide (414KB PDF)

 

 

Pierced by the Word

Thirty-One Meditations for Your Soul

Chapter One: How Strange and Wonderful Is the Love of Christ!

Chapter Two: God Is the Gospel

Chapter Three: Pierced by the Word of God

 

 

The Pleasures of God

Meditations on God's Delight in Being God

Chapter One: The Pleasure of God in His Son

Chapter Two: The Pleasure of God in All He Does

Chapter Three: The Pleasure of God in His Creation

 

Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

A Response to Evangelical Feminism

 

Evangelical feminism has had a profound impact on the Church. In this book, 22 men and women commit their talents to produce the most thorough response yet to evangelical feminism. The writers identify their view as complementarian rather than "traditional" or "hierarchical." The book combines systematic argumentation with popular application and deals with all the main passages of Scripture brought forward in this controversy. An important and informative book for those concerned with the fundamental questions of the relationship between men and women in home, church and society.

 

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Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ

The new edition of Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ is conceived as a fitting follow up book for those who have read The Passion of Jesus Christ. We asked: What might people, who were introduced to Jesus with 50 reasons for his death, want to know next? Our answer: They might want to know more about who Jesus was as a person and teacher and Son of God. With a view to making the new edition as useful as possible, we took the more challenging introduction about why we credit the gospels and put that at the back. This lets the reader jump right into the portraits of Jesus himself. The book was arranged so that it has exactly the same number of pages as The Passion of Jesus Christ, and the same look and feel inside. We pray that for hundreds of thousands of people who tasted the meaning of Christ's death through The Passion of Jesus Christ, this new inexpensive edition of Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ will make more of the fullness of Christ known.

Chapters 1-4 (679KB PDF)

Chapters 5-9 (596KB PDF)

Chapters 10-13 and Afterword (863KB PDF)

Supplemental Bible Reading Plan (68KB PDF)

 

What Jesus Demands from the World

In What Jesus Demands from the World, John Piper has gathered many of Jesus’ commands from the four Gospels. He begins with an introduction that puts them in a redemptive-historical context, then concisely examines each one. The result is an accessible introduction for thoughtful inquirers and new believers, as well as deep meditations for veteran believers.

 

Online Book (6.3 MB PDF)

 

 

 

What's The Difference?

Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible

 

In what ways are men and women essentially the same? In what ways are they essentially different? And how do these differences affect our roles in the home, the church, and society? Adapted from chapter one of Recovering Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, this booklet takes a positive, sensitive look at these important questions.

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When I Don't Desire God

How to Fight for Joy

 

What do you do when you discover that you're not satisfied in God the way he wants you to be? Joy is more than an afterthought of the Christian life; it is the sustaining fruit of a relationship with God. With a radical passion for Christ's glory, John Piper helps you find the joy God wants you to have.

Foreword and Prayer, Chapters 1-3 (188KB PDF)

Chapters 4-6 (192KB PDF)

Chapters 7-10 (299KB PDF)

Chapters 11-12 (230KB PDF)

Notes and Desiring God: A Note on Resources (144KB PDF)

Index (79KB PDF)

When the Darkness Will Not Lift

Even the most faithful, focused Christians can encounter periods of depression and spiritual darkness when joy seems to stay just out of reach. It can happen because of sin, satanic assault, distressing circumstances, or hereditary and other physical causes. This book, which is an expansion of a chapter in When I Don't Desire God, aims to give some comfort and guidance to those experiencing spiritual darkness.

 

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