A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Florida Baptist Convention where I got a chance to buy a copy of John Piper’s book, Spectacular Sins at the Lifeway store. Being a Piper fan and having read most all of his works I set out to read this book this past weekend. I was refreshed with the candor and diligence with which Piper writes in this book. The introduction alone is worth the price of the book.
After establishing a need for a more vigilant Christianity and pleading with the reader to be prepared for the advancing darkness Piper launches into an exposition of several of the spectacular sins that have been recorded in the scriptures. He writes of sins such as the fall in the Garden of Eden, rebellion at the Tower of Babel, selling of Joseph, and betrayal by Judas and how through each rebellious act God was in control, turning evil on its nose and causing great good to come out of acts that were intended for evil.
You can find the book in hard cover it normally goes for $15.99, but you can find it on Amazon.com for $10.87 and even cheaper from Desiring God in paper back for $6.49. You can find our more about John Piper and resources he has written and produced here. The original sermons that have been recorded in print in this book can also be found free of charge here on the Desiring God ministry site.
I highly recommend this brief book (128 Pages) to anyone interested getting a glimps at how God can cause good to triumph over plans that were intended for evil. It is an urgent message that is much-needed in our day. I give it 4 stars.
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