The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum John Piper Interviews Rick Warren

Here are a couple of threads here that discusses Piper's view of justification in Future Grace: 1) HERE, and 2) HERE (this is more on Piper's view of the atonement).

I hold as does the majority of the historic Reformed writers, that the qualifications for Deacon are nearly identical to those for Elder/Bishop (cf. 1Tim 3:1ff), i.e., they are to be the husband of one wife, etc., which are clearly references to males. For more on the traditional understanding of office bearers, see:

Women as Office Bearers
And, Hermeneutics of Women in Ordained Office

Because one can find some truth in a book that does not justify any errors, especially serious errors which are also contained in the book. Nor, should it diminish those errors. Piper's main premise is forced; a reversal and contradiction of the biblical teaching concerning God's glory and a proper understanding of man's view of himself. Methinks he has probably been negatively influenced, at least in part, by charismatics due to his non-cessationist views.

The Acts 29 Group is but one of several expressions of the "New Calvinist" movement. They claim to hold to and teach the "Five Points of Calvinism", but they have little or no use for the Reformed Faith as it has been historically understood, i.e., a total cosmology based upon the totality of Scriptural teaching. Some more notable examples are their disregard and violation of the Second Commandment, the Fourth Commandment, redefining of or rejection of the Regulative Principle of Worship, etc.

For more see: The Merger of Calvinism With Worldliness
And, Acts 29 and the Emerging Church
And, MARK DRISCOLL, ACTS 29 NETWORK, & THE EMERGING CHURCH
And, CHURCH WITH ACTS 29 NETWORK OF MARK DRISCOLL WORKS WITH HAMAS FRONT GROUP
And, Acts 29 Network and Reformed Counter Reformation Spirituality?

That should keep you busy for awhile.