John Piper Quotes

"Striving to enter through the narrow door is only as hard as treasuring Jesus above all things. The battle is not to do what we don't want, but to want what is infinitely worthy of wanting. The fight is not the oppressive struggle to earn God's final rest, but the satisfying struggle to rest in the peace that Jesus freely gives. (Matthew 11:28-30) The demands of Jesus are only as hard to obey as his promises are hard to cherish and his presence is hard to treasure." In Our Joy, page 77

"Remember that forgiveness of sins and justification by faith are at the bottom of our striving. We do not strive for them. We strive because we have them...Our standing with God as forgiven and righteous is the ground of our striving, not the goal of our striving." In Our Joy, page 78