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Hebrews 6:3

Driscoll and Piper on Love and God’s Commands

April 25, 2009 by Phil Gons

I follow Mark Driscoll on Twitter and just watched a little 4:27 video that he tweeted about: “Song of Solomon Q&A 3.” I’ve embedded it below.

It contains some solid practical advice for troubled marriages. On the whole, it’s good stuff.

Two items caught my attention—particularly because of how they seem to be at odds with things John Piper teaches:

  1. “If [love is] commanded, that means it’s not a feeling.”
  2. “God couldn’t command you to do something that was impossible for you to do.”

Here’s a transcript of the relevant portion with the key parts in bold:

[Read more…] about Driscoll and Piper on Love and God’s Commands

Filed Under: Books, Theology Tagged With: Calvinism, emotions, Hebrews, Hebrews 6:3, John Piper, love, Mark Driscoll

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