John Piper Stats |
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Born:
Jan. 11, 1946
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Church
Senior Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church
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Author of books, articles, and
poetry from a
Calvinist perspective
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Education:
B.A. - Wheaton
College,
B.D. - Fuller Theological
Seminary,
Dr. theol. - University of Munich
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Denomination:
Baptist General Conference
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Theology:
7-point calvinist, credo baptist, Historic Premillenialist,
Leans to Covenant Theology, not dispensationalism |
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"The task of all Christian scholarship—not just biblical studies—is to study reality as a manifestation of God's glory, to speak and write about it with accuracy, and to savor the beauty of God in it. It is a massive abdication of scholarship that so many Christians do academic work with so little reference to God."
(John Piper, The Pleasures of God, p. 298)
Biographical Sketch
“The ministry of preaching is the central labor of my life. My prayer is that
through that ministry and everything else I do the great glory of our God and
Savior Jesus Christ would be magnified as more and more people come to
live out the obedience of faith more and more deeply.”
Piper was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bill and Ruth Piper January 11,
1946. When John and his older sister were still young, the Pipers moved to
Greenville, South Carolina where John spent the rest of his youth years. His
father was an itinerant evangelist who is still actively ministering through
international radio and Bible courses. John has written a tribute to his mother,
who died in 1974, in the booklet, What's the Difference? (Crossway Books,
1990) which is also chapter one of the book, Recovering Biblical Manhood and
Womanhood (Crossway Books, 1991).
At Wheaton College (1964-68), John majored in Literature and minored in
Philosophy. Studying Romantic Literature with Clyde Kilby stimulated the
poetic side of his nature and today he regularly writes poems to celebrate
special family occasions as well as composing story-poems (based on the life
of a Biblical character) for his congregation during the four weeks of Advent
each year. At Wheaton, John also met Noël Henry whom he married 1968.
Following college he completed a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Fuller
Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California (1968-71). While at Fuller, John
took as many courses as he could from Dr. Daniel Fuller, the most influential "living" teacher in his life. Through Dr. Fuller he discovered the writings of
Jonathan Edwards, his most influential "dead" teacher.
John did his doctoral work in New Testament Studies at the University of
Munich, Munich, West Germany (1971-74). His dissertation, Love Your
Enemies, was published by Cambridge University Press and Baker Book
House. Upon completion of his doctorate he went on to teach Biblical Studies
at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota for six years (1974-80).
In 1980, after what he described as an irresistible call of the Lord to preach,
John became the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis,
Minnesota where he has been ministering ever since. John is also a
contributor to WORLD Magazine.
John and Noël have four sons, a daughter, and an increasing number of
grandchildren.
Source - www.desiringgod.org.
John Piper: God's Glory His Passion (Short Bio)
By Tim Ellsworth The Southern Seminary Magazine What books have been most influential in John Piper's life and thought?
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Bibliography
Books
• Love Your Enemies: Jesus' Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and the Early Christian Paraenesis
(Cambridge University Press, 1980; Baker, 1991).
• The Justification of God: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Romans 9:1-23
(Baker, 1983; 2nd
edition 1993). Book
• Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist (Multnomah, 1986; 2nd edition, 1996, 3rd edition,
2003). Book / Online Edition of Book
• The Supremacy of God in Preaching (Baker, 1990, 2nd edition, 2003).
• The Pleasures of God (Multnomah, 1991; Expanded edition, 2000). Book
• Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Co-editor) (Crossway, 1991).
Online Book
• Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions (Baker, 1993, 2nd Edition 2003). Book
• The Purifying Power of Living By Faith In Future Grace (Multnomah, 1995).
• A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer (Crossway, 1997).
• A Godward Life: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life (Multnomah, 1997).
• God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards (Crossway, 1998). PDF
• The Innkeeper (Crossway, 1998).
• A Godward Life, Book Two: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life (Multnomah, 1999).
• The Legacy of Sovereign Joy (Crossway, 2000).
• The Hidden Smile of God (Crossway, 2001).
• Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ (Crossway, 2001, 2nd edition, 2004). PDF
• The Dangerous Duty of Delight (Multnomah, 2001).
• The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God (Crossway, 2002).
• Brothers, We Are not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry (Broadman & Holman
Publishers, 2002).
• The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and
William Wilberforce (Crossway, 2002).
• Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness?
(Crossway, 2002). Book; PDF Version
• Beyond the Bounds (Co-editor) (Crossway, 2003).
• Don’t Waste Your Life (Crossway, 2003). Book; PDF Version
• Pierced By the Word (Multnomah, 2003).
• The Prodigal’s Sister (Crossway, 2003).
• The Passion of Jesus Christ (Crossway, 2004). PDF
• When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy (Crossway, 2004). PDF
• Life As a Vapor (Multnomah, 2004). PDF
• A God Entranced Vision of All Things (co-editor w/ Justin Taylor, Crossway, 2004). PDF
• Taste and See (Multnomah, 2005).
• God is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself (Crossway, 2005). Book
• Sex and the Supremacy of Christ (w/ Justin Taylor, Crossway, 2005). Book
Sermons & Essays
Monergism.com Highly Recommends
• Why I Do Not Say: "God Did Not Cause the Calamity but He Can Use It For Good"
• Are There Two Wills in God?
• My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed
Romans 9:1-5
• The Sovereignty of God and Prayer
• God Does Not Repent Like a Man
• A Divine And Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul
• That Which Is Born of the Spirit Is Spirit
• By What Death Will You Glorify God?
• My Anguish: My Kinsmen Are Accursed
• Desiring God (online book)
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Topical
Biographies Each year, at the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors, John Piper examines the life of a notable Christian figure from history. "Read Christian Biography"
Author Related Links
Desiring God Ministries
Distributes Piper’s books, audio sermons, online articles, online sermons,
and children’s Sunday School curriculum. This is where you can help support John Piper’s ministry
Piper's Notes
Contains a very large amount of John Piper’s sermon manuscripts.
Desiring God Torrents
Features a large number of John Piper MP3s usually not available elsewhere online.
John Piper at World Magazine
Features articles John Piper has written for World Magazine.
John Piper's Broadcast Archives at OnePLace.com
Preaching Archive
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