Tag Archives: John Piper

20 Reasons I Don’t Take Potshots at Fundamentalists

Posted on 13/08/2011 by Don | 5 Comments

A regular reader of this blog and frequent commenter, brought this item by John Piper to my attention.

He commented, “With reference to the Norwegian massacre, this little treatment of ‘fundamentalists’ is very kind, and it does ring true of many I know. We may laugh at some of the quirkiness…….but where have all these faithful people gone?”

Written by: John Piper

1. They are humble and respectful and courteous and even funny (the ones I’ve met).

2. They believe in truth.

3. They believe that truth really matters.

4. They believe that the Bible is true, all of it.

5. They know that the Bible calls for some kind of separation from the world.

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Posted in Musings, The Gospel

Tagged fundamentalist, John Piper

The Shocking Truth About Abortion in Australia

Posted on 13/12/2010 by Don | 9 Comments

I can keep silent no longer.

I’m amazed at how mute many, if not most evangelical churches in Australia are about the tragedy of abortion. It’s akin to many Christians^† in Germany who, after the Second World War, stated that they new nothing of the extermination of six million Jews right under their noses.

I’ve started conversation with fellow Christians about the abortion issue in Australia. Most respond uncomfortably about the subject and it’s clear they would rather not talk about it. When I point out that we live in a state that is reported to have the most draconian abortion laws in the world, the response is incredulity. The Australian Family Association suggests that the church is ”intimidated by the feminist rhetoric”^‡.

The Victorian abortion law legalises abortion to occur at any time, even right up to birth. It allows inhumane partial-birth abortion. It also compels Victorian doctors to refer their patients to other doctors who will perform abortions despite their opinions on abortion. The personal conscience of Continue reading →

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Posted in Contemporary Issues, Fallen & Flawed

Tagged Abortion, Australia, Australian Family Association, John Piper, Pro-life

Two Quotes about Conversion

Posted on 18/10/2010 by Don | 1 Comment

In the light of Stu’s previous post on “Saving Faith“, I thought readers would be interested in these two quotes on conversion from two giants of gospel proclamation.

J. C. Ryle:
“To be “born of God” is to be the subject of an inward change of heart, so complete, that it is like passing into a new existence. It is the introduction into the human soul of a seed from heaven, a new principle, a Divine nature, a new will. Certainly it is no outward bodily alteration; but it is no less certain that it is an entire alteration of the inward man.

“It adds no new faculties to our minds; but it gives an entirely new bent and bias to our old ones. The tastes and opinions of one “born of God,” his views of sin, of the world, of the Bible, of God, and of Christ, are so thoroughly new, that he is to all intents and purposes what Paul calls “a new creature.”

John Piper to a group of pastors:
“Catch on to the affectional nature of Christianity, conversion. It is not merely a decision Continue reading →