Light + Truth

What delight can defeat sexual sin? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that knowing God himself enables purity.

What does God demand in the fight for sexual purity? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that God’s will is holiness of heart and body.

What makes Satan’s sexual lies lose their appeal? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 to show how knowing God exposes false satisfaction.

What breaks the grip of enslaving desire? John Piper opens Romans 6:16 to show why true freedom is found not in having no master, but in gladly belonging to God.

What turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving.