Filling up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton
Overview
Throughout history, God’s strategy for reaching unreached people groups with the gospel has often included the suffering of his front-line heralds—the missionaries who made countless sacrifices to advance the kingdom of God.
In Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ, John Piper focuses on the flesh and blood reality of pain in the lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton. Paying dearly to translate the Word of God, mobilize missionaries around the world, and lead the hostile to Christ, their stories illustrate how God builds his kingdom through the suffering of his servants.
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Key Features
- Features Missional and Kingdom oriented teaching for any setting
- Draws accessible application from missionary biography
- Explains suffering in light of God’s larger purpose in the lives of Christians
Top Highlights
“God’s design for the evangelization of the world and the consummation of his purposes includes the suffering of his ministers and missionaries. To put it more plainly and specifically, God designs that the suffering of his ambassadors is one essential means in the triumphant spread of the Good News among all the peoples of the world.” (Page 14)
“Suffering was not just a consequence of the Master’s obedience and mission. It was the central strategy of his mission. It was the way he accomplished our salvation. Jesus calls us to join him on the Calvary Road, to take up our cross daily, to hate our lives in this world, and to fall into the ground like a seed and die, that others might live.” (Page 20)
“Afflictions are not merely the result of missionary fruitfulness, but also the means. God has appointed our pain to be part of his powerful display of the glory of Christ.” (Pages 9–10)
“in contemplating that heavenly crown, you may be ready without regret to leave all that belongs to this world.” (Page 8)
“I die every day!’ The seed falls into the ground and dies not just once in martyrdom, but over and over as we obey the command to take up our cross ‘daily’ and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23).” (Page 14)
- Title: Filling up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton
- Author: John Piper
- Series: The Swans Are Not Silent
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907; Judson, Adoniram, 1788-1850; Tyndale, William, d. 1536; Missionaries › Vanuatu--Biography; Missionaries › Scotland--Biography; Missionaries › Burma--Biography; Missionaries › United States--Biography; Reformation › England--Biography
- ISBNs: 9781433510465, 9781433510472, 9781433510489, 1433510464, 1433510472, 1433510480
- Resource ID: LLS:FLLNGFFLCTCHRST
- Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T23:59:45Z
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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