Actually, Chris, no I don’t encourage my people to read my blog. They can if they like, but I don’t write it for them. I encourage them to read the Bible. If I can get that as a consistent habit, then maybe we’ll go on from there.

To each his own. I have read a few Piper books. That was enough.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

I’ll take a Piper book over almost any fundy (or even non fundy) blog any day as far as spiritual benefit is concerned. Just teach your people to be discerning (something Hebrews 5 expects) to tell good from evil and better from best. Teach them to evaluate people’s arguments and points with the word of God.

Of course then they might start doing that to our preaching…

which wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Thanks.

Thanks for your reply on the Pickering quote I supplied above.

The Scriptures speak to this Piper/Warren issue in blunt terms.

“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple,” (Rom. 16:17-18).

In my second follow up to my original article from March 30th I go into additional details on what the fallout might and IMO should be. See, John Piper to Feature Rick Warren: What Are the T4G Men For to Do?

Bottomline for me is this: In regard to Rick Warren the mandates in verse 17 apply and there is no subjective decision to make. Piper, however, chose to ignore the Scriptures to embrace Rick Warren, to defend and give him recognition, which will lend credibility to Warren and his methods. Piper puts impressionable believers, who follow him (Piper) at risk. Piper offers Warren a national platform, which could through his, “good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple,” draw away disciples (Acts 20:30) and lead to their spiritual demise.

What Piper has done is inexcusable. Piper’s invite of Rick Warren, apart from his repentance from it, IMO numbers him among the disobedient. The Scriptures have an application to and mandate the believer’s response to him (Piper) just as they do to Rick Warren.

You have done well to refrain from and to encourage other to refrain from endorsing, following and/or giving Piper recognition.

There is a huge disconnect between what Piper writes in his books and what he does in practice.

LM

Just a note…

Larry, I deleted your last comment where you again press me for some kind of evidence of the ‘love affair with Piper’. I have made my position as clearly as I intend to at this time. I’m just not going to pursue that avenue of discussion now. It is really distracting from the main point. If you care to engage my main points in this post, I’ll be glad to do so. But if you persist in pursuing this somewhat bizarre obsession, I’ll relegate that persistence to the same place as the last.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jerimiah 33.3

Bill, I am sure there are plenty of people who agree with you. However, these issues aren’t really relevant to our discussion here. So… if you wish to address the subjects brought up in the post or by one of the other commenters, feel free. But I will delete any further discussion along this line. We aren’t talking about the CFR here.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jerimiah 33.3

Well, Larry, you aren’t going to get any more out of me on this topic. So you’ll have to just have to remain in the dark, I guess.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think so. I think the comment is a statement of the obvious. So I’ll leave it at that.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jerimiah 33.3