Jesus is coming, the season is now!! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!
@@IsaiahEli Dear brother, with a very beatiful and blessed name, please pray for me, for the the daily struggles against the flesh, I love our Lord Jesus and our Father, I pursuive the holyness and joy in our Lord above all. I owe a lot to John Piper for his teachings that made me grow up in the ways of God. Thank you my brother and God bless you 🙇🏻♀️🙏🙌
I'm from Nigeria 🇳🇬, this channel which I stumbled on while on sick bed has really helped me refresh in all ways of my life. Pastor John has really preached the undisputed word of God in here. Glory to God! I hope to make heaven afterlife.
This cannot be a coincidence. I’ve been going through some spiritual warfare and I called upon Jesus. He knows the problems that I have endured, and sent a gift in the form of a New Testament Bible with sections for which sins someone is struggling with. I had an addiction to pornography and I want to make sure I don’t slip back into it. I’ve been wanting to know how to become born again and now this video comes out. It’s a sign from God!
It is essential for you to be born again to have the Holy Spirit and the power that goes with that, to overcome those sins that beset us we need to be in that spiritual state. We can not enter the Kingdom of God until we are born again. When you seek Jesus with a sincere heart you will be saved...born again. Ask Jesus to set you free from every besetting sin , surrender your life to Him. He will put right desires into your heart and remove those that are not His will for youbut there may be some lingering temptations so resist them in Jesus name and do not look upon those things that would entice you and get rid of everything that is in your hioome pertaining to those strongholds.
Hi, I hope you’re doing well. I’m struggling too with images I list over and want to be freed by Jesus. I want to be sure that I’m born again. Help us heavenly Father, we need you. Thank you for my brothers and sisters fighting this battle.
Greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺 I stumbled on your site today Yey!! What a blessing it is love listening and learning congrats 👏 on week 500!! thank you 🙏 blessings 😊
easy you are born again when the Spirit takes up permanent residence in your soul. he becomes one with you. Therefore he quickens you into the spiritual realm and transforms you from a dead state to an alive state with Christ.
I was born again on my 43rd birthday! I went to the Kingdom of Light and my soul freed from the dark and it was rejoicing and praising God! My ♥️ is now His ♥️ and when He commanded me to be baptized I was in a horse trough! All Glory to The Father! ✝️🙏
You must let go of your emotional baggage. You must lighten up and be like a little child. You must be playful and see everything as new. You must see life with wonderment. If you have a lot of fear, you are not born again. If you are self-deprecating, you are not born again. If you believe you deserve eternal hell, you are not born again. If you judge othes and yourself, you are not born again. You must enjoy life. If life is a drag, you are not born again.
Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ like you would trust a parachute. What do I mean by that? A parachute when used correctly when won’t stop you from falling but a safe landing is guaranteed. Our faith in Him is the same way, we will still fall but we have a safe landing. Meaning we will still fall (sin) but since we have Jesus then we will land safe in Heaven. There’s a big misconception that when you are saved you are “perfect” or “sinless”, that couldn’t be further from the truth, when you are born again you will lose your desire to sin, some people lose it right away some lose it in a short time, either way you will thirst after righteousness and you will despise all sin, especially the sin that is personal to you. Also, you have to repent every time you sin, cry out to God with godly sorrow. The perk about being born again is that you will not let every small thing go to the side like it’s no big deal, you’ll hold yourself accountable. Just keep repenting and trusting in Jesus, He knows your struggles and once you’re truly saved then you are always saved because you would rather die then take extreme pleasure in sin as you once did. In simple words if every time you sin you are heartbroken and you will fight harder next time, and even succeed in saying “NO” to your sin then you are born again, especially if you pair that with righteousness. You’re patient, you’re loving, you are kind. You are keeping the commandments, and encouraging others to do so. Everything that God would approve of, do it!! You see someone struggling with depression, share the gospel with them and watch their life completely change! It’s beautiful! Works on your own will not save you but a faith that lacks works is a dead faith because no one who truly loves the Lord will let everyone willingly sin. You’ll tell them out of love that they’re going down a dangerous path. You and I all broke God’s law, that is a serious offence punishable by death (the second death). God’s law is so serious that we are murderers if we do much hated someone, it’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God! However there is good news, we are guilty but we are to be set free because our fine was paid. Jesus (God in the flesh) lived the perfect life that we could never live, died in the cross and on the third day He rose! He said before His Spirit left His body “It is finished”. Your life is precious and you never know when you’re going to die! Trust in Jesus today and repent of your sins! Stay humble always! God bless you all!
Being born of water and Spirit is being baptized in water and Spirit. These are two parts of the one baptism that saves us. Acts 2:38 is how we become born of water and the Spirit.
Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. The "word" here is this verse in greek is Rhema (not logos) It is the literal spoken word that one hears through the power of the Holy Spirit. I believe this is the "calling" that scripture speaks of
Pure and simple believe in your heart the finished work of what Jesus Christ did on the cross for us sinners, like the thief on the cross that was crucified along with Jesus Christ, he believed, and the Lord said because you believed, you will be with me in paradise this day ... we are sealed in Him once we believe in our hearts that Jesus died for us, He paid our sin debt ... for the wages of sin is eternal death ... we can miss Heaven by 18 inches, just by believing only in our minds and not our hearts ... just that simple believe in your hearts ...
First of all "we are not sinners by nature" Yes we have a fallen nature which tends to sin but we always have a choice to make in regard to this. Man is born with a choice. We are not robots please. Sin is and has always been a choice. If we do not CHOOSE to sin then we cannot CHOOSE to be saved.
since the Holy Spirit is beyond my control, why is it that i have to fight for faith? i know i can’t control or creat my faith, but i’m lacking assurance, it is a battle. if it’s a battle, is that me trying in vain to create faith?
Do we need to be baptized in order to be saved? If the answer is No, Can you explain me, what is born of water means? I'm sorry i watched this video, but i didn't understand, maybe it because it's my second language.
I believe the water mentioned in John 3 is talking about baptism. In the book of Acts, everyone who became a disciple was immediately baptized. Peter told people to repent and be baptized in Acts 2:38. Romans 6 tells us that we are raised out of the baptismal water to "newness of life" (sounds like new birth to me). Romans 6:4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Baptism isn't a work that earns us salvation, but it does appear to be the moment we are born again. Galatians 3:27 says we are baptized into Christ. The idea that baptism is just a public declaration of faith isn't taught in the Bible. All of the references to baptism in the Bible show us that it is the first thing a person does when they want to follow Jesus. That is why I think the water in John 3 is referring to baptism.
I believe that born of water is the physical birth that we all experience. The first thing that happens is a woman's water breaks then comes the physical birth. You can not be born by the spirit unless you are first born of the flesh. Hope that this helps.
