Dr. Piper seems to be increasingly willing to speak his mind forthrightly. In a recent piece, the prosperity teachers came into his sights, and he wasted no time in his criticisms. Justin Taylor helpfully extracted the main headings as follows:

• Don't develop a philosophy of ministry that makes it harder for people to get into heaven.

• Don't develop a philosophy of ministry that kindles suicidal desires in people.

• Don't develop a philosophy of ministry that encourages vulnerability to moth and rust.

• Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that makes hard work a means of amassing wealth.

• Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that promotes less faith in the promises of God to be for us what money can’t be.

• Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that contributes to your people being choked to death.

• Don’t develop a philosophy of ministry that takes the seasoning out of the salt and puts the light under a basket.

- Dr. John Piper