Light + Truth

How can we love our enemies? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens Matthew 5:43–48 to examine how God’s love and forgiveness provide what we need to love as God commands.

How can we practically fulfill the command to love our neighbor? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore what transforms self-love into love for others.

What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Matthew 22:34–40 to explore Jesus’s teaching on this crucial commandment.

What is the link between Christ’s love for us and our love for others? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Galatians 5:1–6 to show how the Spirit and faith bridge the gap.

What does it mean to be rooted and grounded in God’s love? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper works through Romans 8:28–39 to help us discover new depths of God’s love.

Why should we spend time meditating on the love of God? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper begins with 1 John 4:8 to show why focusing on God’s love is necessary for our growth.

Why does Satan want us to be bitter? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Ephesians 4:22–27 for a look at Satan’s goals for grudge-holding.

How does Satan use sexual desire against us? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Satan tries to convince us that his way is more satisfying than God’s.

Satan hates to see God’s word take root in our hearts. In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper turns to Mark 4:1–20 to expose the devil’s goal of snatching the word from those who hear it.

How does God assure his people that he will get us to glory? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens 1 Peter 5:8–14 to strengthen our confidence that God will see us through.