The belief that baptism is necessary for salvation is also known as "baptismal regeneration." It is our contention that baptism is an important step of obedience for a Christian, but we adamantly reject baptism as being required for salvation. We strongly believe that each and every Christian should be water baptized by immersion. Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection. Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation. To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ's death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus' death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus' payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation. Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate baptism as a requirement for salvation. However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses. Scripture does not contradict Scripture. In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith. If baptism is necessary for salvation, why would Paul have said, “I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius” (1 Corinthians 1:14)? Why would he have said, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17)? Granted, in this passage Paul is arguing against the divisions that plagued the Corinthian church. However, how could Paul possibly say, “I am thankful that I did not baptize…” or “For Christ did not send me to baptize…” if baptism were necessary for salvation? If baptism is necessary for salvation, Paul would literally be saying, “I am thankful that you were not saved…” and “For Christ did not send me to save…” That would be an unbelievably ridiculous statement for Paul to make. Further, when Paul gives a detailed outline of what he considers the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), why does he neglect to mention baptism? If baptism is a requirement for salvation, how could any presentation of the gospel lack a mention of baptism? Baptism is not necessary for salvation. Baptism does not save from sin but from a bad conscience. In 1 Peter 3:21, Peter clearly taught that baptism was not a ceremonial act of physical purification, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. Baptism is the symbol of what has already occurred in the heart and life of one who has trusted Christ as Savior (Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12). Baptism is an important step of obedience that every Christian should take. Baptism cannot be a requirement for salvation. To make it such is an attack on the sufficiency of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
***PLEASE READ*** Pastor John, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, I have a thirst for the Lord and his wisdom, and I delight in keeping his commands. I come from a Christian household but was luke warm until about 5 yrs ago, I’m now 30 yrs old. I recently messaged a friend, that I have seen at our church before, to point out her fault. She posted an extremely provocative image of herself in social media. As scripture says, I pointed out her fault just between the two of us, in a very gentle fashion. And also in her bio says “God first” and then the pic of her half naked right after. She said thanks for your opinion and said that I judged her and that she is right with God in her heart. I responded with what I thought was appropriate scriptures Proverbs 11:22 2 Timothy 4:3 Titus 1:16 Matthew 18:15 She then blocked me. I later told my wife and she was upset that I did this, did I do something wrong? Please help me see if I went about this the right way, and how should I approach this next time, thank you!
"This life is a transition to another life. To come into this world, you are born into a life from a life. You go through this life and enter into another life. People think of lifetimes only in terms of visitation rights to this planet, but you go from life to life, context to context. Why is the future relevant here? Why are these spiritual things so important? This life is preparation, like childhood is preparation for adulthood. Adulthood is preparation for your Spiritual Family, who will be waiting for you when you arrive and pass through the thin membrane that separates these two realms of existence." *From a free online book Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 13: Spiritual Community* Warm recommendations to take a look!
The Gospel = Good News 1. Believing that God risen Christ on the third day from his tomb 2. Confessing that Yeshua is Lord and Savior 3. Becoming Baptized in Water. 4. Live a Godly Lifestyle 5. Keep his commandments 6. Repent for your sins daily and pray 7. Have Faith Trust and Believe Even those who are believers will not make it Because they cannot follow 1 - 7 above. Heaven is Paradise filled with God love No Pain, Diseases, Disorders, Health Problems Everyone is in perfect health Yes you are able to eat and etcetera - Hell is the opposite Which is pain, agony & suffering - It's the separation from God The Most High True God of Israel Does not dwell in Hell Hell is in the shape of a human body There are different areas Based on sins, Hell is more hotter then the Sun The Pain is unbearable All those who are in Hell Are being tormented forever With no rest for all eternity All that go to Hell Know the reason why they ended up in this awful place. - There is no water, food in Hell and etcetera It's pitch black down there Even more darker you won't be able to see The screams from the people is so unbearable - People who are in Hell Thirsted for water, Jesus taught us that water is life. Breathing in Hell is like a person on earth Drowning in the Water - People souls in Hell still have their 5 body senses 1. Touch 2. Hearing 3. Smell 4. Taste 5. Touch and etcetera. I'll give you an example, If you had a cut on your finger On earth you will only feel it in that area of your body But in Hell, that little cut will feel like every inch of your soul has been cut all over. People souls in Hell, Are drained of human strength Doing basic tasks, Are almost impossible down there. - Yes, everyone has a mind In Hell, with a memory of everything They have done on Earth. Hell was made for Satan and his Angels For sinning against God Sin has made man-kind go to Hell That's why The Most High God Sent us Jesus to save us from this place Called Hell, He defeated sin and death. - Yeshua. "Jesus" Purpose on the Earth - Verses Below. John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:17 New International Version 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 14:6 King James Version 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. - There is no way around him, Jesus is the only way to Heaven Salvation is a free gift from God. If you are willing to take it In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the "saving [of] human beings from sin and its consequences, which include death and separation from God" by Christ's death and resurrection, and the justification following this salvation. - True repentance which is only accepted by Christ... You have to come to Christ with a true repentance heart By confessing and asking for forgiveness of your sins Turn away from your sins and by stopping them Live life Holy - day by day.
WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN You are born again when you are like Jesus. Then you are sinless 1 John 2: 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. We must be born again! Then Jesus has baptized you with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit do not let you sin anymore!!! To become born again you have to repent and ask Jesus forgiveness for your sins or ask Jesus in your heart! A really born again Christian has no future sins!! He is perfect, righteous and the light of the world. Please study : 1 John 3, Romans 6:6, Romans 8, Gal 5, Eph 4 , Eph 5 and Titus 2:14! I’ll give you my testimony: 16 May 2011 , I asked Jesus in my heart. I was ill at the time. Overstrained or burne out and very restless. I then felt a vibration going through my body from my head to my toes. Immediately afterwards I became very calm. The next morning I was again very restless. This lasted about a week. I then had a dream that I lived in a prison. And a voice then said to me that the devil had to get out of me. I then prayed for the devil to leave me. Immediately afterwards I felt that same vibration from head to toe again and at the end of it a voice said: you are now free! and now start reading the bible. Suddenly I felt a lot of peace and love. I was changed from a sinful, selfish person to a born again Christian with a lot of love for the other. And experienced a lot of rest. When Jesus has made you free, you are free from sin and free from death. Afterwards my illness was the best thing that happened to me.
"how ever it happens" why can't it be the circumstances that God puts us in the touch us and drive us to yield to the Holy Spirit's conviction and the gift is the synergistic circumstances with the Holy Spirit that drive us to love and humility? Young children and poor people come to Christ in higher percentages. Just wondering. There's clearly a mystery to the spiritual mechanism here. Which way glorifies God the most? Clearly it's God's election rather than semi-Pelagian self-election
Piper does not seem to realize it, but 1. Peter 1, 23 and James 1, 18 with Romans 10, 17 teach that faith precedes regeneration. See also John 20,31 and Colossians 2,12-13 which teach us, that we have been raised or have life THROUGH faith, not unto faith.
I would like with respect give you my view and then urge you to look at it from this perspective when you further engage the Word. Regeneration and faith (which implies obedience to Jesus as Lord) happens at the same time but the latter cannot happen without the former. See the words of Jesus in John 3. You cannot see nor enter the Kingdom without being born again / born from God. Born of water and Spirit refers to Ezekiel 36 v25 to 32. It is the new covenant. See Hebrews 8.
