John Piper has just released his new book on justification. I have read the first 24 pages of his book and as usual Piper is right on the money with his exegesis of scripture. Piper is addressing specifically the latest books of N. T. Wright and the "new" views on Paul's writings. I don't have a full grasp of Wrights ideas but here are a list of 8 issues that Piper addresses in the introduction.
I hope to have this finished soon so I can give a decent review of what Piper has to say. Here is a quote from the beginning of the book about why Piper wrote it and his mindset.
The Final Judgment feels too close for me to care much about
scoring points in debate. Into my seventh decade, the clouds of time
are clearing, and the prospect of wasting my remaining life on games-
manship or one-upmanship is increasingly unthinkable. The ego-need
to be right has lost its dominion, and the quiet desire to be a faithful
steward of the grace of truth increases. N. T. Wright is about three
years younger than I am, and I assume he feels the same.
The risen Lord Jesus sees through all our clever turns of phrase—I
am preaching to myself. He knows perfectly when we have chosen
words to win, but not to clarify. He has planted a banner on the pulpit
of every preacher and on the desk of every scholar: “No man can give
the impression that he himself is clever and that Christ is mighty to
save.”1 We will give an account to the all-knowing, all-ruling Lord of
the universe in a very few years—or days. And when we do, what will
matter is that we have not peddled God’s word but “as men of sincer-
ity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ”
(2 Cor. 2:17).
And here is the sweet bonus you can download the book for free right HERE!
Wes Porter
Galatians 2:20
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