Christian author and Reformed theologian John Piper has warned that as some prepare for the dangers of a nuclear doomsday due to North Korea, they need to remember that Jesus is the one true shelter.
Piper said on his desiringGod.com website on Friday that the rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea is prompting some Christians to wonder how they can prepare in the event of a disaster.
He insisted, however, that believers need to remember that dangers and risks are “normal for the Christian life, not exceptional.”
Piper pointed out that scores of Christians throughout the Bible, such as Paul, faced great dangers and suffering, but chose to find refuge in Christ’s promise of a heavenly kingdom.
“Major efforts at self-preservation are inevitably going to obscure to the world the basic message of Jesus — namely, Matthew 16:24–25: ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,” he said.
The preacher warned against devoting much effort and money on creating an earthly refuge. He…
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