Does God Punish from His Heart?

In 1980, Bethlehem Baptist Church hired 34-year-old John Piper as lead pastor. Pastor John reflects on the life experience and biblical worldview that prepared him for ministry. 

Modern psychology defines happiness as “self-fulfillment.” But without God, our souls will always long for greater satisfaction and joy. 

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. 

Friends, I do a lot of debating and dialoguing with agnostics and atheists, and very often, when they attack the faith, it's along the lines of: How could an all-knowing and all-good God allow (fill in the blank)? Why does he allow childhood leukemia, or natural catastrophes, ...

It matters what we do, and how we respond when our hearts and minds are offended. Pastor Becky Johnson teaches us that often our offense is not with people, but rather, with God. Jesus’ ways, thoughts, and plans for our lives will always confront our own agendas. It’s in these mo ...  Show more