“Times are coming when shepherds will again say to their flock, as they have done in days gone by, ‘Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Â Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Â Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.’ (Rev. 2:10). Â I am deeply thankful for Christian counseling to make my marriage better. Â But in addition, I need a shepherd who will tell me, ‘The devil may kill you, but that’s okay. Â Jesus will give you the crown of life.'”
-John Piper, Spectacular Sins (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008), 15.
