God's Invincible Purpose God Vindicated His Righteousness in the Death of Christ

Desiring God Ministries ^ | March 1992 sermon | John Piper

[Jerry_M]

"However, some of us still prefer reality over fantasy."

It is my prayer that you will discover the reality of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord rather than the reality of the wrath of Almighty God. The only thing that separates you from the reality of the later is the fact that He has graciously consented to give you the reality of His patience.

And that is no fantasy.

[Dataman]

God Bless America! (kooky secularists may opt out)

[RnMomof7]

Asking that as you go through this thread you all say a prayer for my daughter..she is due in 2 weeks..the baby is having problems so they are taking her into the hospital tonight..hopefully a healthy baby boy will arrive tonight or tomorrow..

[Dataman]

Oh, puh-leeze. 30 minutes can't go by on C-Span without some southern holy-roller trying to ramrod a religious amendment through on some bill these days.

If it really bothered you that much, you wouldn't be reading these threads. Since you read them and take your Parthian shots, you are seeking targets. Could we classify this behavior as bigoted? Intolerant? Mean-spirited?

[Keyes For President]

This is a new thought to me..I have always thought of the cross as a sign of God's Mercy and Grace,the ultimate act of love for sinful man..not as an act to vindicate His name. Any further insite would be welcome...

Also consider that Jesus' death on the cross guaranteed the doom of Satan and all the unsaved. Since Jesus suffered the penalty for the sins of the elect, the fact that the penalty for the sins of the reprobate would also have to be paid was made certain because of God's perfect justice.

Before the cross, Satan could have accused Jesus of being unjust for not punishing His people for their sins while holding others accountable. So the cross not only vindicated the Righteousness of God as the author so accurately points out, but also vindicated the Justice of God.

I will pray for your daughter.

In Christ,

[Keyes For President]

Thanks for the excellent post, sola gracia. Thank you for the ping, Dan.

[BibChr]

You're welcome. And thank you for, for once, if only once, passing up the opportunity to... well, you know.

Dan

[RnMomof7]

Thank you for the prayers..and the insight.

I had never considered that the same cross that saved some also sealed the fate of the lost,but it sure did...

[sola gracia]

Our prayers are with you, your daugther and your grandchild.

[Keyes For President]

And thank you for, for once, if only once, passing up the opportunity to... well, you know.

Hey Osama, how ya been Laden?

Sorry, couldn't continue to resist any longer.

[RnMomof7]

Hey Osama, how ya been Laden?

Excellent! As good as Osama Jane Laden

[Keyes For President]

;-P

[Dahlseide]

I just finished one, more to follow, prayer for your daughter, your daughters baby, and the babies grandmother.

[RnMomof7]

Thank you !

Last phone contact (she is in southern Cal) was baby had just had a bad 10 minutes.. (heart declerations) Mom Is a Nurse Manager in a Labor and Delivery unit..so I trust her to know when things get dangerous....doesnt stop this mom from being scared!

[Dahlseide]

Thanks for the post. Please keep me in the loop, I feel like a sponge in need of more and more Living Water.

[Dahlseide]

My daughter-in-law is a part time nurse at Children's Hospital in LA. Any connection?

[RnMomof7]

Interesting..she is in Imperial Valley..but took a neo natal intensive care course in an LA hospital a couple years ago..Their paths may have crossed

She is a very smart gal..was looking at returning for her NPA degree in midwifery...now is talking about her desire to stay home with her baby..motherhood does strange things to women you know *grin*

[Dahlseide]

Repeating myself from awhile back. While on vacation I stumbled upon Pilgrim Radio from Carson City. They were reading from a book John Piper wrote about three Christians, one of whom was John Bunyan. That was the first I ever heard of John Piper - great book by the way. Anyway as a result I have been re-reading Pilgrim's Progress, what a great read! I have noticed a similarity between some of the non-believers on these threads and some of the folks Christian, Faithful, and Hopeful met along the way to the Celestial City. I also have a audio tape of Ethel Barret narrating Pilgrim's Progress and a book Nathaniel Hawthrone about the new "modern way" to the Celestial City. In the last portion of the later she describes "dead without Christ" as a result of the deception of the "modern way". It is blood curdling! the way she describes "dead without Christ".

I trust everyting is OK. Goodnight.

[185JHP]

Excellent points. When the secularists take the "man is the measure of all things" position, it only leads them to grievous error. They don't apprehend that the true awfulness and heinousness of sin is that it is treason - and it is treason against a holy Being who has done us no wrong! Their conceit is imagining they have standing to question the Almighty, Lord of the Universe!

[RnMomof7]

Good Morning...I am going to be reading Pilgrims Progress as soon as I clear out my current reading..it is funny you should bring it up..It is not normally the type of reading I choose..but it is such a classic I thought I had best read it.I purchased a copy a couple years ago to read and ended up giving to a friend..she has read it I still have not:>(.

My daughter has still not had the baby...this is a long and difficuly labor..say yet one more...the doctor will be in about now to check her and the baby.