The most important questions anyone can ask are: Why was Jesus Christ crucified? Why did he suffer so much? What has this to do with me? Finally, who sent him to his death? The answer to the last question is that God did it. Jesus was God's Son. The suffering was unsurpassed, but the whole message of the Bible leads to this answer.Why did Christ suffer and die? The central issue of Jesus' death is not the cause, but the meaning-- God's meaning. That is what this book is about. John Piper has gathered from the New Testament fifty reasons. Not fifty causes, but fifty purposes -- in answer to the most important question that each of us must face: what did God achieve for sinners like us in sending his Son to die?
John Piper ha sido parte de la Iglesia Bautista de Belén como pastor principal, donde ministró durante casi 33 años. En 1994, John emprendió el proyecto Desiring God, enfocándose en cintas y libros escritos por él. Hoy, después de años, ha florecido hasta convertirse en un ministerio web internacional con más de 14.000 recursos gratuitos y más de 3,5 millones de usuarios mensuales, donde John sirve como maestro principal de ministerio.
John Piper has been part of Bethlehem Baptist Church as senior pastor, where he ministered for nearly 33 years. In 1994, John started the Desiring God project, focusing on tapes and books written by him. Today, after years, it has blossomed into an international web ministry with over 14,000 free resources and over 3.5 million monthly users, where John serves as the lead ministry teacher.