John Piper Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old John Piper quotes, John Piper sayings, and John Piper proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon. John Piper
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. John Piper
Feeling loved by God means feeling glad not only that he crushed his son so that I can be forgiven, but that he's crushing everything that takes away from my praising of the glory of his grace. John Piper
God tests His people through hardship. John Piper
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. John Piper
In all the setbacks of your life as a believer, God is plotting for your joy. John Piper
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. John Piper
Worship is basically adoration, and we adore only what delights us. There is no such thing as sad adoration or unhappy praise. John Piper
The mind was designed not to defend what we want, but to discover what is ultimately true, which should shape our wants and satisfy them more deeply with God. The purpose of the mind is not to rationalize subjective preferences, but to recognize objective reality and to help the heart revel in God. John Piper
We belittle God when we go through the outward motions of worship and take no pleasure in His person. John Piper
We look at life from the back side of the tapestry. And most of the time, what we see is loose threads, tangled knots and the like. But occasionally, God's light shines through the tapestry, and we get a glimpse of the larger design with God weaving together the darks and lights of existence. John Piper
Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. John Piper
People don't enjoy salt. They enjoy what is salted. We are the salt of the earth. We do not exist for ourselves. John Piper
Preaching is the pastor's main work, and preaching is heart work, not just mental work. John Piper
Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power. John Piper
Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections. John Piper
Seeing & savoring Jesus Christ is the most important seeing and savoring you'll ever do. John Piper
The ultimate meaning of true womanhood is this: It is a distinctive calling of God to display the glory of his Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood. John Piper
Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take. John Piper
God is on the move to rescue people from misery to everlasting happiness, which can only be found in him. John Piper
The one God has chosen unconditionally he keeps invincibly. Being and staying a believer is decisively of sovereign grace. John Piper
If you can't see the sun you will be impressed with a street light. If you've never felt thunder and lightning you'll be impressed with fireworks. And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God you'll fall in love with a world of shadows and short lived pleasures. John Piper
If a tornado twists at 175 miles an hour and stays on the ground like a massive lawnmower for 50 miles, then God gave the command. John Piper
Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us a crucified God must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world. John Piper
This is the centre of the gospel - this is what the Garden of Gethsemane and Good Friday is all about - that God has done astonishing and costly things to draw us near. John Piper
Life is wasted if we do not grasp the glory of the cross, cherish it for the treasure that it is, and cleave to it as the highest price of every pleasure and the deepest comfort in every pain. What was once foolishness to us—a crucified God—must become our wisdom and our power and our only boast in this world. John Piper
Nothing is more vital than prayer in Christian existence, and few things are more vulnerable to neglect. John Piper