Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die

John Piper

Crossway, Jan 27, 2006 - Religion - 128 pages

The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was Jesus Christ crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to do with me? Finally, who sent him to his death? The answer to the last question is that God did. Jesus was God's Son. The suffering was unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to this answer.

The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but the meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: What did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?

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User Review  - MarcusBastos - LibraryThing

The Ground of Christian Faith This book deals with an important fact of christian faith- the death of Jesus Christ - in order to expose its meaning and consequences to the believers. Piper examines ...

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User Review  - James From New England - Christianbook.com

I was so impressed with this book I purchased 10, and gave 9 copies away. Do you need a concise explanation for why Christ needed to die? This is for you.

About the author

John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the senior 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; This Momentary Marriage; A Peculiar Glory; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die
• Author: John Piper
• Publisher: Crossway, 2006
• ISBN: 1433518821, 9781433518829
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Theology / Christology