Ask Pastor John
John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.
Episodes
May 2, 2024 • 13 mins
God could destroy Satan at any moment. So, why has God allowed Satan to blind the minds of unbelievers from seeing the glory of Christ?
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April 29, 2024 • 14 mins
Does Proverbs 22:6 promise that children raised by godly parents will become Christians? Pastor John explains the proverb and points parents to their ultimate hope.
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April 25, 2024 • 14 mins
What makes a good sentence? Good sentences are true, clear, authentic, thoughtful, creative, well-timed, clean, loving, and glorifying to God.
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April 22, 2024 • 10 mins
How can we walk through this world of sin, suffering, and futility with strength and joy? Psalm 90:14 holds the key.
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April 18, 2024 • 11 mins
In a society steeped in self-worth and self-esteem, how can Christians aim for significance in a way that glorifies Christ?
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April 15, 2024 • 12 mins
Should churches be willing to somehow “bless” same-sex relationships? Pastor John responds to Pope Francis’s concerning proposal.
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April 11, 2024 • 11 mins
God does everything he does for his glory, including answering our prayers. So, how can we align all our requests with this big, overarching purpose?
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April 8, 2024 • 12 mins
How can we tell if we’re abusing caffeine (or any food or drink)? Pastor John offers three questions to guide a Christian’s consumption.
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April 4, 2024 • 12 mins
If death belongs to the children of God, as the apostle Paul says, then death not only loses its sting, but it turns around and becomes our servant.
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April 1, 2024 • 13 mins
On September 22, 1967, V. Raymond Edman collapsed while delivering a chapel message at Wheaton. Pastor John reflects on his college chancellor’s final words.
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March 28, 2024 • 13 mins
Some Christians carry an ongoing sense of guilt for sins confessed long ago. What can we do with these stubborn guilt feelings?
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March 25, 2024 • 11 mins
If God is sovereign over our suffering, then we can trust him to strengthen us in suffering, sanctify us through suffering, and ultimately save us from suffering.
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March 21, 2024 • 11 mins
From eternity, God has been self-sufficiently happy in himself. And because he has no needs of his own, he is gloriously free to meet ours.
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March 18, 2024 • 10 mins
If our souls are deeply satisfied in God, what room is there for petitionary prayer? Pastor John reframes the question by clarifying the nature of prayer.
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March 14, 2024 • 14 mins
If God is sovereign over salvation, do the non-elect even have a chance to repent? Pastor John addresses Romans 9:22, your most-asked-about Bible verse.
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March 11, 2024 • 12 mins
Some biblical truths are essential to believe for salvation — but not all. So, how much error can someone hold and still be saved?
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March 7, 2024 • 13 mins
How can parents resist the despair that comes from feeling like failures? Pastor John offers ten words of hope for parents of prodigals.
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March 5, 2024 • 15 mins
After ten years and two thousand episodes, Tony Reinke has distilled the best of ‘Ask Pastor John’ in a remarkable new book.
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March 4, 2024 • 11 mins
If we obey God outwardly but feel no affection for him inwardly, is our obedience still love? Pastor John takes us to the heart beneath God-pleasing obedience.
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February 29, 2024 • 14 mins
How do preachers guard themselves from hypocrisy? Pastor John traces double-faced preaching to its deepest root: the love of human praise.
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