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God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself Hardcover – September 8, 2005

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God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:6

This book is a cry from the heart of John Piper. He is pleading that God himself, as revealed in Christ's death and resurrection, is the ultimate and greatest gift of the gospel.

None of Christ's gospel deeds and none of our gospel blessings are good news except as means of seeing and savoring the glory of Christ. Forgiveness is good news because it opens the way to the enjoyment of God himself. Justification is good news because it wins access to the presence and pleasures of God himself. Eternal life is good news because it becomes the everlasting enjoyment of Christ.

All God's gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God himself. That is what God's love is: his commitment to do everything necessary (most painfully the death of his only Son) to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying-namely, himself.

Saturated with Scripture, centered on the cross, and seriously joyful, this book leads us to satisfaction for the deep hungers of the soul. It touches us at the root of life where practical transformation gets its daily power. It awakens our longing for Christ and opens our eyes to his beauty.

Piper writes for the soul-thirsty who have turned away empty and in desperation from the mirage of methodology. He invites us to slow down and drink from a deeper spring. "This is eternal life," Jesus said, "that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." This is what makes the gospel-and this book-good news.

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ECPA Gold Medallion winner John Piper is senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and the head of Desiring God. He has written numerous books on topics that include personal holiness, missions and historical figures.

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John Piper is founder and senior teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books, and more than 30 years of his preaching and teaching is available free of charge at desiringGod.org. John and his wife, Noël, have four sons, one daughter, and fourteen grandchildren.

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Rachel Whisman
5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel is not about you...a refreshing book of truth
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023
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If you want to be reminded that you are not the ultimate point of the Gospel, this will be a fountain that you will drink deeply from. Piper vividly emphasizes throughout his book that the Gospel is about knowing God and glorifying Him…and not you. Yes, we are redeemed from hell, praise Jesus. Yet, that is not the end all be all. We get to be with Him for eternity. What does that mean? What does that entail? He poses questions that make you reflect on your motives. He strikes you with a hard question at the beginning, “Would you want heaven without Jesus?” This question stirs your heart and leads you to think long and hard about how foolish we have been in belittling who God is. He uses the rest of the book to show us the glorious beauty of how God is the Gospel with all its multifaceted dimensions. It is for the reader who is new to the Gospel and to the old who have been in Christ for decades. It will leave you in awe due to the nature of the character whom this book is about, God.
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Brett D. McLaughlin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Gospel May Not Be All That You Think
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2010
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I should start by saying that I find John Piper best live or on video. There's something about seeing him, animated and moving, that makes him both (1) easier to understand, and (2) more enjoyable. In fact, full disclosure, I find that he can be a bit repetitive for my tastes in print. Then again, he's unpacking these massive, earth-shattering, mind-altering truths that bear repeating, so it's hard to blame his style or repetition.

All that out of the way, "God is the Gospel" is a fantastic book. I'd say it might best be suited as an early read or even an introduction to Piper. He lays out much of his basic theology, and you can then move to "Desiring God" or "The Pleasures of God" easily, two of Piper's real masterworks. "God is the Gospel" is shorter (about 175) pages and about half of the chapters are easy to get through.

The other half of the chapters, though, are meaty and worth serious meditation and contemplation. Piper's basic thesis is that the gospel is not in fact just the means by which we are saved from hell, saved to heaven, gain eternal life, gain the Holy Spirit, etc. Rather, the gospel is the good news by which we may spend eternity getting God--spending time with Him, enjoying Him, worshiping Him, engaging with Him, being like Him, etc. This might seem pedestrian, until you think on it carefully. Even Protestant, conservative Evangelicalism rarely teaches this, and certainly not so plainly.

The church today is largely about the benefits of the gospel: all the things you get with a so-called profession of faith. How do we talk to children about God? Avoid hell; get to heaven. But this is not the gospel, Piper argues from Scripture; rather, the gospel is getting to God. God is the gospel.

You'll have to think to digest this, and if you can read this entire book without ever being challenged, then I'd daresay you've not read it well. Wonderful, well-documented with Scripture and quotations from giants like Edwards, Owen, and Warfield, and passionate; you won't regret this read.

