Peculiar Glory
How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness

Piper does a good job answering the questions, "Can someone know the Bible is God's Word without scholarly study and if so how?" He does a good job answering that question while also diving into various topics related to the reliability of Scripture and giving some pastoral guidance and glorifying C......more

Much of the book might be review for a lot of people, but Piper still has some important an original contributions. His big ideas are that Scripture is its own apologetic (my words) and testifies itself to those whose hearts are awakened by the Spirit, and that the pecuiliar glory of Christ is the i......more

I'm not going to lie, I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars, but a part of me wants to give it 5. In interviews Piper admits he stumbled onto this book as he was trying to write what will be part 2 of this series and a book I am now super excited to read (see here: Reading the Bible Supernaturally......more

In large sections of 'A Peculiar Glory' Piper is at his best showing us passionately that what matters is the glory of God. Piper's aim is to show that belief in the gospel, the Bible and the God of the Bible is sufficiently grounded. All people everywhere can have certainty with regards to their fai......more

"I do not merely hold a view of Scripture. I am held." Thanks be to God this is true in my life as well. That we may love the Word of God more and believe it fully!......more