Oh amen amen

Keep Growing brother I'm also weak but i live in the Hope of becoming strong and mature someday and more than that in the Hope of Salvation Hope of the day when Christ will come and take away all of us with Him. GOD BE WITH YOU AMEN❤✝️

@@standforchrist1980 Bless you. Thanks.

Yes.

“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12:9-10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ when we’re still in this world, we can’t be perfect with this flesh in us, we might be getting better but not perfect but the Good news is that HIS Grace, HIS Power, will work through us is in the weakness, and so we can do His will pursue living in God, abide in HIM ( John 15 ), Good sees our heart not our perfection, HE is the only perfect ONE. Wait until the time is come, when HE come back for the 2nd time, no more flesh, but fully living in the Holy Spirit, live with perfection in heaven just like HIM God bless you brother 😇❤️‍🔥

🙏 ameeeen

Amen

Why’d you put the blind man there, is it because you don’t know where God is taking you, you just trust Him while doing good?

Amen!

Actually, no one deserves Christ. Did Christ deserve to become man? Did Christ deserve to live as a common person, being the son of a carpenter? Did Christ deserve to have an unfair trial by the Sanhedrin? Did Christ deserve to be crucified for having done no sin? Don't we deserve death by penalty of sin? Don't we deserve wrath because God's justice demands it? Don't we deserve to be forgotten by God because we're much much less significant, almost worthless? The answers to those questions (no, no, no, no, yes, yes, yes) are evident, yet the fact that reality is not that for the one who puts his/her trust in Christ alone and faith in the saving grace of God. Yet what makes it so has nothing to do with us---why in spite of these rhetorical questions Christ still came to earth, lived a perfect life that no one could, and died in place of sinners who would believe in Him so they would have life---it has everything to do with the character of God and who He is. Look to Christ, not yourself, if you want to begin to have understanding. Look to Christ and see Him as how the Bible portrays Him. Look to Christ. There is nothing in you that would merit Christ's death. Who is Christ then? John 1:1 What is God's heart toward us? John 3:16 How did Christ live on earth? Matt 20:28 What did Christ's death accomplish? 1 Peter 2:24 Now look to Gal. 2:15-21. Verse 21 indicates that it was necessary for Christ to die, because righteousness comes through and from Him. Why? Read 1 Cor 1:20-30. In the wisdom of God, the only way to the Father and to be declared, not become, righteous is Christ (John 14:6), where we have access to eternal life. Christ imputes his righteousness onto His followers. Why? Read Eph 2:1-10. Verse 7 and 8 tell us the reason, that Christ "may show us the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus", and those He predestined and redeemed by grace are saved through faith, which is not our own doing but the gift of God. In the end, Christ died so that we may enjoy Him forever and that He is to be glorified. John Piper puts it this way: The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. How does that happen? Look to Ezekiel 36:25-32. Verse 26 is the clearest. "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." A promise from the Old Testament is fulfilled through Christ, who is the cause of spiritual regeneration. This verse is dear to me, and I love the promise He holds in it. You probably have these thoughts going about in your mind, or maybe something else. Let me ask; is it that: Are you choosing to willfully sin against God? Are you delighting in your sin? Are you darkening your heart and understanding despite having knowledge of Christ? Take a look at 2 Cor 13:5-9 and think about it. Examine yourself and pray about it. It is a grace from God to be able to identify where your heart is as you described. The one you're sorry to isn't the people who you confess too, nor is it yourself. Let me know if you have questions or what you're thinking through with a reply. Praying for you.

I recall Romans 5:20 and I quote Rom 5:20 ISV Now the Law crept in so that the offense would increase. But where sin increased, grace increased even more, There is no escaping the grace of God. Psa 34:8 ISV Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

@@JonCChan good answer 👍

God has forgiven you sister! Embrace Him and His forgiveness

“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103:8-17‬ ‭KJV‬‬ The Lord is merciful to those that truly love him and want to obey him from the heart!

He knew what we are going to do but he doesn't force us to do it, so we have to held accountable for what we did.

AMEN, tell me about it

@@arpitjoseph9168 hang in there bro, keep fighting, keep failing and keep fighting again. Pray without ceasing... It's a life long battle.. and with God all things are possible. Just take one day at a time..tc

God just put it in my mind cuz i messed up yesterday and didn't repented with Godly sorrow.

Obedience is the way to go, I agree with you. But "living in sin" as mentioned in the video is not living for God at all, no need to even talk about being forgiven yet at this point. Because repentance is required for forgiveness and ongoing sin contradicts that (Romans 6:14). This message is not really sound teaching (e.g. it twists 1 John 1:8 to make a point about going on sinning every day). It most likely only gets people to be and stay "double-minded," but no one can approach God that way (e.g. James 4:8). Peace to you!

"Trust and obey!" Great song. I heard it some time ago for the first time at church.