@@vdmerwejo I strongly disagree. I also want to encourage you to think about the scriptures i have listet. It is the word of God which has to be preached in order to create faith in those who hear (Romans 10, 17). Those who believe and come to Christ will be regenerated / receive new eternal life (see also John 5, 24-25). How else can Peter declare that man is born again by the word of God in 1. Peter 1, 23 ? In John 3 Christ teaches Nicodemus about the kingdom of God, because he wants to ask Christ exactly about it. The Jews at that time had a certain temporal expectation of the kingdom of God (see Luke 17, 20 and 19,11). But as we know, they had no idea what the kingdom of God really is. Christ explains indirectly that the kingdom of God is something supernatural, eternal, spiritual (from above), and one must be born again (from above or born spiritually) to see it, to grasp it, and to have a part in it. The text is not directly about believing in him and the order of believing and regeneration. Christ does not explain until John 3:16 that by believing in Him one has eternal life, which is the life which beginns with regeneration. Nicodemus will have known that the true kingdom of God lasts forever and that those who share in it also live eternally. In order to be born again and have this new, eternal life in the Spirit, you must believe in Jesus Christ. I agree that Ezekiel 36:25 and following are related to John 3. In verses 25-27 we see that the reception of the Holy Spirit is connected with and causes regeneration. The NT is crystal clear that the Spirt (and thus regeneration) is received when man comes to faith in Christ, i.e. at conversion (see Acts 2, 38, Galatians 3, 14 and Ephesians 1, 13). The word of God stands above our systematic thinking. God bless.
@@kelvinwitt4377 Thank you for your reply! I have read all those verses you posted. I believe that a person in their fallen state has no capacity to turn to God. It is only God that can make us alive and that those people are elected by God (see Ephesians 2, Romans 9, John 17). We fortunately do not have to agree. I pray that the Holy Spirit will attest to the truth within us.
@@vdmerwejo Without doubt, your worshiping the vain imaginary autonomous free will of the natural man. Faith is a fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, FAITH. Unless God's effectual grace visits a sinner, and through the new birth makes him a completely new creature, with a new heart of flesh and a desire to deny our will for the will of God, then that sinner remains in his sins. SAVING FAITH of Christ proceeds our own faith in His faith.
This is a really challenging time for me and my siblings. We are close to vacating our rented apartment which my parents rented before they passed on a few months back. Our landlord has no ears for excuses despite what we’ve been going through. I have school projects at hand and facing risks of dropping out Please help me whichever way. I know it’s really shameful to ask for help on here but I have no option and can’t keep mute any longer. I have seek help from family and friends and those around me and no one has come to my aide. Please I genuinely need help as I am currently thinking of giving my life up so as to sleep off and never wake up to see this dilemma. Having to eat once a day is a miracle. I have never been through such when I had my parents I never knew life could be this difficult please I really need help.
Praying for you🙏🏼! Your life will get better. Seek the Lord in hard times because He is near. Please keep going, God can help you! “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” -Psalms 34:17
We all go through something that's life Don't give up your life, That is the easy way out that leads to Hell For those who take their life, Are still dealing with those issues in Hell The Gospel = Good News 1. Believing that God risen Christ on the third day from his tomb 2. Confessing that Yeshua is Lord and Savior 3. Becoming Baptized in Water. 4. Live a Godly Lifestyle 5. Keep his commandments 6. Repent for your sins daily and pray 7. Have Faith Trust and Believe Even those who are believers will not make it Because they cannot follow 1 - 7 above. Heaven is Paradise filled with God love No Pain, Diseases, Disorders, Health Problems Everyone is in perfect health Yes you are able to eat and etcetera - Hell is the opposite Which is pain, agony & suffering - It's the separation from God The Most High True God of Israel Does not dwell in Hell Hell is in the shape of a human body There are different areas Based on sins, Hell is more hotter then the Sun The Pain is unbearable All those who are in Hell Are being tormented forever With no rest for all eternity All that go to Hell Know the reason why they ended up in this awful place. - There is no water, food in Hell and etcetera It's pitch black down there Even more darker you won't be able to see The screams from the people is so unbearable - People who are in Hell Thirsted for water, Jesus taught us that water is life. Breathing in Hell is like a person on earth Drowning in the Water - People souls in Hell still have their 5 body senses 1. Touch 2. Hearing 3. Smell 4. Taste 5. Touch and etcetera. I'll give you an example, If you had a cut on your finger On earth you will only feel it in that area of your body But in Hell, that little cut will feel like every inch of your soul has been cut all over. People souls in Hell, Are drained of human strength Doing basic tasks, Are almost impossible down there. - Yes, everyone has a mind In Hell, with a memory of everything They have done on Earth. Hell was made for Satan and his Angels For sinning against God Sin has made man-kind go to Hell That's why The Most High God Sent us Jesus to save us from this place Called Hell, He defeated sin and death. - Yeshua. "Jesus" Purpose on the Earth - Verses Below. John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:17 New International Version 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 14:6 King James Version 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. - There is no way around him, Jesus is the only way to Heaven Salvation is a free gift from God. If you are willing to take it In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the "saving [of] human beings from sin and its consequences, which include death and separation from God" by Christ's death and resurrection, and the justification following this salvation. - True repentance which is only accepted by Christ... You have to come to Christ with a true repentance heart By confessing and asking for forgiveness of your sins Turn away from your sins and by stopping them Live life Holy - day by day.
Well, according to calvinists God looks down and picks people out of the crowd by chance and lavishes them with love and salvation. According to non calvinists God sends his word out and his word does not return void which is a bible verse from the word of truth, the bible, the word teaches that were all sinners and nobody is good enough. The word also teaches that God sent jesus to die and be buried and then rise again on account of our sin. The word also sais that God loved the world so much that he gave his only son that WHOSOEVER believes in him will never perish but have everlasting life. Being born again is believing the true gospel of jesus christ. Note 1 peter 1:23 where it sais that people are born again by the living word. Jesus christ is the word! The bible sais that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. If you want to be born again, hear the word! Its simple.
@@Believingitright do you really think im going to respond to that trick question? Why dont you just accept what the bible sais. Or are you trying to defend a subjective systematic thought process. Listen, if I had God all figured out, then i wouldnt really see a need for him. Would i?
@@FloridaMarlinWrangler If only you were born again, you wouldn't have dodged my questions? It's more than obvious that you're talking of what you don't have a first hand experience with. Where's the zeal, joy and pride of sharing your spiritual birth?
Bc God's Word tells us that it is His will that "none should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). So by the Holy Spirit, who reveals the mind of God to us (1 Corinthians 2:10&11), we pray that God's will be done (Matt 6:10) in the lives of those we love.
"How Are We Born Again?" Kind Sir...it took me 70 yrs; to really understand "Born Again"... ...For the bible does not "Directly" explain what it is; nor how to become "Born Again". However, "Indirectly", it does explain it. But: one has to do a LOT of studying; AFTER praying to Jesus ONLY; to give us Wisdom, Understanding and the Truth. For without Jesus (who IS God), through His Holy Spirit, there is NO way to figure it out; because satan won't let us understand it! So here's what it is. First: read John 3:3-5; where Jesus says, in "Crystal Clear" terms, that one MUST be Born Again; in order to go to Heaven. And in John 3:15 and 16 Jesus tells us: HOW to get the Holy Spirit; to give us a "NEW Birth". So...when ANY one believes; that Jesus IS the same God that Noah and Abraham worshiped! Then, the Holy Spirit causes us; to have a new "Heavenly Spiritual Birth". (NOT a new flesh birth). When that happens, we are a member of Jesus' "Kingdom" forever. Proof?... John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish (in hell), neither shall any one pluck them out of my hand. And we WILL go to heaven; no matter whatever we do. AKA: OSAS*! Meaning: we are part "Flesh" and part "Spiritual"; until Judgment Day. Then Jesus removes our fles beingh; and we become a 100% Spiritual being forever; with Jesus as "One" Forever! Praise His Holy Name. End of Story and I rest me case... ...In any case kind Sir, Please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN! * "Once Saved, Always Saved". Which MOST Christians deny this. How Sad! May Jesus have mercy on them; for letting satan to brain-wash them. AMEN!
