{"id":3344,"date":"2008-12-12T03:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-12T03:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/2008\/12\/piper-what-the-new-birth-does-for-us\/"},"modified":"2018-01-15T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T14:24:21","slug":"piper-what-new-birth-does-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2008\/12\/piper-what-new-birth-does-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Piper What the New Birth Does For Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

John Piper is a great preacher\u2014not just to listen to, but also to watch. I find God stirring my heart through him every time I play one of his videos. It also reminds me of what I\u2019m aiming for when I preach, which is \u201clogic on fire<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d I pray that God will draw many into his purposes in the way he has drawn John Piper.<\/p>\n

\"\"Today I want to highlight one of the sermons in his series on the new birth \u2013 Why Do We Need To Be Born Again? (Part 2)<\/a>. Here is an excerpt of this excellent sermon, which serves as a wonderful reminder of how desperately we need GOD to act in saving us. This is one of the sermons that form the basis for his forthcoming book, Finally Alive<\/a>, which is now available for only $5<\/a> on preorder!<\/p>\n

No man can make anyone else become a Christian. May God move and bring many into his kingdom.<\/p>\n

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  1. Without the new birth, we won\u2019t have saving faith, but only unbelief.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> (John 1:11-13; 1 John 5:1; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 1:29; 1 Timothy 1:14; 2 Timothy 1:3).\n

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  2. Without the new birth, we won\u2019t have justification, but only condemnation.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> (Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 2:17; Philippians 3:9). <\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Without the new birth, we won\u2019t be the children of God, but the children of the devil.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> (1 John 3:9-10). <\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Without the new birth, we won\u2019t bear the fruit of love by the Holy Spirit, but only bear the fruit of death.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> (Romans 6:20-21; 7:4-6; 15:16; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 5:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 3:14). <\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Without the new birth, we won\u2019t have eternal joy in fellowship with God, but only eternal misery with the devil and his angels.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> (Matthew 25:41; John 3:3; Romans 6:23; Revelation 2:11; 20:15).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014 John Piper, Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? (Part 2)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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