tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929683.post-53753668242751884222008-05-07T14:19:00.000-05:002008-05-07T14:19:00.000-05:00Another way to look at it is, people are searching for the <B>T</B>ruth. Piper <I>knows</I> where that truth is to be found. If we all have "truth" to share, then why bother to listen to Piper? Aren't we all just as valid with our own version of truth? Or, maybe Piper is right, as long as he is delivering Truth from the only reliable source. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0007.htm" REL="nofollow">Spurgeon</A> wrote, "What contempt hath God poured upon the wisdom of this world! How hath he brought it to nought, and made it appear as nothing. He has allowed it to word out its own conclusions, and prove its own folly. Men boasted that they were wise; they said that they could find out God to perfection; and in order that their folly might be refuted once and forever, God gave them the opportunity of so doing...Before I enter upon our text, let me very briefly tell you what I believe preaching Christ and him crucified is. My friends, I do not believe it is preaching Christ and him crucified, to give people a batch of philosophy every Sunday morning and evening, and neglect the truths of this Holy Book."<BR/><BR/>That is what I believe Piper is getting at. And we serve others well if we do the same.R. Radewicznoreply@blogger.com