Ask Pastor John

Ask Pastor John

John Piper answering tough theological and pastoral questions.

Episodes

How Can I Correct Others Gently?

August 14, 2025 • 12 mins
How can we rebuke without compromising love and show gentleness without diminishing truth? Pastor John gives counsel for speaking with emotional wholeness.
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How Attractive Women Abuse Their Beauty

August 11, 2025 • 11 mins
What does a ring-wearing pig have to do with physical beauty? Pastor John describes God’s purposes for beauty and how we so often misuse it.
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Silent Women, Speaking Women

August 7, 2025 • 11 mins
Does the Bible say women should never teach anything anywhere? Pastor John traces and applies Paul’s argument from the created order.
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Was My Pre-Faith Suffering Discipline or Justice?

August 4, 2025 • 11 mins
To understand the two sides of pre-Christian suffering, Pastor John analyzes the two identities we had before we became believers.
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Living Pure in a Corrupting Screen Age

July 31, 2025 • 12 mins
What happens when Christians saturate themselves with worldly entertainment? Pastor John calls us to offer a resolute no for the sake of a better, sweeter yes.
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Why Do You Focus on God’s Role in Our Suffering?

July 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Why would anyone say that God causes suffering when Satan is so clearly at work? Pastor John leads us through the shocking sovereignty of God.
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Loving God in Life’s Biggest Disappointments

July 24, 2025 • 12 mins
How do we live with unfulfilled desires, especially when we thought God had promised them to us? Pastor John meditates on mature sorrow and persevering joy.
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Coming to Christ for All the Wrong Reasons

July 21, 2025 • 12 mins
What are some common but wrong reasons for coming to Christ? Pastor John warns against coming to Jesus to get something other than Jesus.
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Does God Condemn Nations Today?

July 17, 2025 • 13 mins
Jesus laid woes on cities and even an entire generation. Does God still render corporate judgments today — and if so, what happens to believers in these groups?
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Who Is Blocking My Life — Satan or Jesus?

July 14, 2025 • 13 mins
When we feel stuck, is God redirecting us, or are spiritual forces trying to derail us? Pastor John delves into the mysteries of providence.
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Four Tests for False Teaching

July 10, 2025 • 12 mins
The Internet is full of different teachers and various doctrines. So, how do we discern false teachers from true, and good doctrine from bad?
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Distorted Doctrine Destroys Lives

July 7, 2025 • 11 mins
As long as we sincerely love God, does it really matter if we have wrong doctrine? Pastor John shows what’s at stake in our knowledge of God and his ways.
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Surviving the Social Media Flood of Life Advice

July 3, 2025 • 13 mins
When we feel the pressure of worldly expectations, what should really matter to us? Pastor John defines true success in a world of conflicting advice.
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Did We Sin Our Marriage Away?

June 30, 2025 • 12 mins
If a couple sins their way into marriage, should they split up and start over? Pastor John calls a weary husband and wife back to their lifelong covenant.
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Did God Forgive Me If I Don’t Feel Forgiven?

June 26, 2025 • 15 mins
How can we be sure that God truly forgives us, especially when our past sins feel unforgivable? Pastor John ministers hope to the unassured.
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Guard Your Mind from Trash

June 23, 2025 • 14 mins
In a corrupted and corrupting world, how can we protect our minds without becoming isolated or indifferent to the world around us?
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Jesus’s Warnings to the Comfortable

June 19, 2025 • 12 mins
When Jesus calls down woes on the rich, full, and laughing, does he have any qualifications in mind? Pastor John uncovers a clue in the context.
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Seven Ways to Break Free from Misplaced Hope

June 16, 2025 • 13 mins
What if we feel more excited to see family than to see Jesus in heaven? Pastor John offers seven practical suggestions for pursuing deeper love for Christ.
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Are My Struggles Personal or Demonic?

June 12, 2025 • 13 mins
If we don’t wrestle against flesh and blood, why does it so often feel like we do? Pastor John explores the demonic designs in human opposition.
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Is It Wrong to Get a Little Drunk Sometimes?

June 9, 2025 • 12 mins
If we want to get close to God, then we won’t ask how close we can get to sin. We’ll ask how we can enjoy more of the Holy Spirit’s fullness.
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