Ask Pastor John

The new creation will probably seem familiar to us. But there will also be new dimensions of life and joy we can’t even begin to fathom.

We have nothing to hide from God since he already knows our hearts. But that doesn’t mean we can do or say whatever we want in prayer.

When John Piper entered seminary in 1968, he believed in the self-determining will of man. But then he encountered Philippians 2 and Romans 9.

If a Christian desires God above all, then shouldn’t he follow his heart? Or are our hearts so deceitful that we can never trust them at all?

If we are going to grow up into maturity in Christ, we need to feast on Scripture — and not just here and there, but every day.

When you come to know Jesus Christ, something about everything in your life changes — including how you approach your vocation.

To lead someone to Christ is a spectacular gift from God. But what should you actually say and do in the moment?

Extrabiblical sources can help fill in some details of our Bible study, but all the gold we need to mine for life and godliness is in our English Bibles.

Over and over in the Bible, God says that he saves us in order to draw attention to himself. Why did God design salvation that way?

The Bible is clear that children are a gift from God. So is there any room for a Christian couple to decide not to have any?

If we glorify God by enjoying him, how do we think about seasons of darkness in the Christian life, when joy seems far away?

God works for those who wait for him. But what does it mean to wait for God?

In a 72-minute interview, John Piper and J.I. Packer discuss the Puritans, theology, the Christian life, and our heavenly hope.

God created us to glorify him by enjoying him forever. But how do we fulfill that purpose in the little things, in the small moments, in the day to day?

Our vocation doesn’t automatically determine our fruitfulness for Jesus. God uses all kinds of people in all kinds of places to accomplish his purposes.

God won’t settle for anything less than perfection from us. Either we depend on Christ’s perfection in our place, or we keep the entire law.

At the cross, Christ canceled all our sins through his blood. Now, by the Spirit, we work to conquer every canceled sin.

On the morning of July 17, J.I. Packer passed into glory. Pastor John shares a tribute to the man he looked up to as a father in the faith.

After fifteen hundred episodes of the Ask Pastor John podcast, Pastor John shares seven lessons that have inspired him to labor faithfully over decades.

Our hearts were never meant to find their meaning in money. God made us for something far more valuable.

How can a wife disagree with her husband about a decision while still submitting to his leadership in the home?

Before you get overwhelmed by all of the Bible’s commands, remember your right standing with God and focus first on the anchors of faithful obedience.

At the cross, God not only clears a path for sinners to himself. He also vindicates his righteousness after passing over centuries of sin.

The word “atonement” appears all over the ESV’s translation of the Old Testament, but never in the New. Didn’t Jesus make atonement for our sins?

If Christians are first and foremost citizens of heaven, then is it ever appropriate to show patriotism for a homeland?