(Romans 11:1-2) I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he "FOREKNEW" (Romans 8:29) For whom he did "FOREKNOW" he also did predestinate to be CONFORMED to the IMAGE OF HIS SON Predestination - now have a seat
The only way is when the semen comes to the womb off the woman, spark of energy appears in there, that the spirit with all the information for life, stay on the bright side.
When Jesus stated: that which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit - he meant that some people have a natural spiritual ability to return to their original spiritual-emotional awareness in which they were conceived - and in later years - can be reborn - take on new spiritual mental awareness in the same spiritual conception - and thereafter live - and evolve - and work from it. Their original spiritual-emotional awareness of conception will become the platform for their spiritual journey. Those conceived only of "fleshly lustful desires" find it difficult to perceive any "truth" beyond the evidence of their ears - eyes - touch and smell. If we doubt the foregoing - pause and reflect on the undeviating principle of existence: ALL CREATION IS GOD made visible.
John, it’s been almost two years since you penned your disastrous take on the 2020 election. Is there anything you’d like to restate in, perhaps, less angry terms? When you accused the prolife community of presumption for actually thinking the lives of babies were of greater importance than your personal, subjective evaluation of pride, well, that was mean. Angry. Pure nastiness. Ever wish you could do a retake? Or are you wanting to double-down on your condemnation of prolifer’s?
@@penguinusrex It amazes me the extent you’ll go to ignore the crisis around you. You fiddle while Rome burns. This week marks the one year anniversary of our disastrous pull out of Afghanistan. 1,000 Americans are still there, John. The Afghani church is in hiding, if it even exists. Of course, we are still funding abortions worldwide. We are spoiling for war with a nuclear power. Inflation is at an all-time high. Fentanyl and child sex slaves come in freely on the southern border. (100,000 Americans were killed by Fentanyl last year.). Transsexualism is lauded. And you, dear John, somehow wash your hands of the whole mess. You, who dissuaded people from voting for a man through whom the church, country and even world was mightily blessed. You were so upset over his purported boast-sin you were blind to the blessings that rained down on us through his term. And now we are paying the price of what should we call it, your stupidity? Temerity? Hubris? Yes, hubris. You were so cock-sure your analysis was correct you put it out days before the election. What I find incredible is you prayed a beautiful supplication to God, in Jesus’ name, for Trump when he was elected in 2016 (see below). God graciously answered your prayers in ways almost too miraculous to believe. (Who would’ve guessed Roe would be overturned as a direct result of Trump’s leadership?) Did you ever get down on your face and thank God for His grace-filled answer to that prayer? (As you will recall, this prayer came directly on the heels of your article “How to Live Under an Unqualified President”. You had no concept of how God loves to use the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. Feeling confounded, John?). www.desiringgod.org/interviews/john-pipers-prayer-for-president-trump
The Gospel: Plain and Simple “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” - 2 Corithians 11:3 Ask someone today if they are saved and you will most likely hear responses like these: “I have accepted Jesus into my heart.” Or “I have made him Lord of my life.” “I’ve been baptized.” “I said a prayer.” Sounds all good and churchy don’t it; but it is difficult to de-termine whether or not a person actually knows the gospel that saves them. These useless phrases don’t describe a thing about what the gospel is and has left a devastating effect of people not knowing what it is that they are saved from nor how they are saved; which leaves a more serious effect of people questioning their salvation. Let’s not muddy the simplicity of salvation that is in Christ with vague church sounding phrases that do not communicate anything. But rather present God’s word with clarity and assuredness. So here is the gospel: plain and simple. Sin was passed upon all men by one man Adam, and death is a consequence of this sin (Rom 5:12). Mankind has an eternal destiny of condemnation and wrath - Hell - because of this sin (Rom 6:23). No matter what good works one might do we are still found sinners in the sight of our Creator God. And all unrighteousness and those who follow get indignation and wrath. We cannot be found righteous for by God’s law we are found sinners (Rom 3:19-20). If we have broken even one law we are found guilty. It is for this reason of not being able to create our own righteousness and being born in a sinful flesh that we need a savior (Titus 3:5). Christ is that Savior, God manifested in the flesh, sinless, died in our place on a cross 2000 years ago. Taking upon him the wrath and judgement that was intended for us sinners. And it is through his bloodshed, burial, and resurrection on our behalf that we are able to have peace with God and forgiveness of our sins (1 Cor 15:1-4, Col 3:14). This good news is unto all but only those that believe in it are made righteous in Christ (Romans 3:22). It is then after we have heard this good news of Christ’s righteousness available to us freely, that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit and we are now part of Christ’s body the church (Eph 1:13) There is nothing that we need to do, no good works that are required, and no bad works that can separate us from our new position in Christ (Romans 8:35-39). Faith and belief in this information from God’s word is the gospel. The gospel is not accepting Jesus into your heart. The gospel is not making him lord of your life, it is not saying a prayer and it is not being baptized with water. So next time someone asks you if you are saved. Give them the clear assured answer “Yes! And let me tell you why Find more free resources at www.graceambassadors.com
Jesus is coming, the season is now!! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! New channel here, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!
Beautifully written 🤩 Thank you 💖
Thanks to our Lord for your inspired words. God bless you my brother. I'm an italian child of God
@@dawnb8906 🙏
@@florianamontemitro6041 God bless you too!! 🙏
@@IsaiahEli Dear brother, with a very
beatiful and blessed name, please pray for me, for the the daily struggles against the flesh, I love our Lord Jesus and our Father, I pursuive the holyness and joy in our Lord above all. I owe a lot to John Piper for his teachings that made me grow up in the ways of God. Thank you my brother and God bless you 🙇🏻♀️🙏🙌
I'm from Nigeria 🇳🇬, this channel which I stumbled on while on sick bed has really helped me refresh in all ways of my life.
Pastor John has really preached the undisputed word of God in here.
Glory to God!
I hope to make heaven afterlife.
You will make heaven, trust Jesus!
God bless you!
Turn from sin and put on the Lord Jesus Christ!
Those who have the spirit are guaranteed heaven
This cannot be a coincidence. I’ve been going through some spiritual warfare and I called upon Jesus. He knows the problems that I have endured, and sent a gift in the form of a New Testament Bible with sections for which sins someone is struggling with. I had an addiction to pornography and I want to make sure I don’t slip back into it. I’ve been wanting to know how to become born again and now this video comes out. It’s a sign from God!
It is essential for you to be born again to have the Holy Spirit and the power that goes with that, to overcome those sins that beset us we need to be in that spiritual state. We can not enter the Kingdom of God until we are born again. When you seek Jesus with a sincere heart you will be saved...born again. Ask Jesus to set you free from every besetting sin , surrender your life to Him. He will put right desires into your heart and remove those that are not His will for youbut there may be some lingering temptations so resist them in Jesus name and do not look upon those things that would entice you and get rid of everything that is in your hioome pertaining to those strongholds.
