Archive for January 7, 2010
Jan 7
10 Points about the New Birth
Check out this helpful summary of spiritual new birth in chapters 3 and 4 of John Piper’s book, Finally Alive.
1. Apart from the new birth, we are dead in trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1–2).
2. Apart from the new birth, we are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3).
3. Apart from the new birth, we love darkness and hate the light (John 3:19–20).
4. Apart from the new birth, our hearts are hard like stone (Ezek. 36:26; Eph. 4:18).
5. Apart from the new birth, we are unable to submit to God or please God (Rom. 8:7–8).
6. Apart from the new birth, we are unable to accept the gospel (Eph. 4:18; 1 Cor. 2:14).
7. Apart from the new birth, we are unable to come to Christ or embrace him as Lord (John 6:44, 65; 1 Cor. 12:3).
8. Apart from the new birth, we are slaves to sin (Rom. 6:17).
9. Apart from the new birth, we are slaves of Satan (Eph. 2:1–2; 2 Tim. 2:24–26).
10. Apart from the new birth, no good thing dwells in us (Rom. 7:18).
To read more, you can download the entire book as a PDF or watch/read/listen to the sermons that inspired the book.