Peculiar Glory
How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness
This item is available to order.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
£27.99
God has provided a way for all people, not just scholars, to know that the Bible is the word of God. John Piper has devoted his life to showing us that the glory of God is the object of the soul’s happiness. Now, his burden in this book is to demonstrate that this same glory is the ground of the mind’s certainty.
God’s peculiar glory shines through his word. The Spirit of God enlightens the eyes of our hearts. And in one self-authenticating sight, our minds are sure and our hearts are satisfied. Justified certainty and solid joy meet in the peculiar glory of God.
Introduction
Part 1: A Place to Stand
". . . the LORD revealed himself by the word of the LORD"
- My Story: Held by the Bible
Part 2: What Books and Words Make Up the Christian Scriptures?
". . . from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah"
- Which Books Make Up the Old Testament?
- Which Books Make Up the New Testament?
- Do We Have the Very Words of the Biblical Authors?
Part 3: What Do the Christian Scriptures Claim for Themselves?
". . . words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit"
- The Old Testament
- Jesus's Estimate of the Old Testament
- The Authority of the Apostles
Part 4: How Can We Know the Christian Scriptures Are True?
". . . by a sight of its glory"
- A Shared Concern with Jonathan Edwards
- What It Is Like to See the Glory of God
- Pondering Pascal's Wager
- John Calvin and the Internal Testimony of the Holy Spirit
Part 5: How Are the Christian Scriptures Confirmed by the Peculiar Glory of God?
". . . the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ"
- The Glory of God as the Scope of the World and the Word
- Majesty in Meekness: The Peculiar Glory in Jesus Christ
- In the Fulfillment of Prophecy
- In the Miracles of Jesus
- In the People the Word Creates
- The Place of Historical Reasoning
Conclusion
General Index
Scripture Index
Desiring God Note on Resources