Look at the Book

Nov 19 2024 1206 ep. 6.6k

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Look at the Book is John Piper's ongoing series of 8-12 minute videos to help you learn to read the Bible for yourself.

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What Kind of Desire Leads to Godly Leadership? 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Part 2

What kind of desire sends men into ministry and keeps them there? Durable desire, servant-hearted desire, holy desire, informed desire, mature desire.

Pastors Are Doing a Worthy Work: 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Part 1

Do you honor your pastors? If they are doing what God calls them to do, they are doing good work, worthy work, work you should be thankful for.

The Woman Shall Be Saved Through Childbearing: 1 Timothy 2:11–15, Part 3

When Paul says women “will be saved through childbearing,” what does he mean?

How Paul Roots a Woman’s Submission in Creation: 1 Timothy 2:11–15, Part 2

The God-appointed callings of men and women are not arbitrary. They find their foundation in the very beginning, grounded in how God created us.

‘I Do Not Permit a Woman to Teach’: 1 Timothy 2:11–15, Part 1

When Paul encourages women to be quiet, what does he mean? Not total silence, but the kind of submissive speech that does not contradict the calling of men to lead.

What Should Women Wear? 1 Timothy 2:8–10, Part 2

When we dress to get attention, we signal our neediness. But the godly have their deepest needs already met, and they dress accordingly.

Holy Men, Modest Women: 1 Timothy 2:8–10, Part 1

Men and women may wrestle with different kinds of temptations, but the end goal for both remains the same: holiness adorned with good works.

Paul, a Teacher of the Nations: 1 Timothy 2:5–7, Part 2

Why did God appoint Paul to be a herald, an apostle, and a teacher? So that the offer of Christ’s ransom might be taken to the ends of the earth.

One God, One Mediator, One Ransom for All: 1 Timothy 2:5–7, Part 1

In what sense is Jesus the ransom “for all,” as Paul says, if many are never reconciled to God?

If God Desires All to Be Saved, Why Aren’t They? 1 Timothy 2:1–4, Part 5

If God desires all to be saved, but many are not saved, does God have a deeper desire that governs his desire for universal salvation?