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John Piper examines the book of Ruth's relevant, unchanging themes and its dangerous ability to inspire twenty-first-century readers in the cause of love.
Publication
Crossway (2009), 160 pages
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LibraryThing member smittyvol
Excellent, short book. Teaches through Ruth and its implications. As is standard with John Piper's teachings, it is precise interpretation of Scripture and wise application. The books deals very well with the akwardness of Ruth 3 with Ruth going in the middle of the night to sleep at the feet of a
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single man - not a preferred Biblical example for pastors to preach. He stresses their righteousness and God-focused approach to the event. As the title indicates, there is a strong emphasis on God's sovereignty. I would have liked a more robust discussion of race issues. I highly recommend this book. Show Less
LibraryThing member david__clifford
What a good story of how God works. A sentence in the book just grabbed me on page 141, "Love is what faith looks like when we trust the sovereign promises of God secured by the blood of Christ." As Ruth discovered and I hope is true in my own life "there is no safer place in all the universe than
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under the wings of the sovereign, all-wise, all-loving God. But the shadow of these wings may take us to dangerous places in the cause of love." Show Less