John Piper Christ Quotations

God revealed himself through the Law, which pointed to Christ as its end and goal, commanded the obedience that comes from faith, increased transgressions, and shut the mouths of all humans because no one has performed the righteousness of the Law so as not to need a substitute.

The Bible does not oppose or forbid interracial marriages but sees them as a positive good for the glory of Christ.

The giving of the Quran is in Islam what the incarnation of Christ is to Christianity. If this is so, then Quran-burning is parallel to Christ-crucifying.

We are not as Christ-centered and cross-cherishing as we should be, because we do not ponder the truth that everything good, and everything bad that God turns for the good, was purchased by the sufferings of Christ.

Lavish giving and open homes are close to the center of life in Christ.

It is not saving faith to confess Christ as true. Saving faith receives Christ as a Treasure.

Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

Seeing & savoring Jesus Christ is the most important seeing and savoring you'll ever do.

May we catch enough of a vision of Christ that we will not be satisfied unless we know him more fully.

Every experience in life is designed to magnify the cross of Christ.

Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take.

What was once foolishness to us-a crucified God-must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world.

Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

You get one pass at life. That’s all. Only one. And the lasting measure of that life is Jesus Christ.

Don't follow a defeated foe. Follow Christ. It is costly. You will be an exile in this age. But you will be free.

All heroes are shadows of Christ

God without Christ is no God.