Coronavirus and Christ PB

By: John Piper

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Publisher	Crossway
Year	2020
ISBN	9781433573590

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"This is a time when the fragile form of this world is felt. The seemingly solid foundations are shaking. The question we should be asking is, Do we have a Rock under our feet? A Rock that cannot be shaken—ever?"
—John Piper

On January 11, 2020, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reportedly claimed its first victim in the Hubei province of China. By March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization had declared a global pandemic. In the midst of this fear and uncertainty, it is natural to wonder what God is doing.

In Coronavirus and Christ, John Piper invites readers around the world to stand on the solid Rock, who is Jesus Christ, in whom our souls can be sustained by the sovereign God who ordains, governs, and reigns over all things to accomplish his wise and good purposes for those who trust in him. What is God doing through the coronavirus? Piper offers six biblical answers to that question, showing us that God is at work in this moment in history.

Author:

John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.

Table of Contents

The Occasion: Coronavirus

Part 1: The God Who Reigns over the Coronavirus

1. Come to the Rock

2. A Solid Foundation

3. The Rock Is Righteous

4. Sovereign over All

5. The Sweetness of His Reign

Part 2: What Is God Doing through the Coronavirus?

Preliminary Thoughts: Seeing and Pointing

6. Picturing Moral Horror

7. Sending Specific Divine Judgments

8. Awakening Us for the Second Coming

9. Realigning Us with the Infinite Worth of Christ

10. Creating Good Works in Danger

11. Loosening Roots to Reach the Nations

A Closing Prayer

Notes

Scripture Index

Desiring God Note on Resources