John Piper, Rick Warren redux. (aka John Piper has become a Bridger

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John Piper, Rick Warren redux.
Posted on March 30, 2011 by The Pilgrim



A few years ago those who observed that John Piper was heading down a bad road when he began validating Mark Driscoll were all but crucified by those who thought the ones raising the concern were jumping to conclusions.



But then the next shoe dropped:


Piper invited Rick Warren to speak at last year’s Desiring God conference (and I noticed there were a lot less voices being raised from the defend-Piper-at-all-costs crowd). Rick Warren was unable to make it to that conference but this year Piper is traveling to Warren’s church.

This link contains the video (and other information) for John Piper’s upcoming Desiring God regional conference on “Meditations of a Christian Hedonist” being held at Rick Warren’s Saddleback church.

2011 Regional Conference - Lake Forest Desiring God | April 29 - 30 in Lake Forest, California - Desiring God


It appears that the slippery slope some of us were talking about over the past few years is rapidly turning into a cliff.



Will Piper surprise us and preach a non-compromising sermon on Christ and Him crucified to those who’ve been nursing on Warren’s messages for years (we can only hope and pray),

or will things only get worse as the years go by and perhaps next year we’ll see an endorsement of Thomas S. Monson?


I guess time will only tell.


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John Piper, Rick Warren redux. | Defending. Contending.

[myinnuendo999]

a few years back when I learned about Piper from listening to Christian radio, I decided to check him out on the internet. I listened to several of his sermons-not a whole bunch and something just didn't settle well with me about Piper then. I couldn't put my finger on it, but that his messages seemed to go more towards an emphasis on being poignant than a sincerity for the love of the truth. Kinda hard to explain. Now that he's associating with heretics such as Rick Warren, I don't doubt that the real John Piper is coming out of the closet. Do I know his heart whether he's saved or not? Not at this point. But I believe as time moves on, we may be in for a real shock.. hopefully I'm wrong, but I'm just giving what I believe God has revealed to me so far through the discerning of the spirits.

A genuine believer who knows God's word well such as Piper Does, would react to people like Rick Warren totally opposite than Piper has done so far which is quite inconsistent to the character of a person who loves the truth and loves Jesus.