Ask Pastor John

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Episodes

Keeping Sovereign Grace in Gospel Partnerships

December 8, 2025 • 13 mins
Why would a gospel-driven ministry define itself as Reformed? Because Reformed theology guards and glorifies the grace at the heart of the gospel.
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Marriage Survival After Betrayal

December 4, 2025 • 14 mins
How can trust regrow in the aftermath of adultery? Pastor John identifies two needed miracles for a marriage to survive and thrive again.
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The Apostasy of Impatience

December 1, 2025 • 12 mins
Can a Christian lose patience and not be in sin? Pastor John explains why patience and impatience may be more complicated than we think.
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Improving the Body Without Fixating on Image

November 27, 2025 • 12 mins
As we steward the body, our appearance might change for the better. How do we keep our focus on being a whole person, not just an attractive shape?
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Why Satan Persists

November 24, 2025 • 14 mins
Satan wouldn’t exist if God didn’t keep him around — so why is he here? Pastor John explains four ways in which God is using Satan for his glory.
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What False Teachings Should Make Me Leave a Church?

November 20, 2025 • 13 mins
Differences in belief can feel bigger than they are — but sometimes they are truly big. What separates personal opinion from soul-damaging theology?
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The God Who Breaks Us with Kindness

November 17, 2025 • 14 mins
If God refuses to act “for our sake,” does that mean he refuses to do us good? Pastor John resolves a perplexity and holds forth lavish grace from Ezekiel 36.
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How One Bible Verse Disarmed a Mob

November 13, 2025 • 9 mins
Does Psalm 82 teach that human beings are gods? Pastor John describes the moment when Jesus quoted the psalm to escape an early death.
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Shame Today Is Worth It

November 10, 2025 • 12 mins
How could Jesus, the King of kings and true Son of God, be ashamed at the final judgment? Pastor John digs into Jesus’s argument for following him.
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What Is a ‘Fleshly’ Christian?

November 6, 2025 • 13 mins
Are “fleshly” Christians truly Christian? Pastor John traces Paul’s distinctions between natural people, carnal Christians, and spiritual Christians.
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Eight Ways to Live Out Your Assurance

November 3, 2025 • 14 mins
How can we learn to rest in the saving work of Jesus Christ? Pastor John offers eight God-given ways to increase our confidence in him.
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How Can I Know I’m a Christian?

October 30, 2025 • 12 mins
What is the bottom-line, existential, frightening, glorious question of Romans 8? Pastor John draws out two signs that a professing Christian is secure in Christ.
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How I Decide What to Preach

October 27, 2025 • 14 mins
When pastors have the freedom to decide what to preach, how do we make a wise decision in line with the mind of Christ?
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Nine Steps to Find a Home Church

October 23, 2025 • 11 mins
When we move to a new place, how do we find a good local church to call home? Pastor John offers nine steps to take in our search.
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Does God Punish from His Heart?

October 20, 2025 • 11 mins
What should we do when two texts seem to say opposite things about God and his character? Pastor John digs to the common root of truth.
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Was Jesus Tempted by Evil Desires?

October 16, 2025 • 11 mins
James says God cannot be tempted, but Hebrews says Jesus was tempted just like we are. How do these two passages fit together?
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Sexual Purity Is an Act of Love

October 13, 2025 • 11 mins
If a man wants to be married but is too young to pursue it, how can he keep his desires in the right place? Pastor John offers five weapons for the fight.
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Sorrows Surprised by Happiness

October 9, 2025 • 12 mins
Sorrow and joy are not just sequential emotional states: first sorrow, then joy. Miraculously, we can experience overflowing joy in the midst of deep sorrow.
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Work as Worship

October 6, 2025 • 13 mins
How can we delight in the good work we do while keeping our work in its proper place? Pastor John situates daily work within God’s larger purposes.
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The Evil That Stuns Heaven

October 2, 2025 • 12 mins
Does human evil really call for infinite punishment? Pastor John confronts the ultimate sin of ignoring God’s infinite value.
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