Disability and the Sovereign Goodness of God by Piper, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Editor’s Preface 1: John 9:1–38 2: Why Was This Child Born Blind? (John 9:1–23) 1

The Supremacy of God in Disability The Bible: Not Silent on Disability Light Shining in Darkness The Hard-Knock Life of Disability Attentive, Merciful, Moving Toward Disability Redeeming Awkward Moments Not Cause, But Purpose Suffering Not Owing to Specific Sin Explanation in the Purposes of God Countering an Objection Purpose: Displaying the Works of God Ultimate Meaning Only in God For God’s Glory—Both in Healing and Non-Healing From Healing to the Ministry of Dying Eyes to See

3: The Work's of God and the Worship of Jesus (John 9:1–38) 2

All Things for Good—Even Mess and Pain God Himself: The Greatest Treasure Jesus: Doing the Works of God Controversy Divinely Designed Toward Blasphemy and Worship Why Mud? Why the Sabbath? God Usually Uses Means Not Despising the Physical World The Pool Called Sent Five Conversations Follow 4 Questions 3 Statements

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Abortion and Disability The Daily Earthquake of Abortion No Moral or Spiritual Reason “Eugenics by Abortion” Eugenics with a Vengeance The Gospel for the Guilty God-Knit in the Womb After Jesus’ Most Outlandish Claim A Wrong Deduction About Suffering Another Explanation: The Glory of God Jesus, Always Doing More Than We Think Mere Physical Healing? The Ultimate Healing: Seeing Jesus’ Glory God Has a Design in Every Disability Answering Two Objections Design Even in Death Death for the Glory of God The Advocate

6: Healed for the Sake of Holiness (John 5:1–18) 4

Jesus at the Pool What Happened to Verse 4? A Multitude of People The Focus Turns to Jesus Jesus’ Knowledge Jesus’ Compassion Jesus’ Power “Now That Day Was the Sabbath” Forged in the Fires of Conflict Is This a Random Miracle? “I Have Healed You to Make You Holy” “Turn from Sin to Me” He Healed Only One Healing Is the Exception, Not the Rule—For Now

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