Jesus
Christ
John Piper
CROSSWAY BOOKS
A DIVISION OF
GOOD NEWS PUBLISHERS
WHEATON, ILLINOIS
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, Revised Edition
Copyright © 2004 by Desiring God Foundation
Special edition, Desiring God Ministries Edition, ISBN 13: 978-1-58134-718-0
ISBN 10: 1-58134-718-9
Original edition copyright © 2001 by Desiring God Foundation
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All Bible quotations are taken from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Note: Key words and phrases in Scripture quotations have been distinguished by italics (roman type in all-italics block quotations).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Piper, John, 1946-
Seeing and savoring Jesus Christ / John Piper.—Rev. ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 13: 978-1-58134-623-7 (tpb : alk. paper)
ISBN 10: 1-58134-623-9
1. Jesus Christ--Person and offices. I. Title.
BT205.P58 2004
232'.8—dc22 2004008483
C. S. Lewis
and Clyde Kilby
who taught me there is always
more to see in what I see
1 Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God
The Ultimate Aim of Jesus Christ
The Deity of Jesus Christ
The Excellence of Jesus Christ
The Gladness of Jesus Christ
5 The Waves and Winds Still Know His Voice
The Power of Jesus Christ
6 Something Greater Than Solomon Is Here
The Wisdom of Jesus Christ
7 The Glorious Poverty of a Bad Reputation
The Desecration of Jesus Christ
The Anguish of Jesus Christ
9 The Glory of Rescuing Sinners, Not Removing Satan
The Saving Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
10 The Incarnate Wealth of the Compassion of God
The Mercies of Jesus Christ
The Severity of Jesus Christ
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
13 The Appearing of the Glory of Our Great God and Savior
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
How Can We Be Sure About Jesus?
Resources from Desiring God Ministries
Who was Jesus Christ? That’s the question I will try to answer. But my aim is not for you to be neutral about him. That would be cruel. Seeing and savoring Jesus Christ is the most important seeing and savoring you will ever do. Eternity hangs on it. So my aim is that you see him as solid truth and savor him with great joy.
When I speak of seeing Jesus Christ, I don’t mean seeing with the eyes of your head, but the eyes of your heart. When he was about to leave this ...
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About Seeing and Savoring Jesus ChristWho is Jesus Christ? You’ve never met him in person, and you don’t know anyone who has. But there is a way to know who he is. How? Jesus Christ—the divine Person revealed in the Bible—has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, “Yes, this is truth.” It’s like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. Look at the Jesus of the Bible. Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God’s Word. Jesus said, “If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.” Ask God for the grace to do his will, and you will see the truth of his Son. John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else. |
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