Savor God and enjoy Him: this is Piper's message.
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Samuel Kordik
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, mind-blowing work!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2009
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Piper did a wonderful job with this book in taking a hard look at the gospel message and what it means. He takes many modern Christians to task for elevating God's gifts (accrued to us through the gospel) above God, in part by confusing the meaning of love.
Piper draws heavily from Edwards and Owens in presenting a Bible-based defense of what at first glance may be a somewhat controversial perspective.
One key question he asks sheds light on why this book is needed: "Would you be happy in heaven if God was not there?"
He also heavily emphasizes the primary duty of missionaries and evangelists must be a personal seeing and savoring of God's glories.
Overall, this is a fantastic work that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in growing spiritually, understanding their salvation, and rethinking how they present the gospel.
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Tim Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Self or a Great Splendor
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2017
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Years ago, I read A.W. Tozer’s “The Pursuit of God”. I had heard much about it, but I was disappointed. Later, I came back to it, and it was like I was reading a different book. It was electrifying. Evidently, I wasn’t ready for it the first time. I have sometimes felt that way reading John Piper. Some of it is over my head, and leaves me feeling dazed. Having said that, he has been a trustworthy guide leading me closer to the greatest splendor, God Himself. Every Piper book I’ve ever read has been richly rewarding and “God is the Gospel” is no exception. Here are a few of my favorite gems from this book. “We are willing to be God-centered, it seems, as long as God is man-centered.” “The gospel is the good news of our final and full enjoyment of the glory of God in the face of Christ.” “Tell the old, old story and pray for the Spirit.” “Beholding is becoming.” “We absorb what we admire.” In addition, I enjoyed the quotes from Jonathan Edwards and John Owen, as well as the example of counseling a teenager about pornography and the explanation of why God created bread. Thought-provoking. Life-changing. Electrifying.
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DGB
5.0 out of 5 stars A warming, broadening, worshipful appreciation of the reality of God's divine initiation
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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I bought and read this book on the recommendation of another whose opinion I respect. I mention this because while I am not a Piper detractor, I am not a Piper fan for a range of reasons, so not only would I not have bought this book on my own, but even with a valued recommendation I still approached the book a bit skeptically. I was completely wrong -- it is an amazingly warming, motivating, broadening discussion of God's initiating love for his creation and reading it is to experience worship. There were times in the reading when I just stopped for a moment -- it was too much to absorb, to digest, to appreciate, to say thanks for. The book weaves large amounts of scripture with commentary to convey its message. It combines the insights of a commentary with the orientation of a devotional book and is suitable for anyone from early teens onward.
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Matthew Bogaert
4.0 out of 5 stars Piper is an excellent read-unless you are pretty intellectual
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016
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Piper is an excellent read-unless you are pretty intellectual, might want to look at a different author (it certainly wasn't an easy read for me!). He does a really good job pointing the difference in desiring God for the relationship and desiring Him for benefits like Heaven.
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laurence edgar
5.0 out of 5 stars No complaints
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2020
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No complaints here. Book arrived earlier than expected. The condition was exactly as advertised. Good service well pleased.
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Tomca
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Reviewed in Germany on March 11, 2020
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Wer Jesus Christus besser kennen lernen will, wer mehr Gemeinschaft mit dem Schöpfer sucht, der wird hier fündig. Piper beschreibt die Beziehung des Menschen zu Gott aus einer Perspektive, die ich so noch nicht kannte. Ich bin enorm ermutigt, Gottes Nähe mehr zu suchen. Meine Beziehung zu IHM hat eine viel bessere Qualität bekommen.
Danke John Piper, für diese Einsicht!
Hoffentlich wird das Buch bald auf Deutsch übersetzt.
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Ken of Gateway
5.0 out of 5 stars A reminder of the main point!
Reviewed in Canada on May 27, 2017
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This was the second time I'd read this book, this time as a part of a small group book study. It is a book that unflinchingly nails a blessings-based North American Christianity right between the eyes! The question it asks again and again is do we truly want God or do we simply want His salvation blessings of peace and forgiveness? But what has made it such a compelling book to me is the way John Piper exalts Jesus Christ as the only One who can truly satisfy our deepest longings. It's a book that leaves you hungry for Jesus!
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PaulW
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was a paradigm changer for me when I ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2015
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This book was a paradigm changer for me when I read it some years ago. I would place this book in the hands of every Christian if I could.
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