​@@yestothetruthit's impossible to repent of sin until you are forgiven. An unsaved person who doesn't have the power of Christ can't change. So don't say "don't talk about forgiveness". Luke 5:22 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Important note, repentance isn't even an action. By definition it means to change your mind

@@glershnern5300 If you are going North on a highway and you change your mind about that, do you still keep going in the same direction? Will you be precise and say what kind of change of mind repentance is? Repentance is preached for the forgiveness of sins. How did you come up with that position that forgiveness is granted without repentance? ‭‭Luke 24:46-47 [46] and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, [47] and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ‭‭Acts 2:38 [38] And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. If you can't relate to the sense of these scriptures, I'd say that's very serious.

I struggle with assurance so bad bc I look at my disgusting sin

You will be Saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand.

Amen! 👍

I think the key word in Mr. Pipers comments is the word "had", meaning past tense. Could you imagine Paul saying this same thing while continuing to persecute those you followed Christ?

Explain what that means since you know 10:18 so well.

@@kathleenwharton2139 that is a great explanation. However , we need to remember my friend we all have a sinful nature , and until the day we die we will have errors and temptations and we will still fall short. We don’t want to at all , but we do … Romans 7:18-20. However , I do agree with you that when we keep striving and keep walking in the Spirit we will overcome sin . It is truly amazing ! But there have also been times I’ve made the mistake again .

I’m so sorry for the sadness you have faced, I watched my mom go through the same thing with my sister. Keep praying, even when it’s dark ❤.

What comes first? (1) Regeneration (2) Repentance

Minia Zion , me too . I’m glad I seen this video today , kinda like an answered prayer for me . Time to rest from worry . God Bless .

@john piper Thank you! I will do what I can to make the Lord's plan happen. God bless you thank you for your prayers. This has helped my faith that much more.

@david Jeremiah is there a way I can contact you and we can talk about this more?

I recommend you lookup this message on KZfaq: _"Born Again Through Repentance And Faith"_ by Zac Poonen. You can start listening to the full message at 23:38 exactly. Make sure you follow God's precepts to be born again and be sure of it. Peace to you!

Every single time I read the different posts about pastor john, all of the comments are usually the same thing over and over.,

Praise GOD the Father!

You will be Saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand!

That's not what Jesus Christ taught because we are all fallen sinners and we cannot save ourselves. We are saved by grace through faith. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast." If you were right then Jesus wouldn't have had to come and die on the cross.

Hear God's Word Thats Christian BS. I believe Jesus. He came to save us from our sins and brought us commandments to Obey. And when we obey them we will be free from sin. You will be saved from sin..when you stop sinning. You do not follow Jesus. I don’t know who you are following. Somebody else obviously.

Hear God's Word That is NOT what Jesus Taught. Jesus Said to Obey Gods Commandments and Seek Him for Help.

@@kathleenwharton2139 you seem to think you can be saved without the Gospel. He saved us from our sin by dying on the cross. The Jesus you follow clearly isn't the Christ so no wonder you're so confused.

Tap the top left of the video. There will be three dots. Click those, then you will get a window that allows you to add subtitles :)

@@prodigaldawtr7907 Thanks for the help Cassy. I kinda meant that they should write their own captions for the show. The automatic subtitles generated by Google's AI are - weirdly enough - in French (at least on my device). Cheers once again.

you can read the audio transcript via the URL in the video description!

@@clarisyeo2921 Thanks!

You will be Saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand.

@@kathleenwharton2139 we all sin every day. I sin every day even if I don't want to. But I ask for forgiveness and ask God to make me a better Christian.

@@kathleenwharton2139 1 John 1:8-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Don't worry man he is always with us keep on going he is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness the fact that you're there the holy spirit has guided you to be here listening to this podcast. Keep your head high man. ❤

You will be Saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand. Piper hasn’t got a clue what will happen in the new earth. He is Not God.

Max... do you have any SCRIPTURE that teaches God CHANGES our rewards based on our daily actions... that was the premise of the video. And that is not Biblical. --------- Unless you have some SCRIPTURE that teaches it is Biblical? ----------

You will be Saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand.

bisrat With Jesus Help..you certainly can!

bisrat Exactly! So what is your beef?

Joshua Theo... since salvation is "eternal" life - what part of "eternal" can be lost? Of course your second statement was more problematic as MANY unsaved "tares" in the church THINK they are saved (they call Jesus their Lord) and yet they were NEVER one of His Sheep. ----------- Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ------------

@@kathleenwharton2139 ------------------------ 1Jn_1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. -----------------------

We are Saved from sin when we stop sinning. It is not the hard to understand.

