Planning for Retirement? (Advice From John Piper)
July 3rd, 2009 by MilesVickstrom
John Piper’s view of planning for retirement. In short, don’t waste your life.
It’s so refreshing to hear this advice coming from the same generation that feeds us this garbage about being anxious for tomorrow. (Matt. 6:34)
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Posted in retirement | 26 Comments »
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
I’m really …
I’m really skeptical of people who think that spreading Christianity is something that you can do from the comfort of your own home. America is the richest country the world has ever seen. John Piper would be counted as rich by 99.9% of people who have ever walked the earth. Your average world citizen would notice John Pipers clean water, comfy house, low-crime area, and plentiful food. They would not notice John Pipers old blazer unless he pointed it out.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Ohh man.. soooo …
Ohh man.. soooo wrong.. the pipe beast doesnt run heat in the winter so they can support more missionaries throughout the year.. he’s worn the same blazer while preaching for 20 some odd years.. Money is the last thing he wants, phil 4:17, its just necessary to further the kingdom. Research him, he’s a beast. Matthew 6:21, where is your treasure..?
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Beautiful, Dr. …
Beautiful, Dr. Piper.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
You haven’t really …
You haven’t really studied under Piper ha, this would explain your ignorant comment.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
John Piper asks …
John Piper asks people for money his entire life, and then tells them they can’t retire? The front page of his web site is how to “support his ministry” (Wouldn’t you think a warning about might be more important on the front page?) When John Piper doesn’t need to ask people for money, and he’s actually worked a day in their shoes, THEN he can tell them how to spend their older years.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Thats what I said, …
Thats what I said, huh? to ammazzamoro’s comment.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
lol what?
lol what?
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
great point!
great point!
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
John Piper is so …
John Piper is so Catholic it’s incredible… Truly he is a man of Jesus.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
no such thing as …
no such thing as retirement for the Christian really. seems to be a worldly phenomenon. labor for that which perisheth not.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Go read a Bible and …
Go read a Bible and be blown away!!!
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Thank you Lord for …
Thank you Lord for the faithful men of God.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
He really is saying …
He really is saying somethign he knows about. We can see in his eyes the terror of retiring for himself.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
he really has an …
he really has an straight foward and truthful perspective on the gospel. i really dig john piper. i have been reading stuff by him lately and he really gets wat jesus says and doesnt try to dement it like most of us do. but can someone please explain why he mentioned the blind black guy? i didnt quite understand why he threw that in.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Nice video.
Nice video.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
can you explain …
can you explain what you mean by that?
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Well , if God had …
Well , if God had any sense he would probably be found on a beach in Australia somewhere , sipping a tinny and watching the waves roll in. Bad people get sent to England when they die ,to drive around London in the rain. Repent !
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
you remind me how I …
you remind me how I used to be. I thought the same things you did regarding religion, God and Christianity etc… it’s ok, I respect that. Each to their own. Maybe you too will find God one day.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
No ! Everything out …
No ! Everything out of his mouth is raw sewage , only to be digested by religious fundamentalists , not normal people.
I quite like the guy , but he is completely out to lunch. Eternal life ? rrrrrrrrreeeeeally?
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Amen to that. John …
Amen to that. John Piper is truly one of the great preachers of our generation.
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
amen
amen
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
amen
amen
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
hey i have a …
hey i have a question since you know john piper .. do you know if he knows Paul washer?
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
“and get a tan on …
“and get a tan on your old leathery 70 year old skin so you look like a shammy… those old knarled legs…” LOL
I have to admit, I really crack up when no one is around when Pastor John Piper gets really descriptive, I love it. I’m an artist and I can tell if God didn’t call him to pastorialship, he would definitely be a journalist or somewhere in the journalism field (well he has written many books, but my point is)…
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Everything out of …
Everything out of this man’s mouth is like gold…. he’s got such a handle on all of this.
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:18 am
Jglang3992 (post #2),
Piper does encourage (and live) a simple (for America) lifestyle to free up more energy and money for gospel purposes, but it’s not accurate to say he doesn’t heat his home in the winter to save money. He lives in Minnesota! I have been to his house and can attest that he does turn on the heat, lol.
He does walk the talk though. I think his family only buys used cars and he doesn’t personally keep any of the royalties from his books, but the royalties go back into ministry funds.