And its goal is the Christ-exalting glorification of God through the gladness of a redeemed people in a new world.ĭrawing on a lifetime of theological reflection, biblical study, and practical ministry, pastor and author John Piper leads us on a stunning tour of the sightings of God’s providence-from Genesis to Revelation-to discover the allencompassing reality of God’s purposeful sovereignty over all of creation and all of history. Providence is “God’s purposeful sovereignty.” Its extent reaches down to the flight of electrons, up to the movements of galaxies, and into the heart of man. Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J.From Genesis to Revelation, the providence of God directs the entire course of redemptive history.God is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself.Taste and See: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life.When I Don’t Desire God: How to Fight for Joy.Pierced By the Word: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Soul.Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?.Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry.What’s the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible.The Dangerous Duty of Delight: Daring to Make God the Object of Your Desire.The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd.The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin.A Godward Life, Book Two: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life.God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards.A Godward Life: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life.A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer.Future Grace: The Purifying Power of Living By Faith In Future Grace.Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions.Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.The Justification of God: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1–23 Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist.Love Your Enemies: Jesus’ Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and the Early Christian Paraenesis.He had surgery on February 14, 2006, which was successful. Through a letter, he together with his doctors assured his church that the cancer was fully treatable. Piper announced on January 11, 2006, that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He attended the University of Munich, Germany in 1971 and graduated in 1974 under Leonhard Goppelt with a Doctor of Theology degree in New Testament Studies.

Piper then joined Wheaton College in 1964 and graduated in 1968 in literature and in philosophy.

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