About this episode

John Piper discusses how Christ’s death vindicates God’s righteousness in the context of forgiveness and justice.

How can God forgive the guilty and still be just? John Piper opens Romans 3:20–4:5 to show how Christ’s death vindicates God’s righteousness.

People in this episode

Host: John Piper

Topics covered

• forgiveness
• justice
• Christ's death
• God's righteousness
• theology

Keywords

• forgiveness
• justice
• God
• Christ
• righteousness
• Romans
• theology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 3:20–4:5

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