"You must be born again." is either deluded or devastating to the one who would be captain of his soul.
"You must be born again." This declaration from Jesus is either deluded or devastating to the one who would be captain of his soul. Not many biblical realities are better designed by God to reveal our helplessness in sin. But not everyone today is jealous to esteem this miracle for the wonder that it is.
The term born again is very previous and very crucial in the Bible. And our main concern should be to know what God intends when the Bible uses this language, so that by his grace we may experience it and help others do the same. It is of enormous consequence that we know what being born again really means.
God is the great Doer in this miracle of the new birth. And he has not been silent about it. This means that he does not want us to be ignorant of what he does in the new birth. It means that knowing what he has revealed about the new birth is good for us. When Jesus said, "You must be born again," he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading us to eternal life.
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Introduction
Augustine, Lewis, Barna, and the Bible
I. What is new birth?
1. The Supernatural Creation of Spiritual Life
2. You Are Still You, But New
II. Why must we be born again?
3. We Are Spiritually Dead
4. We Are Willing Slaves to Sin and Satan
5. Faith, Justification, Adoption, Purification, Glorification
III. How does the new birth come about?
6. Ransomed, Raised, and Called
7. Through the Washing of Regeneration
8. Through Faith in Jesus Christ
9. Through Intelligible Good News
IV. What are the effects of the new birth?
10. It Overcomes the World
11. Regeneration, Faith, Love - in that Order
12. Freedom from the Practice of Sinning
13. Loving Others with the Love of God
V. How can we help others be born again?
14. Tell People the Good News of Jesus Christ
15. I Am Sending You to Open Their Eyes
Conclusion
The New Birth and the New World
Scripture Index
Persons Index
Subject Index
| Contributors | John Piper |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781845506629 |
| Format | eBook |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Christian Focus |
