
In John Piper's new book "Finally Alive", he tells us 5 things that
won't happen if we
aren't Born Again. This is very important because Jesus makes it very clear,
"... unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." John 3:3
- Without the new birth, we won't have saving faith, but only unbelief (John 1:11-13; 1 John 5:1; Eph. 2:8-9; Phil. 1:29; 1 Tim. 1:14; 2 Tim 1:3).
- Without the new birth, we won't have justification, but only condemnation (Rom. 8:1; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 2:17; Phil. 3:9).
- Without the new birth, we won't be the children of God, but the children of the devil (1 John 3:9-10).
- Without the new birth, we won't bear the fruit of love by the Holy Spirit but only the fruit of death (Rom. 6:20-21; 7:4-6; 15:16; 1 Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:10; Gal. 5:6; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; 1 John 3:14).
- Without the new birth, we won't have eternal joy in fellowship with God, but only eternal misery with the devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41; John 3:3; Rom. 6:23; Rev. 2:11; 20:15)
A lot of people would say that there are 2 types of Christians, "Regular Christians" and "Born Again Christians". The Bible says that unless you are Born Again you are not even considered to be a Christian. For many years of my life this wasn't clear to me. I pray that you are Born Again and that you understand this awesome truth of the Bible.
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