If you’ve followed the blog for very long, you know that I love John Piper. He has a way of communicating some of the hardest truths with intellect and passion. His desire to see God glorified in the nations is simply astounding. I’ve had many people ask “What’s the problem with the prosperity gospel? As long as Jesus is preached and people are converted, it should be ok, right?” At times it seems like a hard question to wrestle with because “God can use anything” to save someone…so isn’t something better than nothing? No, not really.
The problem is that the Jesus of the prosperity gospel isn’t the Jesus of the Bible. The Jesus of the Bible didn’t die on a cross so that you an I could be given financial security and a problem free life. He died to absorb the wrath of God set against us for our sins, to breathe life into us so that we could glorify God in the midst of the chaos and turmoil that is life on Earth.
I’m grateful for Dr. Piper communicating this truth so passionately.
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