Hi, I hope you’re doing well. I’m struggling too with images I list over and want to be freed by Jesus. I want to be sure that I’m born again. Help us heavenly Father, we need you. Thank you for my brothers and sisters fighting this battle.
This is so beautiful, the Church and the world needs to hear this again, and again 🔊🔊🔊
For they don't seem to know anymore...
Greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺 I stumbled on your site today Yey!! What a blessing it is love listening and learning congrats 👏 on week 500!!
thank you 🙏 blessings 😊
easy you are born again when the Spirit takes up permanent residence in your soul. he becomes one with you. Therefore he quickens you into the spiritual realm and transforms you from a dead state to an alive state with Christ.
Thank you. Please ask Pastor John in a follow-up "How do you gain assurance that you have in fact been born again?"
I struggle with the same thing
Me to.
@@Lakeslover1 g'day there
@@jamesdiamond2302 Hello 😀
The Lord bless you all. I praise God for you. Thanks to God for you and His son John Piper and God bless you
God bless you so much
This message is such a Blessing from God. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
thank you Lord for helping us when we couldn't help ouselves
I was born again on my 43rd birthday! I went to the Kingdom of Light and my soul freed from the dark and it was rejoicing and praising God! My ♥️ is now His ♥️ and when He commanded me to be baptized I was in a horse trough! All Glory to The Father! ✝️🙏
The light was brighter then the sun and a warmth I will never forget! The love is not describable in human capacity.
This made complete sense. Thank you so much.
Amen!
Ephesians 2 Grace is a gift Amen
You must let go of your emotional baggage. You must lighten up and be like a little child. You must be playful and see everything as new. You must see life with wonderment. If you have a lot of fear, you are not born again. If you are self-deprecating, you are not born again. If you believe you deserve eternal hell, you are not born again. If you judge othes and yourself, you are not born again.
You must enjoy life. If life is a drag, you are not born again.
Great explanation! Thank you!
John 3: 3 Amen
Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ like you would trust a parachute.
What do I mean by that? A parachute when used correctly when won’t stop you from falling but a safe landing is guaranteed. Our faith in Him is the same way, we will still fall but we have a safe landing. Meaning we will still fall (sin) but since we have Jesus then we will land safe in Heaven. There’s a big misconception that when you are saved you are “perfect” or “sinless”, that couldn’t be further from the truth, when you are born again you will lose your desire to sin, some people lose it right away some lose it in a short time, either way you will thirst after righteousness and you will despise all sin, especially the sin that is personal to you. Also, you have to repent every time you sin, cry out to God with godly sorrow. The perk about being born again is that you will not let every small thing go to the side like it’s no big deal, you’ll hold yourself accountable. Just keep repenting and trusting in Jesus, He knows your struggles and once you’re truly saved then you are always saved because you would rather die then take extreme pleasure in sin as you once did.
In simple words if every time you sin you are heartbroken and you will fight harder next time, and even succeed in saying “NO” to your sin then you are born again, especially if you pair that with righteousness. You’re patient, you’re loving, you are kind. You are keeping the commandments, and encouraging others to do so. Everything that God would approve of, do it!! You see someone struggling with depression, share the gospel with them and watch their life completely change! It’s beautiful!
Works on your own will not save you but a faith that lacks works is a dead faith because no one who truly loves the Lord will let everyone willingly sin. You’ll tell them out of love that they’re going down a dangerous path.
You and I all broke God’s law, that is a serious offence punishable by death (the second death). God’s law is so serious that we are murderers if we do much hated someone, it’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God! However there is good news, we are guilty but we are to be set free because our fine was paid. Jesus (God in the flesh) lived the perfect life that we could never live, died in the cross and on the third day He rose! He said before His Spirit left His body “It is finished”.
Your life is precious and you never know when you’re going to die! Trust in Jesus today and repent of your sins! Stay humble always! God bless you all!
Being born of water and Spirit is being baptized in water and Spirit. These are two parts of the one baptism that saves us.
Acts 2:38 is how we become born of water and the Spirit.
Aaaaamen 💯
Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.
The "word" here is this verse in greek is Rhema (not logos) It is the literal spoken word that one hears through the power of the Holy Spirit. I believe this is the "calling" that scripture speaks of
🙌🏼🥰
The Holy Spirit "makes alive" those who believe the Gospel message in 1 Cor. 15: 3-4.
That's not the gospel
Pure and simple believe in your heart the finished work of what Jesus Christ did on the cross for us sinners, like the thief on the cross that was crucified along with Jesus Christ, he believed, and the Lord said because you believed, you will be with me in paradise this day ... we are sealed in Him once we believe in our hearts that Jesus died for us, He paid our sin debt ... for the wages of sin is eternal death ... we can miss Heaven by 18 inches, just by believing only in our minds and not our hearts ... just that simple believe in your hearts ...
What about of the water??
First of all "we are not sinners by nature"
Yes we have a fallen nature which tends to sin but we always have a choice to make in regard to this. Man is born with a choice. We are not robots please. Sin is and has always been a choice. If we do not CHOOSE to sin then we cannot CHOOSE to be saved.
We are born with sin. Because of Adam and Eve. And we are sinners by nature. Because we are human.
since the Holy Spirit is beyond my control, why is it that i have to fight for faith? i know i can’t control or creat my faith, but i’m lacking assurance, it is a battle. if it’s a battle, is that me trying in vain to create faith?
Derek , if you’re reading this. What church do you go to in Seattle? I’m from Bellingham
It's sad that most people won't speak of the reception of knowledge???
So why dont you dont speak of it then. You have a channel.
Pastor John Piper the Saved by works preacher
YES. AMEN The saved by the works of the faith OF Jesus Christ. If His faith isn't working in you, He isn't in you.
Do we need to be baptized in order to be saved? If the answer is No,
Can you explain me, what is born of water means?
I'm sorry i watched this video, but i didn't understand, maybe it because it's my second language.
I believe the water mentioned in John 3 is talking about baptism. In the book of Acts, everyone who became a disciple was immediately baptized. Peter told people to repent and be baptized in Acts 2:38. Romans 6 tells us that we are raised out of the baptismal water to "newness of life" (sounds like new birth to me).
Romans 6:4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Baptism isn't a work that earns us salvation, but it does appear to be the moment we are born again. Galatians 3:27 says we are baptized into Christ. The idea that baptism is just a public declaration of faith isn't taught in the Bible. All of the references to baptism in the Bible show us that it is the first thing a person does when they want to follow Jesus.
That is why I think the water in John 3 is referring to baptism.
Thank you for Both of your replies, but I'm still confused as both of you have different answers, anyway thank you for your time.
I believe that born of water is the physical birth that we all experience. The first thing that happens is a woman's water breaks then comes the physical birth. You can not be born by the spirit unless you are first born of the flesh. Hope that this helps.
The belief that baptism is necessary for salvation is also known as "baptismal regeneration." It is our contention that baptism is an important step of obedience for a Christian, but we adamantly reject baptism as being required for salvation. We strongly believe that each and every Christian should be water baptized by immersion. Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection.
Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation. To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus' death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ's death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus' death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus' payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation.
Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate baptism as a requirement for salvation. However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses. Scripture does not contradict Scripture. In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith.
