John Piper, Guns and Motives (Part 2)
Part 2 of Joey's article about John Piper, guns and lethal self-defense...
Keep ReadingJanuary 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
January 6, 2016 | Category: Cultural Values | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, John Piper, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, ethics, self-defense, guns, Augustine
Part 2 of Joey's article about John Piper, guns and lethal self-defense...
Keep ReadingJanuary 4, 2016 | Category: Cultural Values | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, John Piper, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, ethics, terrorism, self-defense, guns, Second Amendment, American Vision, Muslims
It is a temptation within American evangelicalism to conflate cultural and political values with biblical teaching. John Piper might be right about guns and self-defense, or he might be wrong. Either way, we can learn from him how to approach our own values based on the Bible rather than only the Constitution....
Keep ReadingMay 4, 2015 | 2 Comments by Benny Phillips | Category: Church Values | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, the gospel coalition, John Piper, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, sermon on the mount, kingdom living, TGC, premillennialism, amillennialism, Revelations 20, eschatology, end times, 1000 years, dragon, devil
Benny Phillips explains why he holds an amillennial perspective on eschatology, and how it influences the way we interpret Scripture more generally. ...
Keep ReadingApril 21, 2015 | Category: Christian Living | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Racism, the gospel coalition, John Piper, race, social justice, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, TGC, justice, Thabiti Anyabwile, TGC15, racial justice, Trillian Newbelle, TGC critics
The Gospel Coalition just finished their national conference; one of the days focused on the issue of justice. Here's what one of our church members recaps the day. ...
Keep ReadingApril 14, 2015 | 1 Comments | Category: Evangelism | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Sin, the gospel coalition, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Tim Keller, TGC, TGC15, Coming Home, tension, goodness, Old Testament, John Piper, D.A. Carson
Joey Phillips describes just one little gem he learned from listening to Dr. Tim Keller's opening address at TGC15. Thank God for godly, smart pastors, locally and globally. ...
Keep ReadingMarch 5, 2015 | Category: Gospel Substitutes | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, theology, John Piper, Desiring God, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, Apostle Paul, Gospel substitutes, Biblicism, knowledge, Give Me Jesus, relationship
Jake Phillips writes part 6 of our "Gospel Substitutes" series, analyzing the issue of Biblicism. What happens when we reduce the Gospel to mastering Christian theology and/or biblical content?...
Keep ReadingFebruary 9, 2015 | 4 Comments by Sarah Grace Pavelchak | Category: Friends of Redeemer | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Prayer, humility, John Piper, cross, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, Jesus, dependence, C.S. Lewis
The latest in our off-again, on-again Friends of Redeemer series comes from Sarah Grace Pavelchak, who writes a personal reflection on what prayer means to her. ...
Keep ReadingFebruary 2, 2015 | 1 Comments by | Category: Member Musings | Tags: Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, Idolatry, Sin, marriage, John Piper, Redeemer Church at Lake Nona, functional gods, cheating, card games, depression
Janelle Garrett writes about idolatry and why our spouses make for terrible gods. Is your spouse (or children or friend) functioning as an idol? ...
Keep ReadingOctober 1, 2014 by Eric Garrett | Category: Book Review | Tags: book, read, John Piper, Desiring God, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church, blog, lake Nona, Lake Nona Churches, Eric Garrett, lee vista, lee vista church, redeemerchurch, redeemer, lakenonachurch, redeemer blog, church blog, Redeemer Church of Lake Nona
I'm currently doing something that I rarely do: re-reading a book. Not that I am opposed this practice, but I suppose I believe there are just too many good books I haven't read to consider going through what I've found to be excellent books that are worthy of a second read. However, I am delighted to say that I'm going against my custom right now. Because for me, John Pip...
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