Tuesday, December 21

The greatest object of knowledge in the universe

There is no other object of knowledge in the universe that exposes proud, man-exalting thinking like the cross does. Only humble, Christ-exalting thinking can survive in the presence of the cross. The effect of the cross on our thinking is not cut off thinking about God, but to confound boasting in the presence of God. The cross does not nullify thinking it purifies thinking.

— John Piper
"The Life of the Mind & The Love of God"
(2010 Desiring God National Conference)