If baptism is necessary for salvation, why would Paul have said, “I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius” (1 Corinthians 1:14)? Why would he have said, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17)? Granted, in this passage Paul is arguing against the divisions that plagued the Corinthian church. However, how could Paul possibly say, “I am thankful that I did not baptize…” or “For Christ did not send me to baptize…” if baptism were necessary for salvation? If baptism is necessary for salvation, Paul would literally be saying, “I am thankful that you were not saved…” and “For Christ did not send me to save…” That would be an unbelievably ridiculous statement for Paul to make. Further, when Paul gives a detailed outline of what he considers the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), why does he neglect to mention baptism? If baptism is a requirement for salvation, how could any presentation of the gospel lack a mention of baptism?
Baptism is not necessary for salvation. Baptism does not save from sin but from a bad conscience. In 1 Peter 3:21, Peter clearly taught that baptism was not a ceremonial act of physical purification, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. Baptism is the symbol of what has already occurred in the heart and life of one who has trusted Christ as Savior (Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12). Baptism is an important step of obedience that every Christian should take. Baptism cannot be a requirement for salvation. To make it such is an attack on the sufficiency of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
@@jonathanharness2962 Thank you so much, i understand:)
"born of water" was not explained. 😢
***PLEASE READ***
Pastor John, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, I have a thirst for the Lord and his wisdom, and I delight in keeping his commands. I come from a Christian household but was luke warm until about 5 yrs ago, I’m now 30 yrs old. I recently messaged a friend, that I have seen at our church before, to point out her fault. She posted an extremely provocative image of herself in social media. As scripture says, I pointed out her fault just between the two of us, in a very gentle fashion. And also in her bio says “God first” and then the pic of her half naked right after. She said thanks for your opinion and said that I judged her and that she is right with God in her heart. I responded with what I thought was appropriate scriptures
Proverbs 11:22
2 Timothy 4:3
Titus 1:16
Matthew 18:15
She then blocked me.
I later told my wife and she was upset that I did this, did I do something wrong? Please help me see if I went about this the right way, and how should I approach this next time, thank you!
"This life is a transition to another life. To come into this world, you are born into a life from a life. You go through this life and enter into another life. People think of lifetimes only in terms of visitation rights to this planet, but you go from life to life, context to context. Why is the future relevant here? Why are these spiritual things so important? This life is preparation, like childhood is preparation for adulthood. Adulthood is preparation for your Spiritual Family, who will be waiting for you when you arrive and pass through the thin membrane that separates these two realms of existence."
*From a free online book Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 13: Spiritual Community* Warm recommendations to take a look!
The Gospel = Good News
1. Believing that God risen Christ on the third day from his tomb
2. Confessing that Yeshua is Lord and Savior
3. Becoming Baptized in Water.
4. Live a Godly Lifestyle
5. Keep his commandments
6. Repent for your sins daily and pray
7. Have Faith Trust and Believe
Even those who are believers will not make it
Because they cannot follow 1 - 7 above.
Heaven is Paradise filled with God love
No Pain, Diseases, Disorders, Health Problems
Everyone is in perfect health
Yes you are able to eat and etcetera
-
Hell is the opposite
Which is pain, agony & suffering
-
It's the separation from God
The Most High True God of Israel
Does not dwell in Hell
Hell is in the shape of a human body
There are different areas
Based on sins, Hell is more hotter then the Sun
The Pain is unbearable
All those who are in Hell
Are being tormented forever
With no rest for all eternity
All that go to Hell
Know the reason why they ended up in this awful place.
-
There is no water, food in Hell and etcetera
It's pitch black down there
Even more darker you won't be able to see
The screams from the people
is so unbearable
-
People who are in Hell
Thirsted for water, Jesus taught us that water is life.
Breathing in Hell is like a person on earth
Drowning in the Water
-
People souls in Hell still have their 5 body senses
1. Touch
2. Hearing
3. Smell
4. Taste
5. Touch and etcetera.
I'll give you an example, If you had a cut on your finger
On earth you will only feel it in that area of your body
But in Hell, that little cut will feel like every inch
of your soul has been cut all over.
People souls in Hell, Are drained of human strength
Doing basic tasks, Are almost impossible down there.
-
Yes, everyone has a mind
In Hell, with a memory of everything
They have done on Earth.
Hell was made for Satan and his Angels
For sinning against God
Sin has made man-kind go to Hell
That's why The Most High God
Sent us Jesus to save us from this place
Called Hell, He defeated sin and death.
-
Yeshua. "Jesus" Purpose on the Earth - Verses Below.
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
New International Version
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 14:6
King James Version
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
-
There is no way around him, Jesus is the only way to Heaven
Salvation is a free gift from God.
If you are willing to take it
In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the "saving [of] human beings from sin and its consequences, which include death and separation from God" by Christ's death and resurrection, and the justification following this salvation.
-
True repentance which is only accepted by Christ...
You have to come to Christ with a true repentance heart
By confessing and asking for forgiveness of your sins
Turn away from your sins and by stopping them
Live life Holy - day by day.
WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
You are born again when you are like Jesus. Then you are sinless
1 John 2:
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
We must be born again!
Then Jesus has baptized you with the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit do not let you sin anymore!!!
To become born again you have to repent and ask Jesus forgiveness for your sins or ask Jesus in your heart!
A really born again Christian has no future sins!! He is perfect, righteous and the light of the world.
Please study : 1 John 3, Romans 6:6, Romans 8, Gal 5, Eph 4 , Eph 5 and Titus 2:14!
I’ll give you my testimony:
16 May 2011 , I asked Jesus in my heart.
I was ill at the time.
Overstrained or burne out and very restless.
I then felt a vibration going through my body from my head to my toes. Immediately afterwards I became very calm.
The next morning I was again very restless.
This lasted about a week.
I then had a dream that I lived in a prison.
And a voice then said to me that the devil had to get out of me.
I then prayed for the devil to leave me.
Immediately afterwards I felt that same vibration from head to toe again and at the end of it a voice said: you are now free! and now start reading the bible.
Suddenly I felt a lot of peace and love.
I was changed from a sinful, selfish person to a born again Christian with a lot of love for the other. And experienced a lot of rest.
When Jesus has made you free, you are free from sin and free from death.
Afterwards my illness was the best thing that happened to me.
"how ever it happens"
why can't it be the circumstances that God puts us in the touch us and drive us to yield to the Holy Spirit's conviction and the gift is the synergistic circumstances with the Holy Spirit that drive us to love and humility? Young children and poor people come to Christ in higher percentages. Just wondering. There's clearly a mystery to the spiritual mechanism here.
Which way glorifies God the most? Clearly it's God's election rather than semi-Pelagian self-election
Piper does not seem to realize it, but 1. Peter 1, 23 and James 1, 18 with Romans 10, 17 teach that faith precedes regeneration.
See also John 20,31 and Colossians 2,12-13 which teach us, that we have been raised or have life THROUGH faith, not unto faith.
I would like with respect give you my view and then urge you to look at it from this perspective when you further engage the Word. Regeneration and faith (which implies obedience to Jesus as Lord) happens at the same time but the latter cannot happen without the former. See the words of Jesus in John 3. You cannot see nor enter the Kingdom without being born again / born from God. Born of water and Spirit refers to Ezekiel 36 v25 to 32. It is the new covenant. See Hebrews 8.
