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Messages by Desiring God

Biblical Foundations for Seeking God's Justice in a Sinful World

Messages by Desiring God

Desiring God

John Piper, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Desiring God, 163859, Preaching, Christianity, Messages, Religion & Spirituality, Sermons

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2015

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The foundation of the gospel propels us to seek justice in this world which gives people what they deserve, and even more to seek grace which gives people better than they deserve.

Transcript

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Let me full bios in the conference program.

0:15.4

I need not repeat such things here.

0:18.1

But on my far left, or maybe it's your far right, I'm not sure what the significance of the directions are here.

0:26.0

Is Tim Keller?

0:30.0

And...

0:31.0

Now if you do that for every one of them is going to be competition.

0:37.0

And then Vaudi Borkham. We know who wins that one.

0:47.0

And Fabiti and Yabuile.

0:51.0

Now let's have absolute silence for John Piper. Keep it going. And Miguel Nunez.

1:07.0

Now, Miguel Nunez.

1:10.0

Now... Now unless you were living utterly cut off from all new sources in the digital world

1:21.6

you have to be aware of the very significant

1:26.8

discussion that has taken place in the wake, especially of Ferguson and New York

1:32.0

City and more recent events as well.

1:35.0

It is important that we talk about these things,

1:40.0

not least when we disagree on our perceptions of some of them.

1:45.0

Merely throwing brick bats and yelling at each other is not going to help.

1:51.0

And as Christians, then we want to talk about these things with minds

1:57.0

profoundly submitted to scripture and eager to be reformed by the word of God, not least when our emotions are so heavily involved.

2:10.0

And so a TGC has been involved with sponsoring and co-sponsoring a number of public discussions

2:16.0

airing these issues in a variety of cities.

2:18.9

These continue.

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