John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God
Nothing mattered more to John Calvin than the centrality, supremacy, and majesty of the glory of God. His aim, he wrote, was to “set before [man], as the prime motive of his existence, zeal to illustrate the glory of God”—a fitting banner over all of the great Reformer’s life and work.
In John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God John Piper illuminates this theme in Calvin’s life and thought in a succinct but accessible fashion. Using Calvin as springboard, Piper wishes to impart a similar desire for all Christians.
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Key Features
- Piper draws insight from the life of a celebrated reformer
- God-centeredness is advanced as an important theme
- Readers may see parallels between classic and modern scholars, namely Piper himself, in this treatment
Contents
- God Is Who He Is
- A Passion for the Glory of God in Christ
- Mastered by the Majesty and Word of God
- Ministry Made by the Majesty of the Word
- Marriage to Idelette
- Constant Trials
- Constancy in Expounding the Word of God
Top Highlights
“In other words, the great, central, biblical name of Yahweh is explicitly rooted by God himself in the phrase ‘I am who I am.’ ‘Tell them, the one who simply and absolutely is has sent you. Tell them that the essential thing about me is that I am.’” (Page 12)
“Life has to do with God because all the universe has to do with God, and the universe has to do with God because every atom and every emotion and every soul of every angelic, demonic, and human being belongs to God, who absolutely is. He created all that is, he sustains everything in being, he directs the course of all events, because ‘from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever’ (Rom. 11:36).” (Page 13)
“men might know what was the faith held by those whom I saw basely and wickedly defamed.3” (Page 30)
“the work of grace in the sinner is a mirror for the glory of God.” (Page 17)
- Title: John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God
- Author: John Piper
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 64
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564; Reformation › Switzerland--Geneva--Biography
- ISBNs: 9781433505688, 9781433505645, 9781433501821, 1433505649, 1433501821
- Resource ID: LLS:JHNCLVNHMJSTYGD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:52:43Z
John Piper (b. 1946) is a widely respected theologian and bestselling author who serves as founder and lead teacher at Desiring God and is chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, Piper served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He has authored more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and writing are available free of charge at desiringGod.org. Piper resides in the Minneapolis area with his wife of 51 years, and has five children and 14 grandchildren.
Piper attended Wheaton College where he majored in literature and minored in philosophy. He completed his Bachelor of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Dr. Daniel Fuller. Piper received his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Munich and taught biblical studies for six years at Bethel College.
In 1994, Piper founded Desiring God Ministries, which provides Piper’s sermons, articles, and information on titles he has authored. One of his bestsellers, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist, prompted the name of the ministry.
Several of Piper’s books have been Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Christian book award winners including What Jesus Demands from the World, Pierced by the Word, and God’s Passion for His Glory. The Crossway John Piper Collection (39 vols.) includes 39 titles from Piper, including Love Your Enemies and A Hunger for God. His preaching ministry of more than 30 years is available in the John Piper Sermon Archive (1980–2014).
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