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John Piper Confesses He is Bad
I’m a fan of John Piper’s sermons and books, but I thought the link below is a hilarious audio re-mix of him. 
It’s just for humor, by the way. (I wish to add, though, that the original context of his quote was probably on the doctrine of Total Depravity and how, apart from God’s saving & sovereign grace, we are “bad” depraved sinners who would’ve received a just punishment in hell.)
John Piper is bad. Hear him confess by playing audio:
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September 29th, 2006 at 12:50 pm | Permalink
[...] Who’s bad? John Piper is bad (~500KB MP3 file). Really funny! HT: Jessica. [...]
September 29th, 2006 at 7:00 pm | Permalink
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September 30th, 2006 at 12:18 pm | Permalink
Josh, you cracked me up… Look at the million ha ha ha. It was infectious, though.
September 30th, 2006 at 12:57 pm | Permalink
Patrick, thanks for linking to this entry.
And, by the way, thanks for referring me to John Piper’s “Men of Whom The World Was Not Worthy” sermon series. Since there’re 18 men listed there, I was wondering which ones are your top 3 favorite sermons? I think I’ll start with them. (Though I love the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon, so I’ll probably listen to the one on him for sure.
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September 30th, 2006 at 6:31 pm | Permalink
Jessica, I liked the original response you had to my “aha ha”s.
September 30th, 2006 at 9:27 pm | Permalink
Hey Jessica,
Wow, that’s a toughie. I loved nearly all of them on there. Can I pick my favorite 17?
Since I have to limit it to three… I’d probably say the ones on John G. Paton, Charles Simeon, and, er, um, both William Cowper as well as John Newton (these last two really seem to fit together as one; you’ll understand once you listen to them).
I liked much of the Adoniram Judson sermon, too.
Ones like Spurgeon and Luther, that is, the more well-known ones, were very good, but didn’t really seem to add or say anything I didn’t already know. At least from what I remember.
The only one I remember disliking was the one on Dr. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Not because of MLJ — he’s one of my modern-day Christian heroes after all — but because Piper seemed to pretty much have made it all about his view on the gifts of the Spirit.
As far as my three “favorites” as in “personal heroes,” again, it’s super hard to limit it to just three, but I’d probably say Spurgeon, Augustine, and, surprisingly for me (given my past affiliation with a Hebraic Roots ministry), Luther.
September 30th, 2006 at 9:33 pm | Permalink
Oh, also, I thought there was one on William Tyndale done this year (2006). But I can’t seem to find it.
September 30th, 2006 at 10:24 pm | Permalink
You can read the transcribed sermons online, too (which do differ somewhat from the spoken ones).
October 1st, 2006 at 2:21 pm | Permalink
Patrick, thanks so much for your reply! And for the link to the transcribed sermons, too! You wrote:
Actually that’s a good point. Since I have read a biography of Spurgeon before, maybe a lot of it would just serve as reminders for me. Well, it was a good thing I asked for your favorite sermons, ’cause I don’t know as much about Paton, Simeon and Cowper. So I’ll start with those. You probably already know, my personal favorite “heroes of the faith” are John Calvin, Martin Luther, and of course, Spurgeon.
About Piper’s views on the gifts of the Spirit… Yeah, I agree with you… I’m not inclined toward his non-cessationist view, either. How does a sermon about Martyn Lloyd-Jones relate to the gifts of the Spirit? ha ha… that’s interesting.
October 1st, 2006 at 2:39 pm | Permalink
Hi Josh,
Looking at your million “Aha ha”s… Well, what can I say, I admit I’m funny, witty and all, that it’s hard for one to contain their laughter when reading my blog.
(Mmm, unless of course, they were looking at my picture when they laughed.
Just kidding. )
October 1st, 2006 at 6:29 pm | Permalink
I agree with Patrick, although I also got a lot out of Bunyan and Owen (maybe more than Newton, maybe as much as Paton, but still not as much as Simeon and Cowper).
October 1st, 2006 at 10:21 pm | Permalink
Charlie, thanks for sharing your recommendations. I heard that Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress (one of my favorite books) while he was in his prison cell during a time of persecution. So I’m quite interested in learning more about his life. As for John Owen, you’ve probably read more of his works than I have… I tried (emphasis on the word “tried”
) reading The Death of Death in the Death of Christ (what a great title! 
) and had to re-read every other sentence at least 3 times. 
It was hard to grasp especially due to the old language. Suffice it to say that for now, I’m sticking with the abridged, modernized, easier-to-read version of Owen’s The Mortification of Sin published by Banner of Truth. Ha ha ha… 
October 2nd, 2006 at 3:06 pm | Permalink
Speaking of Owen, I recently listened to Carl Trueman’s lectures on the same as well. I thought they were really good.
Oh, also, have you read Packer’s “Knowing God” before? Apparently it owes a lot to Owen. (Well, I guess a lot of Packer’s stuff probably does.)
And I’m pretty sure it was Charlie who first mentioned to me that Packer’s intro to “The Death of Death…” is supposed to be a mini modern day classic.
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:08 pm | Permalink
Hi Patrick, I’ve read a bit of J.I. Packer’s “Knowing God.” I think Packer also once wrote that in order to truly understand John Owen’s book, one must read it three times or something like that. Phew!
October 2nd, 2006 at 6:57 pm | Permalink
John Piper one is so cool…lol !
October 2nd, 2006 at 8:30 pm | Permalink
Hi Ken, glad you enjoyed the funny audio.
October 2nd, 2006 at 10:40 pm | Permalink
Patrick wrote:
Hey again, tricky Patrick-y… *coughs* I mean, Patrick
Forgot to add last time, have you read any Owen’s book?
October 4th, 2006 at 4:27 am | Permalink
Jessica, can you send me your email address to leonkj@gmail.com, I need to ask you to help me mail a childrens book back from USA if thats possible!
October 4th, 2006 at 10:38 am | Permalink
Hi Leon, hope all is well there. Sure, I just sent you the email already. Feel free to reply there. Talk to you again…
October 4th, 2006 at 3:11 pm | Permalink
Hey Jessica. I’ve actually never read an Owen book, but I’d like to someday. (I have read Packer’s “Knowing God” though.)
October 4th, 2006 at 10:47 pm | Permalink
BTW, John Piper recently wrote a Thank You letter to J.I. Packer.
October 7th, 2006 at 10:51 am | Permalink
This just gets more and more hilarious each time I listen to it!
Chloe and I are just now getting to the question about sin in her catechism…maybe I should play this?
October 19th, 2006 at 10:32 am | Permalink
Hey… I just got your comment today (or saw it) on my Calvinism blog (“Proclaiming the Sovereignty of God”). Thanks for stopping by the blog. I haven’t been able to update very much at all due to school (and now work). Are you a student somewhere? I don’t often check my main blog any more (not till I have free time). But, feel free to email me at cummingsam@masters.edu …great-looking blog! Keep it up.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:59 pm | Permalink
Awesome! Thanks. I just sent the link to a friend of mine. John Piper is a favorite of mine, and that was very fun to hear. Hilarious and irreverent in a tame way but still done in light fun.