John Piper’s recent book titled “Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God” was written with two main passages in mind:
Proverbs 2
and
2 Timothy 2
Among many other things, John Piper addresses the reality that, “Thinking is one of the important ways that we put the fuel of knowledge on the fires of worship and service to the world” (15).
Piper is adamant to stress the importance of the both/and of truth and emotions, rather then to succumb to the either/or of how one can worship God and serve others.
The emphasis in Piper’s book on thinking is not at the expense of emotion and affection; on the contrary, both are crucial to glorifying God. However, “while it is true that mind and heart are mutually enlivening, it is also clear that the mind is mainly the servant of the heart” (36).
Hence, Piper’s book on thinking.
In “Think,” Piper speaks of Relativism and its harmful realities (of which there are seven). He also speaks on Luke 10:17-24 and 1 Corinthians 1:19-24 (passages that some may use to neglect the act of thinking).
Piper ended his book with a couple Appendixes, one of which was titled “The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning” addressing the biblical foundations for the Bethlehem College and Seminary. I found this appendix quite helpful and uplifting.
I end with a humble quote from the book:
“I would like to encourage you to think, but not to be too impressed with yourself when you do” (17).
Proverbs 2
and
2 Timothy 2
Among many other things, John Piper addresses the reality that, “Thinking is one of the important ways that we put the fuel of knowledge on the fires of worship and service to the world” (15).
Piper is adamant to stress the importance of the both/and of truth and emotions, rather then to succumb to the either/or of how one can worship God and serve others.
The emphasis in Piper’s book on thinking is not at the expense of emotion and affection; on the contrary, both are crucial to glorifying God. However, “while it is true that mind and heart are mutually enlivening, it is also clear that the mind is mainly the servant of the heart” (36).
Hence, Piper’s book on thinking.
In “Think,” Piper speaks of Relativism and its harmful realities (of which there are seven). He also speaks on Luke 10:17-24 and 1 Corinthians 1:19-24 (passages that some may use to neglect the act of thinking).
Piper ended his book with a couple Appendixes, one of which was titled “The Supremacy of Christ in Christian Learning” addressing the biblical foundations for the Bethlehem College and Seminary. I found this appendix quite helpful and uplifting.
I end with a humble quote from the book:
“I would like to encourage you to think, but not to be too impressed with yourself when you do” (17).
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