Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
John Piper (Editor), Justin Taylor (Editor), Mark Talbot, Stephen F. Saint, Carl F. Ellis, Jr., David Powlison, Dustin Shramek, Joni Eareckson Tada

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John Piper and other contributors explore the many categories of God's sovereignty as evidenced in his Word, helping readers form a biblical view of suffering.

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Contents

Contributors 9
Introduction
Justin Taylor 		11
Part 1. The Sovereignty of God in Suffering
1. Suffering and the Sovereignty of God: Ten Aspects of God's Sovereignty Over Suffering and Satan's Hand in It
John Piper 		17
2. "All the Good That Is Ours in Christ": Seeing God's Gracious Hand in the Hurts Others Do to Us
Mark R. Talbot 		31
Part 2. The Purposes of God in Suffering
3. The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God
John Piper 		81
4. Why God Appoints Suffering for His Servants
John Piper 		91
5. Sovereignty, Suffering, and the Work of Missions
Stephen F. Saint 		111
6. The Sovereignty of God and Ethnic-Based Suffering
Carl F. Ellis, Jr. 		123
Part 3. The Grace of God in Suffering
7. God's Grace and Your Sufferings
David Powlison 		145
8. Waiting for the Morning during the Long Night of Weeping
Dustin Shramek 		175
9. Hope . . . the Best of Things
Joni Eareckson Tada 		191
Appendices
Don't Waste Your Cancer
John Piper and David Powlison 		207
An Interview with John Piper
John Piper and Justin Taylor 		219
Subject Index 242
Person Index 245
Scripture Index 247
Desiring God: Note on Resources 255

About the Contributors

ECPA Gold Medallion winner John Piper is senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis and the head of Desiring God. He has written numerous books on topics that include personal holiness, missions and historical figures.

Justin Taylor is Study Bible project director and associate publisher at Crossway. He has edited and contributed to several books, including A God-Entranced Vision of All Things and Reclaiming the Center. He runs the website www.johnowen.org.