@@vdmerwejo
I strongly disagree. I also want to encourage you to think about the scriptures i have listet.
It is the word of God which has to be preached in order to create faith in those who hear (Romans 10, 17). Those who believe and come to Christ will be regenerated / receive new eternal life (see also John 5, 24-25). How else can Peter declare that man is born again by the word of God in 1. Peter 1, 23 ?
In John 3 Christ teaches Nicodemus about the kingdom of God, because he wants to ask Christ exactly about it. The Jews at that time had a certain temporal expectation of the kingdom of God (see Luke 17, 20 and 19,11). But as we know, they had no idea what the kingdom of God really is. Christ explains indirectly that the kingdom of God is something supernatural, eternal, spiritual (from above), and one must be born again (from above or born spiritually) to see it, to grasp it, and to have a part in it. The text is not directly about believing in him and the order of believing and regeneration. Christ does not explain until John 3:16 that by believing in Him one has eternal life, which is the life which beginns with regeneration. Nicodemus will have known that the true kingdom of God lasts forever and that those who share in it also live eternally. In order to be born again and have this new, eternal life in the Spirit, you must believe in Jesus Christ.
I agree that Ezekiel 36:25 and following are related to John 3. In verses 25-27 we see that the reception of the Holy Spirit is connected with and causes regeneration. The NT is crystal clear that the Spirt (and thus regeneration) is received when man comes to faith in Christ, i.e. at conversion (see Acts 2, 38, Galatians 3, 14 and Ephesians 1, 13).
The word of God stands above our systematic thinking. God bless.
@@kelvinwitt4377 Thank you for your reply! I have read all those verses you posted. I believe that a person in their fallen state has no capacity to turn to God. It is only God that can make us alive and that those people are elected by God (see Ephesians 2, Romans 9, John 17). We fortunately do not have to agree. I pray that the Holy Spirit will attest to the truth within us.
@@vdmerwejo Without doubt, your worshiping the vain imaginary autonomous free will of the natural man. Faith is a fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, FAITH.
Unless God's effectual grace visits a sinner, and through the new birth makes him a completely new creature, with a new heart of flesh and a desire to deny our will for the will of God, then that sinner remains in his sins.
SAVING FAITH of Christ proceeds our own faith in His faith.
This is a really challenging time for me and my siblings. We are close to vacating our rented apartment which my parents rented before they passed on a few months back. Our landlord has no ears for excuses despite what we’ve been going through. I have school projects at hand and facing risks of dropping out Please help me whichever way. I know it’s really shameful to ask for help on here but I have no option and can’t keep mute any longer. I have seek help from family and friends and those around me and no one has come to my aide. Please I genuinely need help as I am currently thinking of giving my life up so as to sleep off and never wake up to see this dilemma. Having to eat once a day is a miracle. I have never been through such when I had my parents I never knew life could be this difficult please I really need help.
Praying for you🙏🏼! Your life will get better. Seek the Lord in hard times because He is near. Please keep going, God can help you!
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” -Psalms 34:17
We all go through something that's life
Don't give up your life, That is the easy way out that leads to Hell
For those who take their life, Are still dealing with those issues in Hell
The Gospel = Good News
1. Believing that God risen Christ on the third day from his tomb
2. Confessing that Yeshua is Lord and Savior
3. Becoming Baptized in Water.
4. Live a Godly Lifestyle
5. Keep his commandments
6. Repent for your sins daily and pray
7. Have Faith Trust and Believe
Even those who are believers will not make it
Because they cannot follow 1 - 7 above.
Heaven is Paradise filled with God love
No Pain, Diseases, Disorders, Health Problems
Everyone is in perfect health
Yes you are able to eat and etcetera
-
Hell is the opposite
Which is pain, agony & suffering
-
It's the separation from God
The Most High True God of Israel
Does not dwell in Hell
Hell is in the shape of a human body
There are different areas
Based on sins, Hell is more hotter then the Sun
The Pain is unbearable
All those who are in Hell
Are being tormented forever
With no rest for all eternity
All that go to Hell
Know the reason why they ended up in this awful place.
-
There is no water, food in Hell and etcetera
It's pitch black down there
Even more darker you won't be able to see
The screams from the people
is so unbearable
-
People who are in Hell
Thirsted for water, Jesus taught us that water is life.
Breathing in Hell is like a person on earth
Drowning in the Water
-
People souls in Hell still have their 5 body senses
1. Touch
2. Hearing
3. Smell
4. Taste
5. Touch and etcetera.
I'll give you an example, If you had a cut on your finger
On earth you will only feel it in that area of your body
But in Hell, that little cut will feel like every inch
of your soul has been cut all over.
People souls in Hell, Are drained of human strength
Doing basic tasks, Are almost impossible down there.
-
Yes, everyone has a mind
In Hell, with a memory of everything
They have done on Earth.
Hell was made for Satan and his Angels
For sinning against God
Sin has made man-kind go to Hell
That's why The Most High God
Sent us Jesus to save us from this place
Called Hell, He defeated sin and death.
-
Yeshua. "Jesus" Purpose on the Earth - Verses Below.
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
New International Version
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 14:6
King James Version
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
-
There is no way around him, Jesus is the only way to Heaven
Salvation is a free gift from God.
If you are willing to take it
In Christianity, salvation (also called deliverance or redemption) is the "saving [of] human beings from sin and its consequences, which include death and separation from God" by Christ's death and resurrection, and the justification following this salvation.
-
True repentance which is only accepted by Christ...
You have to come to Christ with a true repentance heart
By confessing and asking for forgiveness of your sins
Turn away from your sins and by stopping them
Live life Holy - day by day.
We're not born again, we are new creatures in the body of Christ.
Rightly divide what was for israel and what is for us.
Well, according to calvinists God looks down and picks people out of the crowd by chance and lavishes them with love and salvation. According to non calvinists God sends his word out and his word does not return void which is a bible verse from the word of truth, the bible, the word teaches that were all sinners and nobody is good enough. The word also teaches that God sent jesus to die and be buried and then rise again on account of our sin. The word also sais that God loved the world so much that he gave his only son that WHOSOEVER believes in him will never perish but have everlasting life. Being born again is believing the true gospel of jesus christ. Note 1 peter 1:23 where it sais that people are born again by the living word. Jesus christ is the word! The bible sais that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. If you want to be born again, hear the word! Its simple.
After hearing the word then what next? Is hearing and believing termed as being born again?
What should happen to me to confirm that I am born again?
@@Believingitright do you really think im going to respond to that trick question? Why dont you just accept what the bible sais. Or are you trying to defend a subjective systematic thought process. Listen, if I had God all figured out, then i wouldnt really see a need for him. Would i?
@@FloridaMarlinWrangler If only you were born again, you wouldn't have dodged my questions?
It's more than obvious that you're talking of what you don't have a first hand experience with.
Where's the zeal, joy and pride of sharing your spiritual birth?
How should we pray for an unbelieving family member knowing that the Spirit blows where he wants?
Bc God's Word tells us that it is His will that "none should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). So by the Holy Spirit, who reveals the mind of God to us (1 Corinthians 2:10&11), we pray that God's will be done (Matt 6:10) in the lives of those we love.
Thank you! Amen and Amen@@codeN_8
"How Are We Born Again?"
Kind Sir...it took me 70 yrs; to really understand "Born Again"...
