That Which Is Born of the Spirit Is Spirit …
The Role of the Holy Spirit in Conversion
Something has to happen if we are to be saved from the wrath of God. We must be profoundly changed.
Only a New Creation Counts …
The mindset of the new creation does not just agree that Christ died for sinners; it glories in the cross.
From a Pastor’s Journal …
Sunday morning, November 18, 1984
In that terrible moment when we see ourselves standing guilty before the Almighty, nothing shines forth but the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Letter to a Friend Concerning the So-Called "Lordship Salvation" …
Jesus seems more eager to explode the false assurance of faith than he is to give assurance to people who are intent on living in sin.
Magnificent Manumission …
The whole concept of slavery as we know it is blown out of the water when God becomes the “Slavemaster.”
What Is a Christian? …
Christianity is not merely believing a set of ideas about Christ’s love. It is an experience of being constrained by that love.
God's Great Mercy and Our New Birth …
Our response to being born again and being given a living hope and an imperishable inheritance in heaven should be to bless God.
How Do You Obey the Command to Be Born? …
The call of God creates what it commands.
How to Get a Camel through a Needle's Eye …
With God all things are possible. That is the basis of our prayer and our giving and our evangelism.
All Things for Good, Part 3 …
God takes the initiative to cause a person to love him, and he takes the initiative to keep them to the end.
A Divine and Supernatural Light Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God …
Desiring God 2003 National Conference
A God-Entranced Vision of All Things
What Does It Mean to Say That Christ Is Self-Authenticating? …
Christ has both the power and the excellence to make himself known by opening the eyes of the blind to his beauty.
Is Being Born Again Up to Us? …
Listen to John Piper clarify how people come to believe in Jesus.
You Must Be Born Again: Why This Series and Where Are We Going? …
Being "born again" means something very different than how many understand that phrase today.
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 1 …
What is it about being born again that saves us?
What Happens in the New Birth? Part 2 …
Being born again is not the improvement of your old nature but the creation of a new one.
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 1 …
7 reasons why new birth is essential to our salvation.
How the Lord of Life Gives Life …
A Meditation on Acts 16:14
Why do some who are “dead in trespasses and sins” come to believe and some do not?
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 2 …
What do we need that new birth gives us?
The Reason the Son of God Appeared Was to Destroy the Works of the Devil …
Why Do We Need to Be Born Again? Part 3
For human beings to be saved, Jesus had to become a human being.
Born Again Through the Living and Abiding Word …
The new birth does not give us a mere temporary resuscitation. It gives indestructible, imperishable life.
Through the Washing of Regeneration …
New birth is God's kindness, philanthropy, and mercy to us. It has nothing to do with even our best deeds.
What Man Does in the New Birth …
Our believing does not cause new birth. The new birth causes our belief.
Faith: Unique and Fruitful Effect of the New Birth …
The Gospel is news and we are born again by believing that it is true and embracing it.
Everyone Who Has Been Born of God Overcomes the World …
A Wide-Angle View of John’s First Letter
Newborn believers obey God's commandments, knowing that even when they fail they will never ultimately fall away.
Regeneration, Faith, Love: In That Order …
Faith must come first and be the root of love. Otherwise, love will be destroyed.
No One Born of God Makes a Practice of Sinning …
Being born again doesn't mean being sinless. It means coming to Jesus as your advocate.
The New Birth Produces Love …
By nature, those who are born again love others like God who gave his Son for them.
You Are God's Midwife for the New Birth of Others …
When God gives new birth, he does so through us speaking his word, the gospel.
I'm Sending You to Open Their Eyes …
10 practical encouragments to evangelize.
Do I Need to Understand the Nuances of How I Got Saved? …
John Piper says that understanding the role of good works in our salvation is really significant.
Finally Alive …
What Happens When We Are Born Again
“The new birth, as we will see, is not a work of man. No human makes the new birth happen. No preacher and no writer can make it happen. You can’t make it happen yourself. God makes it happen. It happens to us, not by us. But it always happens through the word of God” (p. 17).
What Is Your Book Finally Alive About, and What Insights Did You Gain While Writing It? …
John Piper shares how our understanding of the new birth affects evangelism.
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up—Like the Serpent …
What does Jesus mean by comparing himself to the bronze snake Moses raised in Numbers 21?
Preaching Regeneration Undiminished …
Basics Conference
Chagrin Falls, OH
What Happens in the New Birth …
ReachLife Institute Conference
Los Angeles, CA
Regeneration …
Theology Refresh: For Pastors and Christian Leaders
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The Doctrines of Grace / Calvinism Faith Justification Evangelism The Gospel The Grace of God
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