Prayer for John Piper in Defense of the Gospel
May 23rd, 2007 by admin
Mark Driscoll is at the Gospel Coalition Conference at TEDS and had a conversation with JP regarding his latest book. It’s a defense of the Gospel, especially in light of N.T. Wright’s teaching on the New Perspective on Paul. Mark writes:
The day was very encouraging, and ended with Dr. John Piper graciously allowing me to hang out in his room for a bit with Justin Taylor and David Mathis. Dr. Piper explained that he was in the midst of finishing his latest book which will critically examine N.T. Wright’s new perspective on the doctrine of justification. He said the project has required an enormous amount of research and is proving to be an intense book to write. To make matters more difficult, his computer crashed which cost him a few days of work. Next Tuesday he will begin the final week of writing the manuscript and selecting a title. I asked Dr. Piper if he would mind if I got the word out to those of us who have appreciated his work that the May 29th through June 5th would be a strategic time to intercede for him in prayer. He said he would appreciate prayers as he believes this book is very important for the defense and articulation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and has come with some indications of spiritual warfare. So, on behalf of Dr. Piper, your intercession during his upcoming writing days would be greatly appreciated.
Please keep John Piper in your prayers during that week.
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Sam,
I notice you post a lot on Mark Driscoll. Could you tell us some ways that he has influenced you?
I wouldn’t say I post a lot, but I do think he has some very interesting thoughts on the church and its influence in culture. He tries to preach the Gospel to the next generation in applicable ways without throwing out the Gospel. I know he’s rough around the edges and really does toe the line on decency. But he’s humble enough to admit hsi wrongs when he is over the top.