00725nam a22000977a 4500020001800000100001600018245003800034260002500072490000500097650052500102  a97815813484531 aPiper, John00aWhat Jesus Demands From The World  bCrossway Booksc20060 a 4a"The Christian gospel is more than just a wonderful offer of saving grace; it is a demand for supeme loyalty, for surrender to the lordship of Jesus. We forget this too easily in our contemporary church, beseiged as we are by a philosophy of pluralism that rejects ultimate authority and a culture of rights that scorns submissiveness. But John Piper reminds us of the real truth: obedience to Christ's commands is our absolute duty; yet, paradoxically, in his service is perfect freedom and joy!" by William J.U. Philip