![]() ![]() But John Piper, believing in God’s absolute determinism and God’s decreeing of all things which are to come realizes that there’s nothing that can be done to alter the course of his son’s life. ![]() I have no doubt that John Piper wants only the best for his son. Nevertheless, I have no doubt that John Piper loves and cares deeply about his son. John Piper is a ‘hard-determinist’ wherein God initiates and controls everything including the final outcome of any event or action. ![]() And that path appears completely devoid of God. God has already chosen the path for Abraham. However, in John Piper’s worldview with respect to his son Abraham, there’s nothing that could be hoped for. I’ve always thought that experience was a very good teacher. With our son being as defiantly independent as he was, about the only comfort I took was the hope that in the end, the natural occurring consequences of our son’s choices would bring about enough difficulty in his life for him to decide that just maybe it would be better to make other decisions. And so, as a parent who dealt with a challenging teenager, I’m sympathetic to John Piper and what he must be experiencing with his son, Abraham. We don’t always like the decisions they make. We’re concerned for them, and we do the best we can for them. ![]()
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