This is God's universal purpose for all Christian suffering: more contentment in God and less satisfaction in the world. John Piper More Quotes by John Piper More Quotes From John Piper Your mind was made to know and love God. John Piper christian god love The gospel is the good news that the everlasting and ever-increasing joy of the never-boring, ever-satisfying Christ is ours freely and eternally by faith in the sin-forgiving death and hope-giving resurrection of Jesus Christ. John Piper joy giving jesus Why Christians do what they do is just as important as what they do. Bad motives ruin good acts. John Piper ruins important christian Lives of faith are the great mirror of the dependability of God. John Piper dependability mirrors Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak. John Piper passion weak missionary To be a Christian is to move toward need, not comfort. John Piper christian comfort moving "How are you doing?" - - - better than I deserve. John Piper inevitable deserve suffering The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man, and so the meaning of marriage is foolishness to the natural man. John Piper woven messages men It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself. John Piper greatness made men The Meaning of Mature Femininity: At the heart of mature felinity is a freeing disposition to affirm, receive, and nurture strength and leadership from worthy men in ways appropriate to a woman's differing relationships. John Piper heart men way I don’t know how people pray who don’t believe in the sovereignty of God to do the impossible. Because all the things I want to happen are impossible. If they’re possible I’ll do them. John Piper want believe people The highest meaning and the most ultimate purpose of marriage is to put the covenant relationship of Christ and his church on display. That is why marriage exists. If you are married, that is why you are married. If you hope to be, that should be your dream. John Piper covenant church dream God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. John Piper passion powerful inspiration Will I find spiritual communion with God sweet enough, and hope in his promises deep enough, not just to cope, but to flourish and rejoice in him? John Piper spiritual sweet promise heaven is a place of unparalleled and indescribable joy John Piper indescribable joy heaven The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what is happening to us is part of the greatest purpose of God in the universe - the glorification of the grace and power of his Son - the grace and power that bore Him to the cross and kept him there until the work of love was done. John Piper adversity grace son It is not saving faith to confess Christ as true. Saving faith receives Christ as a Treasure. John Piper saving treasure christ We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war. John Piper prayer life-is war I know of no other way to triumph over sin long-term than to gain a distaste for it because of a superior satisfaction in God. John Piper triumph long way At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, provide for, and protect women in ways appropriate to man's differing relationships. John Piper responsibility heart men