Una kong narinig si John Piper sa ilang mga kaibigan. Pinag-uusapan nila ang isang libro ni Piper. Di ko na malaman kung anong libro iyon. Malamang ang pinakasikat niyang libro na Desiring God. Isinawalang bahala ko pa muna siya noon dahil may ilan pa akong librong binabasa at ilang sermon na pinakikinggan. Bukod doon nagiging mahigpit naman ang mga kailanganin ko sa eskwela kaya napagpaliban ko na rin ang kumbaga, sa wika ng isang pilosopo na si Marcel, isang engkwentro.
Nagkaroon ako ng unang pagkakataon na mabasa talaga si Piper sa librong “The Spectacular Sins”. Humanga ako sa kung paano niya inilatag ang wagas at walang wakas na kapangyarihan ng Diyos na kahit na ang pinakakakahindik-hindik na kasalanan sa mundo, nagawa pa rin niyang payagan na mangyari iyon para higit na ipakita na siya at tanging siya lamang ang tanging may control sa kasaysayan. Siya ang nagbibigay saysay sa kasaysayan.
Nagpapatuloy ang pagsubaybay ko sa kanya hanggang makabili ako ng libro niyang “50 Reasons why Jesus died.” At ilang sermon na rin tungkol sa aklat ni Hosea
Sa aklat na ito inilatag na agad ni Piper kung ano yung pangunahin layunin niya kung bakit niya sinulat ang librong ito.
“The aim of this book is God-glorifying obedience to Jesus. To that end I am seeking to obey Jesus’ last command: “Make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you” (Matt. 28:19-20).”
Gaya nga ng nasambit sa talata, hindi lamang pagtuturo ng mga kautusan ni Kristo ang ipinagutos dito Matthew 28. Higit doon ang utos na gawin mismo (observe) ang mga itinuro niya noong nasa lupa pa siya at kasama ang mga disipulo niya. Pero sabi nga ni Piper mukhang imposible talagang gawin ang lahat ng mga inutos ni Hesus.
So the greatest challenge in writing this book has been to discern God’s way of making impossible obedience possible.Dying was not his only mission. But it was central. In shedding his blood he purchased the new-covenant promises. The new covenant was God’s promise that all who enter the coming kingdom will have their sins forgiven, will have the law written on their hearts, and will know God personally (Jer. 31:31-34). The blessings of this covenant are crucial in enabling us to obey Jesus’ commandments. Which makes Jesus’ death of supreme importance in bringing about the impossible obedience that he demands.
Demanding demanding talaga. Pero karapat-dapat naman siya ng lahat-lahat!
Sa mga susunod na lunes na lamang ang ilan pang pagmumuni.
Papuri lahat sa Panginoon.
Demand #1
You Must Be Born Again
Demand #2
Repent
Demand #3
Come to Me
Demand #4
Believe in Me
Demand #5
Love Me
Demand #6
Listen to Me
Demand #7
Abide in Me
Demand #8
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Demand #9
Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind,
and Strength
Demand #10
Rejoice and Leap for Joy
Demand #11
Fear Him Who Can Destroy Both Soul
and Body in Hell
Demand #12
Worship God in Spirit and Truth
Demand #13
Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Demand #14
Do Not Be Anxious About the Necessities of
Daily Life
Demand #15
Do Not Be Anxious About the Threats of Man
Demand #16 125
Humble Yourself by Making War on Pride
Demand #17
Humble Yourself in Childlikeness, Servanthood,
and Brokenhearted Boldness
Demand #18
Do Not Be Angry—Trust God’s Providence
Demand #19
Do Not Be Angry—Embrace Mercy and Forgiveness
Demand #20
Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—
Be Justified by Trusting Jesus
Demand #21
Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—
Be Transformed by Trusting Jesus
Demand #22
Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door,
for All of Life Is War
Demand #23
Strive to Enter Through the Narrow Door,
for Jesus Fulfills the New Covenant
Demand #24
Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door,
for You Are Already in the Kingdom’s Power
Demand #25
Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the
Pharisees, for It Was Hypocritical and Ugly
Demand #26
Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of
the Pharisees—Clean the Inside of the Cup
Demand #27
Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the
Pharisees, for Every Healthy Tree Bears
Good Fruit
Demand #28
Love Your Enemies—Lead Them to the Truth
Demand #29
Love Your Enemies—Pray for Those Who
Abuse You
Demand #30
Love Your Enemies—Do Good to Those Who
Hate You, Give to the One Who Asks
Demand #31
Love Your Enemies to Show That You Are
Children of God
Demand #32
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, for This Is
the Law and the Prophets
Demand #33
Love Your Neighbor with the Same Commitment
You Have to Your Own Well-being
Demand #34
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself and as
Jesus Loved Us
Demand #35
Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven by
Giving Sacrificially and Generously
Demand #36
Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven
and Increase Your Joy in Jesus
Demand #37
Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven—
“It Is Your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You
the Kingdom”
Demand #38
Do Not Take an Oath—Cherish the Truth
and Speak It Simply
Demand #39
Do Not Take an Oath—Let What You Say
Be Simply “Yes” or “No”
Demand #40
What God Has Joined Together Let No Man
Separate, for Marriage Mirrors God’s Covenant
with Us
Demand #41
What God Has Joined Together Let No Man
Separate, for Whoever Divorces and
Marries Another Commits Adultery
Demand #42
What God Has Joined Together Let No Man
Separate—One Man, One Woman, by Grace,
Till Death
Demand #43
Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s
and to God the Things That Are God’s
Demand #44
Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s
as an Act of Rendering to God What Is God’s
Demand #45
Do This in Remembrance of Me, for I Will
Build My Church
Demand #46
Do This in Remembrance of Me—Baptize Disciples
and Eat the Lord’s Supper
Demand #47
Let Your Light Shine Before Others That They
May Glorify Your Father Who Is in Heaven
Demand #48
Let Your Light Shine before Others—the Joyful
Sacrifice of Love in Suffering
Demand #49
Make Disciples of All Nations, for All Authority
Belongs to Jesus
Demand #50
Make Disciples of All Nations, for the Mission
Cannot Fail
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