John Piper Quotes

Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

Our chaotic, confused world has no greater need than to hear the message of good news - the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

For the millions of Americans, like my family, who believe that there is a creator God who can be known personally, Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' offer of love and forgiveness for all people.

There is nothing in this universe you need more desperately than Christ.

Jesus Christ rose from the grave.' With this proclamation, the Christian church began. This may be the fundamental element of Christian faith; certainly it is the most radical.

Those of us who are Christians believe Jesus Christ is the only one who can redeem us.

Make Jesus Christ your theme! I have seen preachers espouse causes and champion movements, and when the cause died and the movement collapsed, the preacher vanished too. But the man who glories in Christ never grows stale.

Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the king on the cross. And because he did, there are no marks on my record. Just grace. His offer has no fine print. He didn't tell me, "Clean up before you come in." He offered, "Come in, and I'll clean you up." It's not my grip on him that matters but his grip on me. And his grip is sure. So is his presence in my life.

If Jesus Christ isn't the central figure in our lives and in our churches, we're only fooling ourselves.

Salvation is not a plan; it's a Man.

Jesus Christ-" "Is Not here right now," the man in black replied,"and even if he were, he could not save you.

Only sinners need saviors.

A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ.

God has given us a gift in Jesus Christ. And people don't understand: it's for our benefit. One of the things that says, "For unto you is born this day a savior." They say, "Well, I don't need a savior." Believe me: if you didn't need one, God wouldn't have sent it. Because he wouldn't have wasted the time.

The true celebration of Christmas is when we ponder afresh the grace of God who became human, entered history through a virgin's womb, and brought redemption to the world.

Jesus raised the standard high so we would realize we couldn’t possibly do it without a savior.

The glory of the gospel is this: The one from whom we need to be saved is the one who has saved us.

It's just that for so many people that I know, Christianity's this matter of... it has everything to do with morals. Christianity is a religion about morals. And they will even talk about Jesus. And they will say kids need to know about Jesus so they won't smoke, drink, or dance, or go with girls that do, and all that kind of thing. And I kinda go, 'That's not why people need to know about Jesus. The only reason - The only possible excuse for talking about Jesus is because we need a Savior.'

He who knoweth and understandeth Christ's life, knoweth and understandeth Christ Himself; and in like manner, he who understandeth not His life, doth not understand Christ Himself. And he who believeth on Christ, believeth that His life is the best and noblest life that can be, and if a man believe not this, neither doth he believe on Christ Himself.

Ours is not a problem of the intellect but of spiritual poverty. That is why we need a Savior.

Jesus Christ is the LORD. I believe in that.

Because when God heals a body, that is temporal; but when God saves a soul, that has eternal importance.

But my doubt would not be overcome. Kierkegaard had declared that it was only to the consciousness of sin that Christianity was not horror or madness. For me it was sometimes both.

God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.

The best way to use the gold of the Redeemer is for the redemption of those in peril.