John Piper helps us answer this critical question as he answers a listener’s question about Romans 14:23 which says, in part, “whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.” I encourage you to listen to or read the interview. Perhaps restating his answer in question form will help us with discerning our own hearts: Is
The original Greek New Testament contains two different words which are translated with the one English verb “love.” Many of us who have spent some years in the Christian church are familiar with these. One is agapao – related to the noun agape. The other is phileo. These two words have been commonly distinguished by
It was a packed few hours – that time between the “Last Supper” and the short walk to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus had much to say to His disciples as He prepared to leave them. Chapters 13-17 of John record Jesus’ words during these hours in more detail than we find anywhere else. He
