Look at the Book

Certain verses in the Bible seem to contradict others. What should we do when come to one of those verses?

More than a third of you will have cancer at some point in life. Do you have a few verses to cling to when the diagnosis comes?

If you only believe in Jesus to get out of hell, you are not a Christian. True Christians want to be forgiven because the forgiven get to be with God.

The hardest commands in the Bible are not the commands to serve, to abstain, or to forgive. They’re the commands to feel. How do we rejoice when we don’t feel any joy?

Some Christians who know the most, love and do the least. So how exactly does right thinking move through our hearts to right feeling and doing?

We all carry wounds inflicted by others — the father who abandoned us, the friend who betrayed us, or the co-worker who lied about us. What part does God play in our pain?

When the world mocks and despises us for our faith, we often want to lash back. God has a better way of shaming those who abuse his followers.

Guilt over sin makes quiet Christians who are full of shame. How can we cleanse our conscience so that we share more boldly?

All Christians know non-Christians. Whether with co-workers, spouses, parents, or acquaintances, a critical question faces us daily: How do I give a defense for my faith?

With terrorism, political instability, and social unrest, much of our culture is given to fear and anxiety. In the face of such realities, should Christians fear the things that the world does?

Do you ever stop to meditate on the Bible? Do you even know what it means to meditate? Here’s a model to help you slow down and really think while you read.

When was the last time you were asked about your hope in Christ? The world will only ask us when they see something in us dramatically different from themselves.

God promises to bless Christians who suffer while living faithfully for his glory, whatever that suffering may be. But what is the blessing, and how does it come?

If you are Christ’s, no one in this world can ultimately harm you. They can only serve God’s good purposes for you and bring you greater blessing.

Jesus did not die only to ransom you from hell. He died to ransom you from wasting your life here on earth.

Should Christians be motivated by blessing when we love our enemies? And if we should be, how is that not works-based righteousness?

How would you describe the core of the Christian faith? Do you have a place you would turn in the Bible? Here are two verses that give us the good news.

How does our future inheritance in heaven help us suffer well? The answer is one key to loving those who wrong and mistreat us.

We do not have immediate control over our feelings, so how do we obey commands to feel? Here are five places to start in pursuing changes in your personality.

We know we are supposed to love our enemies, to bless those who curse or revile us, but how do we do that? Where does that kind of heart and response come from?

Why does God love and bless his undeserving children like he does? These seven verses unlock several reasons, including one that should shape the direction and purpose of your life.

The Bible says that the way a man treats his wife might interfere with his prayer life. Is God not listening to you because you’re not listening to her?

If your wife loves Jesus, you are living with a queen of the universe, an heir of infinite glory. You should be amazed that you get to live with her.

Peter calls wives the weaker vessel. Is that out-dated analysis, offensive sexisim, or just generally true? The right answer will help men honor women well.

Husbands are called to love their wives differently than wives love their husbands, but not completely differently. For instance, husbands submit in marriage, too.

If Jesus loved Lazarus enough to let him die, what can we learn from this about love? Here are three important principles for how we should love one another.

Jesus loved Lazarus, and Jesus let Lazarus die. Is that possible? Love does not always look like what we expect.

The New Testament letters are some of most straightforward books in the Bible to interpret and apply. Should we read the other parts of the Bible, like the stories, differently?

Submission is a controversial and sensitive subject in our society. As we define what it is, it is just as important for us to clarify what it is not.

Underneath a wife’s submission to her husband must be the anchor of fearless hope in God. Where does that come from and where do we see it?

Women have often been deceived into thinking that beauty is about how they look or what they wear. But God defines beauty very differently.

What hope does a wife have of saving her husband? In this lab, John Piper explains how fearlessness and purity might make all the difference for her husband’s faith.

Some women are exiles within their own marriage. They want to follow Jesus, but their husbands have rejected the gospel they love.

When Jesus went to the cross, he bore our condemnation and purchased our healing. This lab explains what kind of healing and transformation we experience.

Jesus promised us that his followers would suffer unjustly for bearing his name. In this lab, John Piper explains how we return good for evil, even when it seems like evil is winning.

You probably know the book of Proverbs as a collection of practical advice for God’s people. Proverbs itself, though, defines its purpose in a deeper, more significant way.

Our Bible reading is about much more than reading. In this lab, John Piper highlights two major principles for getting the most out of your time in God’s word.

Proverbs is one of the most ruthlessly practical books in the whole Bible. In this lab, John Piper breaks down several lines, asking what they mean and how they relate to each other.

Jesus says that those who follow him will suffer. In this lab, John Piper uncovers the promise that God will one day make every wrong right.

What happens when someone is mistreated for doing good? In this lab, John Piper teaches us how to respond to and endure injustice.

Slavery is a sensitive topic with a horrific history. So what does the Bible say for slaves? In this lab, John Piper explores one place where freedom is found.

What does freedom in Christ look like in subjection to a human government? In this lab, John Piper explains five key principles.

How do servants of the King live and serve in a world with kings? In this lab, John Piper reveals the wonder of Christian freedom and the witness of being subject to human authorities.

Christians live in and are citizens of some nation on earth, under some government, but their final authority is in heaven. In this lab, John Piper explains how to live as exiles and refugees.

The Bible says that some will be saved through the witness of our faithfulness. In this lab, John Piper explains how our good deeds win others to Christ.

Many Christians today cannot stand being maligned, and so they cave to what the world wants. In this lab, John Piper helps us win the world by living differently.

The key to enduring suffering in service to others is putting on the humility of Christ. In this lab, John Piper walks us through the birth and death of Jesus.

Jesus Christ lived and died in every way for the sake of others. In this lab, John Piper calls us to do the same by looking at the wonder of Christmas.

“We have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.” In this lab, John Piper helps us understand the glory we see at Christmas.

Don’t let good things distract from ultimate things this Christmas. Our great reason for celebration is that God came to save us.