Look at the Book
1,147 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 561 ratingsLook at the Book is John Piper's ongoing series of 8-12 minute videos to help you learn to read the Bible for yourself.
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What Does It Mean to Be Known by God? Galatians 4:8–11, Part 3
April 16, 2024 10:00 - 441 MB VideoIf God knows everything and everyone, what does Paul mean when he describes Christians as those who are known by God?
Do Unbelievers Know God? Galatians 4:8–11, Part 2
April 14, 2024 10:00 - 419 MB VideoEven though people can know about God through creation, hard hearts suppress that knowledge. Thus, sinners do not know God.
The Incomprehensibility of Turning to Law: Galatians 4:8–11, Part 1
April 12, 2024 10:00 - 325 MB VideoFor Paul, pagan idolatry and reliance on the law to get right with God amount to the same thing. Neither can offer any help to save our souls.
The Spirit in Us Cries ‘Abba Father’: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 5
April 09, 2024 10:00 - 497 MB VideoWhen Paul describes the Spirit’s witness in the heart of believers, he says the Spirit cries, “Abba!” Why is that name so significant?
Christ Redeems Sinners for Adoption: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 4
April 07, 2024 10:00 - 406 MB VideoWhy did Jesus need to be born of a woman as a human being in order to redeem those under the curse of the law?
Does God Have a Son? Galatians 4:1–7, Part 3
April 05, 2024 10:00 - 460 MB VideoGod sent his Son into the world, born of a woman and under the law. Few statements hold more import, wonder, and mystery.
What Is the Fullness of Time? Galatians 4:1–7, Part 2
April 02, 2024 10:00 - 453 MB VideoPaul says that the law was given by God to act as a guardian until “the fullness of time” had come to pass. When is the fullness of time?
Slavery to Law Is Like Pagan Religion: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 1
March 31, 2024 10:00 - 415 MB VideoGod intended the law to act as a guardian, pointing us to our need for a redeemer. However, when we put our faith in the law, it’s no better than the rules of pagan religions.
You Are All Sons of God Through Faith: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 3
March 29, 2024 10:00 - 507 MB VideoHow do people become sons of God and heirs to his promises? They must put on Jesus Christ, God’s true Son, by faith and not by law-keeping.
The Law as a Guardian unto Christ: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 2
March 26, 2024 10:00 - 388 MB VideoPaul calls the law “a guardian” meant to lead us to Christ. What does that mean? How does the law guard us and guide us to Jesus?
Centuries of Prison Before Christ: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 1
March 24, 2024 10:00 - 446 MB VideoPaul reveals that God gave the law to pave the way to faith in Jesus, who fulfills the law completely.
The Law Came Through Angels: Galatians 3:19–22, Part 2
March 22, 2024 10:00 - 349 MB VideoThe New Testament authors insist that the law was given to Moses by angels. Why would they repeat that?
The Law Imprisoned People Under Sin: Galatians 3:19–22, Part 1
March 19, 2024 10:00 - 511 MB VideoIf God made the promise of life to Abraham based on faith, then does the law contradict that grace? Does the law present a different way of life?
Not Seeds, but Seed, Namely, Christ: Galatians 3:15–18, Part 2
March 17, 2024 10:00 - 532 MB VideoWhy does Paul insist that the promises made to Abraham were made to his singular seed? That nuance is vital to our salvation.
The Law Did Not Teach Life Comes Through Law: Galatians 3:15–18, Part 1
March 15, 2024 10:00 - 393 MB VideoDoes the law given through Moses somehow contradict the covenant of faith made with Abraham? Why does that matter to us?
Christ Became a Curse for Us: Galatians 3:10–14, Part 3
March 12, 2024 10:00 - 475 MB VideoThe only result of attempting to be justified by works will be curse, but Christ took our curse on the cross. How does that exchange work?
The Law Is Not of Faith? Galatians 3:10–14, Part 2
March 10, 2024 10:00 - 613 MB VideoObedience to the law can never make a person right before God, but the faith that saves produces works that conform to the law.
The Law-Path to God Is Cursed: Galatians 3:10–14, Part 1
March 08, 2024 11:00 - 350 MB VideoTrying to be right with God through works is an all-or-nothing enterprise. If you do not keep the whole law, you have violated the whole law.
How Do Gentiles Become Sons of Abraham? Galatians 3:6–9, Part 3
March 05, 2024 11:00 - 390 MB VideoHow do Gentiles become sons of Abraham? And what is the blessing promised to all of Abraham’s true heirs?
How Is Faith Counted as Righteousness? Galatians 3:6–9, Part 2
March 03, 2024 11:00 - 408 MB VideoGalatians says that Abraham’s faith was counted to him as righteousness. What did that mean for him, and what does it mean for us?
The Law Refutes Justification by Law: Galatians 3:6–9, Part 1
March 01, 2024 11:00 - 323 MB VideoWe know that the New Testament teaches justification by faith alone, but what about the Old Testament? Does it teach salvation by faith or by works?
The Spirit Moves Through Hearing with Faith: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 4
February 27, 2024 11:00 - 373 MB VideoThe Spirit is both the gift of faith and the agent of faith. We receive him by faith, and he grants the very faith by which we receive him.
God Works Wonders Through Faith: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 3
February 25, 2024 11:00 - 378 MB VideoNeither the beginning, nor the middle, nor the end of the Christian life is left untouched by the saving might of the Spirit.
