“The only kind of faith that matters in the end is saving faith — the faith that unites us to Christ so that his righteousness is counted as ours in justification, and his power flows into us for sanctification. In other words, . . . I am not interested in faith in general — the faith of other religions, or the faith of science in the validity of its first principles, or the faith of children in their parents, or any other kind of faith that is not in Christ. I am only interested in the faith that obtains eternal life. The faith faith that saves (Acts 16:31; Rom. 10:9). The faith that justifies (Rom. 3:28; Gal. 2:16) and sanctifies (Acts 26:18; 1 Pet. 4:11).”
- John Piper, Think: The life of the Mind and the Love of God (Wheaton, Ill.; Crossway, 2010), 69-70.
Of First Importance
- John Piper, Think: The life of the Mind and the Love of God (Wheaton, Ill.; Crossway, 2010), 69-70.
Of First Importance
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