Ask Pastor John How Will Love Grow Cold in the End Times?
Sep 6, 2021
John Piper, Reformed pastor and theologian known for pastoral teaching and founding Desiring God, tackles Matthew 24 and the signs of the end. He explains what 'love growing cold' looks like, links it to lawlessness and betrayal, and warns how pride and self-sufficiency can erode warmth among believers. Practical exhortations on preserving mutual love and gathering together are highlighted.
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Cold Love Is A Loss Of Familial Warmth
- Cold love is the loss of familial warmth in relationships among believers.
- John Piper contrasts warm compassion (Joseph, Hosea) with the shell of love that remains when inner tenderness is gone.
Warmth Leaving Leads To Betrayal And Hate
- The progression of cold love leads from hypocritical affection to active betrayal and hatred.
- Piper points to Matthew 24:10 where falling away and betrayal escalate into hate as warmth departs from relationships.
Lawlessness Fuels The Cooling Of Love
- Jesus links the cooling of love directly to an increase of lawlessness in the age.
- Piper interprets lawlessness as a rising hostility to authority, especially God's, which fuels self-sovereignty over submission.
