Once again, John Piper had the privilege of preaching at the Together for the Gospel Conference.

His address was titled, The Bondage of the Will, The Sovereignty of Grace, and the Glory

of God.

The debate over the freedom of the will was not a secondary one to the Reformation.

It was central, he argues, and the bondage of the will is worthy of our attention because

it has everything to do with our loves and our affections.

Here's a clip from John Piper's T4G message.

John 3, 19 to 20.

This is the judgment that light has come into the world, and people loved, this loved

darkness rather than light, because it works for evil, for everyone who does wicked things

hates the light.

There's a little love hate issue, there's no decision issue.

Hates the light does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

So the bondage of the human heart that keeps it from coming to Christ is not that light

is lacking, but that light is hated, and darkness is loved.

This is a real bondage.

You cannot embrace as bright and beautiful what you hate, cannot.

You cannot repudiate as dark and ugly what you love.

You cannot.

Hate and love are not decisions.

They are profound controlling preferences of the palette of the soul.

You don't choose why you love and hate.

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