Why John Piper Wrote His Newest Book

A Book Aimed at Revolutionizing the Way You View the Bible

How do you know the Bible is true? Why do you trust it? Are you really willing to bet your whole life on it?

These are the questions that John Piper sets out to answer in his newest book, A Peculiar Glory: How the Christian Scriptures Reveal Their Complete Truthfulness. In it, he argues that God has provided a way for all people—not just scholars—to know that the Bible is the Word of God. That means you.

Just as Piper has devoted his life to showing us that the glory of God is object of the soul’s happiness, now his burden in this book is to demonstrate that this same glory is the ground of the mind’s certainty when it comes to the Scriptures. As Fred Sanders, professor of theology at Biola University, writes, "In this book, John Piper throws everything he’s got at the message of how God illuminates the mind and gives firm conviction to the heart through the Bible.”

A Peculiar Glory

John Piper

Best-selling author John Piper examines the Bible’s “self-authenticating” nature and unique ability to showcase God’s unmatched glory that enlightens the eyes of our hearts to know that the Bible is the word of God.

God’s peculiar glory shines through his Word. The Spirit of God enlightens the eyes of our hearts. And in one self-authenticating sight, our minds are sure and our hearts are satisfied. Justified certainty and solid joy meet in the peculiar glory of God.

Curious? Then join Pastor John on a life-changing journey to discover something new about the Bible—something that has the potential to, in the words of Michael Kruger, president of Reformed Theological Seminary, "revolutionize the way you think about God’s Word."