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A Sweet and Bitter Providence: Sex, Race, and the Sovereignty of God is unavailable, but you can change that!

The sovereignty of God, the sexual nature of humanity, and the gospel of God’s mercy for the undeserving—these massive realities never change. And since God is still sovereign, and we are male or female, and Jesus is alive and powerful, A Sweet and Bitter Providence bears a dangerous message of providence and love for readers from all walks of life. But be warned, Piper tells his audience: this...

“We will wait. We will wait till all is made righteous according to the word of God.” The sexual temptations of our day are pervasive and powerful, just like they were that night in Bethlehem (2:4; 4:11). Bethlehem—think of it! Perhaps this triumph of purity took place near the very spot where, a thousand years later, a virgin would give birth to Jesus, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of a pure union between Boaz and Ruth. When you hear the
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