Ask Pastor John

It is inconceivable that the pleasures Christ has in the church would be stimulated by his imaging a prostitute to get his juices flowing.

God is capable of bringing something about and both lamenting that act in one regard, while affirming it as best in another.

Our loving behavior must always include gladness in God that overflows in the hope of including other people in our joy.

Real obedience to God, even though imperfect, is made possible through the work of Christ for all who believe in him.

Given the way he chose to make the gospel clear in the world, God’s preparations for Christ were necessary and fitting.

Pastors should notify parents when they need to address difficult topics so they can decide if they want their children present.

There should be a never-ending stream of creativity in helping our people reach the lost, but theological faithfulness is essential.

Help your children prepare to suffer by teaching them a biblical worldview, disciplining them, and modeling joy through your own sorrow.

The fight, the striving, the narrow, the hard, the work, the warfare is not a striving to get Christ. It is a striving precisely to rest.

If a pastor looks at porn once, restore him with his wife and fellow elders. But if it is a pattern, he is unqualified for eldership.

God created the world to present himself as glorious, not boring. Therefore, we must move beyond knowing and believing to joy.

There are many dangers that teachers like John Piper must guard against, but also many practices which help guard them.

Students, you can be ready to tell someone why you have hope in Jesus.

While God requires faithfulness from everyone, some vocations are worth twice the honor as others.

The longer you wait to share Christ with your friends, the more perplexed they will be. Befriend and confront others in love, as Jesus did.

Egalitarians can also embrace Christian Hedonism, though not all the relational details will look the same.

A warm, practical, affectionate relationship with the living Christ really matters.

God intends for his children to take heart from his promises to preserve them to the end.

Jesus does not seek private glory apart from the Father’s glory, but he does seek his glory through the Father after his redemptive work is done.

Both God and his people love their human enemies, but not in the same way, since God is all-wise and all-governing, and we are finite.