Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
John Piper
Crossway
<span><p><b>WARNING:<br><br>Calvenism is a deceptive doctrine that can make many believers lose their salvation.</b></p><p><b><span>It goes directly against the word of God, as Paul proves many times in the new testament that a Christian can lose their salvation. I am not trying to convince anyone, as we have to decide for ourselves.</span></b></p><p><b>Luke 12:46 - The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. <br><br>Romans 11:20-22 - But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. <br><br>Hebrews 6:4-6 - It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. <br><br>Hebrews 10:26-31 - If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.</b></p><p><b>This book has been added for historical/research purposes. Not because Calvin's doctrine was correct.</b></p><p><b>I urge you only to read this book if you can say 'yes' to the entire list:</b></p><p></p><ul><li><span><b>Need to perform research</b></span></li><li><span><b>Have a sound doctrine</b></span></li><li><span><b>Completed bibleschool</b></span></li><li><span><b>Are mature in your faith</b></span></li><li><span><b>Have the go ahead from God</b></span></li></ul><p></p><p><b><br></b></p></span><p>WHY?</p><p>The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was Jesus Christ crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to do with me? Finally, who sent him to his sdeath? The answer to the last question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The suffering was unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to this answer.</p><p>The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but the meaning-God's meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons. Not fifty causes, but fifty purposes-in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?</p>About the Author<p>John Piper is Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has authored numerous best-selling books, including his classic Desiring God and Crossway's Don't Waste Your Life, A Hunger for God, Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, and God's Passion for His Glory, which won an ECPA Gold Medallion. </p></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br>