Light + Truth

How can we follow Jesus’s example of not returning evil for evil? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 2:18–23 to help us overcome temptation.

How does being a slave to God make us truly free? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 2:13–17 to show us how.

If fleshly lusts are waging wars against our souls, how are we to fight against them? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Peter 2:11–12 to equip us for the battlefield.

If Christians exist to make God known in the world, how do we actually do that? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 2:9–10 to light the path forward.

What does it mean to offer God spiritual sacrifices through Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that question from 1 Peter 2:4–8.

What do you do when you begin to believe that your current spiritual stagnation is permanent? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper looks at 1 Peter 2:1–3 to encourage those who feel stuck spiritually.

Human depravity reveals itself when people sin, and when they urge others to do the same. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:28–32 to give us hope in the face of all the depravity around us.

If we naturally twist God’s truth, where can we find hope? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:28–32 to answer that question.

Only a justified sinner, convinced of God’s love, can overcome sexual sins. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:24–28 to explain why.

How does the glory of God restore order to our disordered sexual passions? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that critical question from Romans 1:24–28.

What is the relationship between worship and sexual disorder? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper reveals the profound link between the two from Romans 1:24–28.

When humans exchange the glory of God for disordered sexual desires, the consequences are profound. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1:24–28 to show the relationship between God’s judgment and homosexuality.

Behind our most profound problems, there’s always a failure to treasure the glory of God. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper examines the far-reaching effects of this indifference in Romans 1:21–23.

How can God rightly judge those who have never heard of Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper tackles that pressing question by turning to Romans 1:19–21.

Why does the unregenerate heart always reject the truth? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Romans 1 to answer that critical question.

How can we move from allegiance to self and see ourselves as God does? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:18 to help us better understand who we are.

God warns us about the judgment to come, but even as he warns us with his wrath, he woos us with his kindness. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper considers the warning and wooing of God in Romans 1:18.

How desperately do we need the gospel? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Romans 1:18 to answer that all-important question.

Whenever something is of tremendous value to us, we want to draw others’ attention to it. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Philippians 1 to see, savor, and share Christ.

What kind of people will we become when our hope is set on heaven? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Revelation 21:1–8 for the transforming power of the world to come.

What is the Christian’s path to assurance? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 to lead us into greater confidence in Christ.

What can give us assurance both in life and in death? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 to show us the foundation of our confidence.

On what basis can God promise not to count our sins against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper expounds the profound truth of our justification by exploring Romans 3:21–4:8.

Why is the fact that God ever forgives sin a massive problem? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper answers that provocative question by turning to Romans 3:21–26.

As a Christian, what is your God-given destiny, and how can you be certain that it’s yours? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper addresses these questions in Ephesians 1:3–6.