...For the bible does not "Directly" explain what it is; nor how to become "Born Again". However, "Indirectly", it does explain it. But: one has to do a LOT of studying; AFTER praying to Jesus ONLY; to give us Wisdom, Understanding and the Truth.
For without Jesus (who IS God), through His Holy Spirit, there is NO way to figure it out; because satan won't let us understand it! So here's what it is. First: read John 3:3-5; where Jesus says, in "Crystal Clear" terms, that one MUST be Born Again; in order to go to Heaven.
And in John 3:15 and 16 Jesus tells us: HOW to get the Holy Spirit; to give us a "NEW Birth". So...when ANY one believes; that Jesus IS the same God that Noah and Abraham worshiped! Then, the Holy Spirit causes us; to have a new "Heavenly Spiritual Birth". (NOT a new flesh birth). When that happens, we are a member of Jesus' "Kingdom" forever. Proof?...
John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish (in hell), neither shall any one pluck them out of my hand.
And we WILL go to heaven; no matter whatever we do. AKA: OSAS*!
Meaning: we are part "Flesh" and part "Spiritual"; until Judgment Day. Then Jesus removes our fles beingh; and we become a 100% Spiritual being forever; with Jesus as "One" Forever! Praise His Holy Name.
End of Story and I rest me case...
...In any case kind Sir, Please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN!
* "Once Saved, Always Saved". Which MOST Christians deny this. How Sad! May Jesus have mercy on them; for letting satan to brain-wash them. AMEN!
Jesus is clear how we are born again.
Heathen can't be saved nor born again period
They made a movie about Matt Damon getting baptized
It’s called
“Bourne Again”
We are born again through baptism John 3:5.
Maybe you have to say "hoces pocus"?
God Bless. I will pray for you. Amen.
Piper needs to drop the 16th century Augustinian predestinationism from his theology
It will still be in the Bible if he does
@@macumus Lol it’s not in there
@@macumus Use your brain 🧠
@@macumus Calvinism is man’s theology, based on the Bible, re-injected back into the Word of God in a wicked way
(Romans 11:1-2) I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
God hath not cast away his people which he "FOREKNEW"
(Romans 8:29) For whom he did "FOREKNOW" he also did predestinate to be CONFORMED to the IMAGE OF HIS SON
Predestination - now have a seat
The only way is when the semen comes to the womb off the woman, spark of energy appears in there, that the spirit with all the information for life, stay on the bright side.
When Jesus stated: that which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit - he meant that some people have a natural spiritual ability to return to their original spiritual-emotional awareness in which they were conceived - and in later years - can be reborn - take on new spiritual mental awareness in the same spiritual conception - and thereafter live - and evolve - and work from it.
Their original spiritual-emotional awareness of conception will become the platform for their spiritual journey.
Those conceived only of "fleshly lustful desires" find it difficult to perceive any "truth" beyond the evidence of their ears - eyes - touch and smell.
If we doubt the foregoing - pause and reflect on the undeviating principle of existence: ALL CREATION IS GOD made visible.
You’re wrong
John, it’s been almost two years since you penned your disastrous take on the 2020 election. Is there anything you’d like to restate in, perhaps, less angry terms? When you accused the prolife community of presumption for actually thinking the lives of babies were of greater importance than your personal, subjective evaluation of pride, well, that was mean. Angry. Pure nastiness. Ever wish you could do a retake? Or are you wanting to double-down on your condemnation of prolifer’s?
Nobody is here for this.
@@penguinusrex It amazes me the extent you’ll go to ignore the crisis around you. You fiddle while Rome burns. This week marks the one year anniversary of our disastrous pull out of Afghanistan. 1,000 Americans are still there, John. The Afghani church is in hiding, if it even exists. Of course, we are still funding abortions worldwide. We are spoiling for war with a nuclear power. Inflation is at an all-time high. Fentanyl and child sex slaves come in freely on the southern border. (100,000 Americans were killed by Fentanyl last year.). Transsexualism is lauded. And you, dear John, somehow wash your hands of the whole mess. You, who dissuaded people from voting for a man through whom the church, country and even world was mightily blessed. You were so upset over his purported boast-sin you were blind to the blessings that rained down on us through his term. And now we are paying the price of what should we call it, your stupidity? Temerity? Hubris? Yes, hubris. You were so cock-sure your analysis was correct you put it out days before the election. What I find incredible is you prayed a beautiful supplication to God, in Jesus’ name, for Trump when he was elected in 2016 (see below). God graciously answered your prayers in ways almost too miraculous to believe. (Who would’ve guessed Roe would be overturned as a direct result of Trump’s leadership?) Did you ever get down on your face and thank God for His grace-filled answer to that prayer? (As you will recall, this prayer came directly on the heels of your article “How to Live Under an Unqualified President”. You had no concept of how God loves to use the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. Feeling confounded, John?). www.desiringgod.org/interviews/john-pipers-prayer-for-president-trump
The Gospel:
Plain and
Simple
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent
beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your
minds should be corrupted from the simplicity
that is in Christ.” - 2 Corithians 11:3
Ask someone today if they are saved and
you will most likely hear responses like these:
“I have accepted Jesus into my heart.” Or “I
have made him Lord of my life.” “I’ve been
baptized.” “I said a prayer.” Sounds all good
and churchy don’t it; but it is difficult to de-termine whether or not a person actually
knows the gospel that saves them. These useless phrases don’t describe a thing about what
the gospel is and has left a devastating effect
of people not knowing what it is that they are
saved from nor how they are saved; which
leaves a more serious effect of people questioning their salvation.
Let’s not muddy the simplicity of salvation that is in Christ with vague church
sounding phrases that do not communicate
anything. But rather present God’s word with
clarity and assuredness. So here is the gospel:
plain and simple.
Sin was passed upon all men by one man
Adam, and death is a consequence of this sin
(Rom 5:12). Mankind has an eternal destiny of
condemnation and wrath - Hell - because of
this sin (Rom 6:23). No matter what good
works one might do we are still found sinners
in the sight of our Creator God. And all unrighteousness and those who follow get indignation and wrath. We cannot be found
righteous for by God’s law we are found sinners (Rom 3:19-20). If we have broken even
one law we are found guilty.
It is for this reason of not being able to
create our own righteousness and being born
in a sinful flesh that we need a savior (Titus
3:5). Christ is that Savior, God manifested in
the flesh, sinless, died in our place on a cross
2000 years ago. Taking upon him the wrath
and judgement that was intended for us sinners. And it is through his bloodshed, burial,
and resurrection on our behalf that we are
able to have peace with God and forgiveness
of our sins (1 Cor 15:1-4, Col 3:14). This good
news is unto all but only those that believe in
it are made righteous in Christ (Romans
3:22).
It is then after we have heard this good
news of Christ’s righteousness available to us freely, that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit
and we are now part of Christ’s body the
church (Eph 1:13)
There is nothing that we need to do, no
good works that are required, and no bad
works that can separate us from our new position in Christ (Romans 8:35-39).
Faith and belief in this information from
God’s word is the gospel.
The gospel is not accepting Jesus into your
heart. The gospel is not making him lord of
your life, it is not saying a prayer and it is not
being baptized with water.
So next time someone asks you if you are
saved. Give them the clear assured answer
“Yes! And let me tell you why
Find more free resources at
www.graceambassadors.com