Begin and End by the Spirit: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 2
February 23, 2024 11:00 - 411 MB VideoThe Christian life both begins and continues by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Shifting from Legal to Experiential Salvation: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 1
February 20, 2024 11:00 - 329 MB VideoThe Christian life consists of more than a right legal standing before God. By the Holy Spirit, we can experience actual fellowship with God.
I Do Not Nullify the Grace of God: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 4
February 18, 2024 11:00 VideoChrist gave himself for our sins. He was punished for our sins. He paid the penalty for our sins. And, therefore, his death was not in vain.
I Have Been Crucified with Christ: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 3
February 16, 2024 11:00 VideoWhat does it mean to be crucified with Christ? What does it mean to have him live in us? These are two crucial questions for every soul.
Justification by Law-Keeping Breaks the Law: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 2
February 13, 2024 11:00 VideoTo depend on your works to earn a right standing with God is not only to reject grace but to break the law itself.
Did the Gospel Make Paul a Sinner? Galatians 2:17–21, Part 1
February 11, 2024 11:00 VideoDo you know what words like “sinners,” “righteous,” and “grace” actually mean? A key to studying Scripture is to not let key words remain vague.
What Is Justifying Faith? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 5
February 09, 2024 11:00 VideoWhat is saving faith? Historically, the answer has included three basic elements: knowing, assenting, and trusting.
What Are ‘Works of the Law’? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 4
February 06, 2024 11:00 VideoIf we choose to get right with God by our works, we continue under a curse. Only through faith in Jesus can we be justified.
How Could God Acquit the Guilty? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 3
February 04, 2024 11:00 VideoOne reason we don’t enjoy salvation as we should is that we don’t feel the weight of what it means for a holy God to forgive sin.
What Does Justification Mean? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 2
February 02, 2024 11:00 VideoJustification is at the heart of the Christian faith. Yet since the days of Jesus, people have repeatedly gotten it wrong.
Are Jews at an Advantage for Justification? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 1
January 30, 2024 11:00 VideoEven though Jews had unique blessings from God, when it comes to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles are saved by faith alone.
An Apostle’s Failure to Live the Gospel: Galatians 2:11–14
January 28, 2024 11:00 VideoAs Paul’s confrontation of Peter demonstrates, fear of man leads to walking out of step with the gospel and denying the freedom of grace.
The Most Important Handshake in the World: Galatians 2:6–10
January 26, 2024 11:00 VideoThe most important handshake in history happened when the apostles extended the right hand of fellowship to Paul in Jerusalem.
The Gospel of Freedom Imperiled: Galatians 2:3–5
January 23, 2024 11:00 VideoThe gospel of grace justifies by faith alone. To add any amount of good works or law-keeping to the gospel creates slavery instead of freedom.
Was Paul at Odds with the Apostles? Galatians 2:1–2
January 21, 2024 11:00 VideoIn Galatians, Paul unpacks his encounters with the other apostles. Were they really at odds with one another?
Let All Apologetics Aim at Worship: Galatians 1:21–24
January 19, 2024 11:00 VideoThrough rational, logical arguments, all Christian apologetics should aim to cultivate heartfelt, affectionate worship.
Paul Has Won My Trust: Galatians 1:18–20
January 16, 2024 11:00 VideoWhen you read the letters of Paul, hear him argue, witness how he deals with controversy, and witness his character, he will win your trust.
Why Did God Let Paul Persecute Christians? Galatians 1:11–17, Part 4
January 14, 2024 11:00 VideoEven though God chose Paul for salvation, he permitted him to become a persecutor of the church and a zealot for false teaching. Why?
The Sovereign Roots of Paul’s Apostleship: Galatians 1:11–17, Part 3
January 12, 2024 11:00 VideoElection, calling, grace — how do these elements of God’s plan come together in Paul’s conversion? How do they come together in ours?
Paul’s Argument for His Authority: Galatians 1:11–17, Part 2
January 09, 2024 11:00 VideoPaul’s conversion from being anti-gospel, anti-church, and anti-Christ can only be explained by a genuine revelation of Jesus Christ.
This Gospel Did Not Come from Man: Galatians 1:11–17, Part 1
January 07, 2024 11:00 VideoWhere did the apostle Paul learn the gospel? What does he mean when he says that his message is “not man’s gospel”?
A Man Who Refused to Please Men: Galatians 1:10
January 05, 2024 11:00 VideoIn this verse, the apostle Paul utterly rejects man-pleasing, but elsewhere he says he seeks to please everyone in everything. How can he say both?
Authority Above Angels and Popes: Galatians 1:6–9, Part 2
January 02, 2024 11:00 VideoThe Reformation leaned on the power of Galatians because this letter champions the supreme authority of Scripture over all other authorities.
How to Lose the God of Grace: Galatians 1:6–9, Part 1
December 31, 2023 11:00 VideoPaul was astonished because the Galatian church had abandoned God and the gospel. How were they leaving the truth, and why?
How Ultimate Is the Glory of God? Galatians 1:3–5, Part 4
December 29, 2023 11:00 VideoGod expresses his grace to sinners in the giving of his Son, which results in the deliverance of God’s people for the glory of his name.
Delivered from the Present Evil Age: Galatians 1:3–5, Part 3
December 26, 2023 11:00 VideoWhy do many people today fail to see the beauty of God in Christ? Because this present age is evil, characterized by darkness and death.
He Gave Himself for Our Sins: Galatians 1:3–5, Part 2
December 24, 2023 11:00 VideoThe fact that Christ laid down his life for Paul captivated the apostle. Do you marvel at the cross and the love of Christ for you?