Light + Truth

What made Jerusalem’s temple unnecessary? John Piper opens Acts 6:8–15 to show Stephen declaring Christ its fulfillment.

Does the accuser have the last word when you fall? John Piper opens Micah 7:8–9 to show how God disciplines his people while pleading their cause.

What frees us from guilt after sexual failure? John Piper opens Romans 8:3 to show that God condemned our sin in Christ’s flesh at the cross.

What breaks lust’s power over us? John Piper opens Galatians 5:23 to show how the Spirit produces self-control by revealing Christ as more satisfying than sex.

What loosens lust’s grip on the heart? John Piper shows from Ephesians 5:3–6 how thanksgiving displaces the covetous desires that feed lust.