Reformed theologian John Piper has provided an explanation for why he stays out of political discussions despite the curiosity of others.
Piper said on desiringGod.org Monday that people’s observations of him avoiding discussions on politics and current events are mostly true, and reflected on the various reasons for why that is.
“It is a generalization — let’s be clear. It’s a generalization because I wrote a whole book on racism, and it has political ramifications everywhere. I have lots of sermons and articles on abortion, marriage, homosexuality. I’ve looked [former President Barack] Obama right in the face and spoken stuff on YouTube,” he positioned.
Still, he said that the observations are not wrong.
“In general, that is the impression you would get of my life’s work — my sermons and messages and articles and APJs and Look at the Book episodes. Piper doesn’t come at current events very often,” he said of himself.
He listed a number of reasons for why he is the way he is, starting with the way he was raised, namely in an atmosphere where the condition of one’s soul is seen as infinitely more important that politics on Earth.
“I feel today that most of the macro and international, political, economic…
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