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John Piper

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Senior Teacher, Desiring God. Chancellor, Bethlehem College and Seminary. Advocate for serious joy in God through Jesus Christ at any cost.

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700 years before it happened!

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.” Micah 5:2

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The folly of idolatry will require little explanation on the last day.

“Man drags out the fish of the sea with his net;
he gathers them in his dragnet;
so he rejoices and is glad.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet.” Habakkuk 1:15–16

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What goodness does.

“The Lord is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him.

But

with an overflowing flood
he will make a complete end of the adversaries.” Nahum 1:7–8

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Sin: violently defeated, maximally distanced.

“He will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19

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God loves to love.

“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.” Micah 7:18

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“Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;
when I fall, I shall rise. . . .
I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.” Micah 7:8–9

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Pilate said, “Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.” John 19:10–11

No authority. No thought. No breath. No life. No existence.

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“If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” John 18:36

“Thy kingdom come” = “Come, Lord Jesus.”

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O Jesus, in mercy make them “of the truth.”

“For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” John 18:37

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Bribe. Price. Money. No disaster?

“Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
its priests teach for a price;
its prophets practice divination for money;
yet they lean on the Lord and say,
‘Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
No disaster shall come upon us.’” Micah 3:11

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Power and wealth and poverty avail nothing with the Creator.

“The Lord shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.” Job 34:19

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There is a song that only forgiven sinners sing.

“He sings before men and says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not repaid to me.’ He has redeemed my soul.” Job 33:27–28

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Before the Judgment there is judgment that brings judgment.

Pulpits devoid of Scripture.

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.” Amos 8:11

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Since he loves us enough to die for us, then praying for our holiness must mean holiness is the greatest happiness.

“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:17

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