Future Grace: The Purifying Power of Living by Faith in - Softcover

John Piper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576733378 ISBN 13: 9781576733370

Publisher: Multnomah Pub, 1998

Synopsis

In Future Grace, author John Piper helps readers discover the key to overcoming sin and living a life that honors God. Many men and women attempt to walk upright out of gratitude for what Christ did in the past, but Piper encourages believers to look ahead to the grace God provides for us on a day-by-day, moment-by-moment basis—putting faith into action by laying hold of God’s promises for the challenges we face.

Sever the Root of Sin

No one sins out of duty. We sin because we want to. Sin promises happiness, and we buy the lie. So how can the root of sin be severed in our lives? The penalty of sin must be paid by the righteous blood of Christ. And the power of sin must be broken by banking on the promises of Christ.

John Piper’s meditations are rooted in rock-solid biblical reflection. Chapter by chapter—one for each day of the month—he reveals how, by cherishing the promises of God, you can break the power of anxiety, despondency, covetousness, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, misplaced shame, and more.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The pursuit of pleasure is not optional - it is essential. It
is our business to glorify God by enjoying him for ever. Piper shows how
God-centred joy, fuelled by worship, prayer and the Bible, overflows in
service and mission. (Updated edition)

From the Back Cover:

Bible-soaked, god-intoxicated, deeply evangelical and
passionately humane, Piper fills the forgotten dimensions of faith - hope
and contentment, stability and sanctity, prizing and praising God - with a
master hand. This is a rich and wise book, one to treasure and reread.

J.I. Packer,

Updated edition of a spiritual classic.

`Mind-hammering and heart-warming, Desiring God ignites a passion for God
that would set the world ablaze if it were the norm and not the exception
today.'
- Os Guinness, author of 'Time for Truth'

The pursuit of pleasure is not optional. It is essential. Scripture reveals
that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying him for ever.
In this paradigm-shattering work, John Piper reveals that the debate
between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: delight is our duty. Join him
as he stuns you again and again with life-impacting truths you saw in the
Bible, but never dared to believe.

`... a modern manual of true spirituality.'
- R. C. Sproul

`...a soul-stirring celebration of the pleasures of knowing God ... a
must-read for every Christian, and a feast for the spiritually hungry.'
- John MacArthur

`The communion of a longing soul and a satisfying Christ is at the center
of God's plan. Piper makes this overlooked, contradicted, trivialized and
sentimentalized message clear and compelling. Desiring God is a classic -
now it's even richer.'
- Larry Crabb

`The healthy biblical realism of this study in Christian motivation comes
as a breath of fresh air. Jonathan Edwards, whose ghost walks through most
of Piper's pages, would be delighted with his disciple.'
- J. I. Packer

About this edition

• Publisher: Multnomah Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1576733378
• ISBN 13: 9781576733370
• Binding: Paperback