John Piper et al. on Sanctification

John Piper and David Mathis (eds.), Acting the Miracle: God’s Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013), ISBN 978-1-4335-3787-5, 174pp.

Desiring God are very kindly making the above edited collection of essays freely available as a pdf here. Table of Contents is as follows:

David Mathis

Introduction: The Search for Sanctification’s Holy Grail

John Piper

Prelude to Acting the Miracle: Putting Sanctification in Its Place

Kevin DeYoung

Incentives for Acting the Miracle: Fear, Rewards, and the Multiplicity of Biblical Motivations

Ed Welch

Sinners Learning to Act the Miracle: Restoring Broken People and the Limits of Life in the Body

Jarvis Williams

Acting the Miracle in the Everyday: Word of God, the Means of Grace, and the Practical Pursuit of Gospel Maturity

Russell Moore

Acting the Miracle Together: Corporate Dynamics in Christian Sanctification

John Piper

Conclusion: Act the Miracle: Future Grace, the Word of the Cross, and the Purifying Power of God’s Promises

Appendix: Conversation with the Contributors