What Jesus Demands from the World | John Piper
John Piper. What Jesus Demands from the World. Crossway, 2006. 400 pp.
Introduction
The aim of this book is God-glorifying obedience to Jesus. To that end I am seeking to obey Jesus’ last command: Make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you (Matt. 28:19-20). Jesus final command was to teach all his commandments.
The Impossible Final Command
Actually, the final command was more precise than that. He did not say, Teach them all my commandments. He said, Teach them to observe all my commandments. You can teach a parrot all of Jesus commandments. But you cannot teach a parrot to observe them. Parrots will not repent, and worship Jesus, and lay up treasures in heaven, and love their enemies, and go out like sheep in the midst of wolves to herald the kingdom of God.
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