We barely got into chapter seven today, so we will plan to study the balance on Monday, December 11. I told the local group that if you have read nothing of this book so far, read chapter seven! This chapter puts in biblical language what Piper started out saying in chapter one.If most American Christians hope in the same things American non-Christians do (and I think he is right in saying this) then it is no wonder people rarely ask the reason for the hope that we have. If I value the same things as my unbelieving neighbors it is not because the Bible is unclear about what it means to follow Jesus.
I am particularly burdened by this chapter because I have too often fallen into what Piper calls an "avoidance ethic." I ask "What's wrong with it?" instead of "How will this help me treasure Christ more?"
