Interview with Scott LaPierre
In my author journey, one of the great joys is to meet other writers and learn about their ministry. Scott LaPierre is a very special pastor and author. I hope you will enjoy meeting him.Latest book: A Father Offers His Son: The True and Greater Sacrificed Revealed Through Abraham and Isaac.Website: https://www.scottlapierre.org/Bio: Scott LaPierre is a senior pastor, author, and conference speaker. My wife, Katie, and I have 8 children (and will probably have more).
1. Thanks for joining us. Tell our readers what state you currently call home and any other place(s) that have special significance in your past.We live in Woodland, which is in southwest Washington. Katie and I grew up together in McArthur, which is in the mountains in northern California. Katie’s parents still live there, so we visit about every-other-year.2. What genre or genres do you like to write?I write exclusively Christian nonfiction. The material comes from my sermon transcripts, which take twenty-to-thirty hours of work each week. This means each book contains hundreds of hours of study in God’s Word.3. Tell us about your most recent book and the message(s) behind it?
My latest book is A Father Offers His Son: The True and Greater Sacrificed Revealed Through Abraham and Isaac, which examines the typology between Abraham sacrificing Isaac and God sacrificing His Son.I think many people wonder why God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. The Angel stopped Abraham showing God did not intend for him to kill Isaac, but what did God desire? God wanted to do two things. First, test Abraham, and second, reveal in human terms what God would do with His Son two thousand years later. Genesis 22 is not primarily about Abraham and Isaac. God and Jesus are the true and greater Father and Son shining forth in the account. Abraham didn’t not spare his son but was willing to deliver him up for God. Likewise, God “did not spare His Son, but delivered Him up for us all” (Romans 8:32).If you like typology – such as the bronze serpent, manna, rock in the wilderness – you’ll love AFOHS. If typology bores you, you’ll want to read a different book
1. Thanks for joining us. Tell our readers what state you currently call home and any other place(s) that have special significance in your past.We live in Woodland, which is in southwest Washington. Katie and I grew up together in McArthur, which is in the mountains in northern California. Katie’s parents still live there, so we visit about every-other-year.2. What genre or genres do you like to write?I write exclusively Christian nonfiction. The material comes from my sermon transcripts, which take twenty-to-thirty hours of work each week. This means each book contains hundreds of hours of study in God’s Word.3. Tell us about your most recent book and the message(s) behind it?My latest book is A Father Offers His Son: The True and Greater Sacrificed Revealed Through Abraham and Isaac, which examines the typology between Abraham sacrificing Isaac and God sacrificing His Son.I think many people wonder why God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. The Angel stopped Abraham showing God did not intend for him to kill Isaac, but what did God desire? God wanted to do two things. First, test Abraham, and second, reveal in human terms what God would do with His Son two thousand years later. Genesis 22 is not primarily about Abraham and Isaac. God and Jesus are the true and greater Father and Son shining forth in the account. Abraham didn’t not spare his son but was willing to deliver him up for God. Likewise, God “did not spare His Son, but delivered Him up for us all” (Romans 8:32).If you like typology – such as the bronze serpent, manna, rock in the wilderness – you’ll love AFOHS. If typology bores you, you’ll want to read a different book
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