I received John Piper's new book the other week and have almost finished it. The book is titled "Finally Alive" and deals with the biggest and in my opinion the most important issue we all face - Have we truly been born again?
Piper is doing a great job using Scripture to point out the new birth, what regeneration is and what becoming a child of God should look like. The first paragraph in the introduction will give you a feel for the rest of the book:
"The declaration of Jesus that we must be born again (John 3:7) 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. 'The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit' (John 3:8) It is the Wind, not we, who finally rules the soul."
This is a book I would highly recommend you pick up. Thinking you’re born again and finding out your not once standing in God's deep chambers will have eternal consequences. Read it and may God give grace...
Piper is doing a great job using Scripture to point out the new birth, what regeneration is and what becoming a child of God should look like. The first paragraph in the introduction will give you a feel for the rest of the book:
"The declaration of Jesus that we must be born again (John 3:7) 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. 'The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit' (John 3:8) It is the Wind, not we, who finally rules the soul."
This is a book I would highly recommend you pick up. Thinking you’re born again and finding out your not once standing in God's deep chambers will have eternal consequences. Read it and may God give grace...
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