BTW, have you read Piper's book where I got the quote?
I haven't read the book. I have seen some of his material posted here on FR and I liked it.
Ummm!, locke, did you bother to check the Bible cite in the Piper quote:
Yes I did. I guess what is not clear in my mind is if "passed over" means forgiveness or a reprieve. Looked at in context of the original Passover, was that an act of forgiveness or reprieve?
The phrase "God left the impression his glory was not of infinite worth" connoted to me that God had made a mistake by forgiving the sins of the unredeemed and was fixing the problem. I'm sure thats not what Piper meant and having not read his book in context that may be the problem, or just my ignorance.