God-centered resources from the ministry of John Piper

This week's sermon: "Through the Washing of Regeneration "

The new birth is a cosmic phenomenon.

It doesn't merely happen to individuals—glorious as that is. God promises to one day bring new birth to the whole universe. All creation will be reborn. The new birth experienced now by Christians is the first installment of this colossal new birth to come.

The apostle Paul tells us in his letter to Titus that the new birth experienced by Christians comes from God's kindness, God's philanthropy, and God's mercy—not from even our best deeds and motives.