Max... you actually said (and I quote) "... so God has to REVISE HIS PLAN for us..... What kind of nonsense are you thinking child? Do you REALLY believe something you do was not known before you were born (and was PART of His Plan). -------------- Do you REALLY think that you (a puny little mortal) can make God "revise His plan" Please tell me you misspoke and realize that YOU do not make God do anything. ----------------- Php_2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. -----------------

On the level of damaging God's plan for our lives, see Luke 7:30: 'But the Pharisees and teachers of the law rejected God's plan [boule] for themselves, not having been baptized by him [John the Baptist].' The Greek word I have translated by 'plan' here is boule, which is best translated as 'plan' or 'purpose' in this context. Most English translations have one or other of these English words in this verse. The verse clearly implies that the Pharisees and teachers of the law not only didn't LIKE God's plan but that they didn't DO his plan.

@@maxaplin4204 .... Max, if you are going to make an analogy you have to do apples to apples. When you compare apples to oranges you are only building a strawman. ------------------ When you compare Pharisees to the saved "wheat/sheep" of the church you are making a strawman. If you compared Pharisees to the unsaved "tares" in the church (sown by Satan) THEN you MIGHT have a valid analogy. -------------------- Remember child, the Bible separates all people into three (3) categories. If you do not discern the CONTEXT of a passage (which group is in view) than you have no hope of understanding the MEANING of the passage: -------------------- (1) The saved "wheat/sheep" in the church sown by God (2) The unsaved "tares/goats" in the church sown by Satan (and children of Satan) (3) All the lost souls OUTSIDE the church (also children of Satan) like Jews and Moslims and Buddhists and Hindus and Atheists and Agnostics and Humanists and Pagans and Satanists ---------------------- So your analogy above applies to ONLY (#3) above and SOME (#2)... because some of the unsaved tares do actually LIKE God's plan and they do actually TRY to repent. ------------------------ Just a perspective of WHY it is always important for a preacher to show the CONTEXT of the passage before trying to understand the MEANING of the passage. --------------------------- So you Pharisee analogy applies to all of group (#3) and some of group (#2) but NONE of group (#1) ------------------------------

Best simple explanation I’ve heard so far

@@christopherstevenson4823 its my life haha. I'm learning that I must do what He wants, regardless of whether I enjoy it or not. I've sought other alternatives, but He closed every door I tried to open. The only way out is through Edit: and His plan is really good too. It's just not MY plan, and my heart naturally rebels against it because I am a control freak

plyzwthsqrlz I swear you so used to being in control of everything and to give up control to him completely is hard but like you said worth it and the best and because of that he gives us what we need and the desires of our heart

I think God sometimes drags people into doing what he wants kicking and screaming. But usually he allows us to use our wills to reject him. On one level God's will is always done. But on another level God allows us to go against his will.

@@maxaplin4204 My point is that ultimately God's will gets done regardless of rebellion or not. You're talking about a relatively temporary act of rebellion vs. the large picture of God's Grace and Sovereignty. Our existence is a blink of an eye compared to Him, but our purposes can still be fulfilled by God whether we know it or not. We are characters woven into the story that is determined, written, and published by God. Am I saying free will is an illusion? Yes and no. Free Will exists to magnify our joy in Christ through willful participation with the Lord, or increase our depression/anxiety through willful rebellion toward God. But to think that we can change the narrative by our actions is arrogant and erroneous. Put it simply, the beginning and end is written. Free will affects your enjoyment of the journey. Edit: I have plenty of stories as examples, but what I said IS Biblical and shown through the story of Jonah

Eileen, The answers can be found in Romans Chapter 8. Pls read the whole chapter and meditate on it.. ...if you live in the flesh, you will die but if by the Spirit , you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live! (Verse 13). How to live? The answer is to die all day long, everyday of your life...(verse 36). And experience the joy of victory and the freedom that the Holy Spirit gives everytime He kills the deeds of your sinful flesh.. But keep on reading the Words of God because it is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6.17)...

God Never ordained you to sin. God gives us free will and you will be saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand.

Eileen Saldana You are Not like Jesus until you Obey Gods Commandments. Jesus Obeyed Gods commandments. You are Not going to be Holy..until you do the Work.

@@kathleenwharton2139 nice and concise! I often stop and consider 'who is going to make the best choice for this situation ... Me, or God? '.

Jennifer Thomas Obey Gods Commandments and Seek Jesus for your Help. He explains this all in the First seven chapters of Matthew.

Such as?

@@Charles.Wright without going into too much detail, Mr. Piper's teachings are founded on the principle that we're set free by the very truth we reject, receive salvation by grace through election without the demonstration of faith and forgiveness without repentance.

Tom Morrow are you Muslim, because repentences and works are a judaizers concepts. We trust in the blood of Jesus Christ not Allah.

@@irsshill4502It seems you have been deceived into accepting the false gospel of conversation in favor of the true gospel of transformation. Yes, we're justified by what Christ DID on the cross, but we're sanctified by what He's DOING in us and through us. To accept the sacrifice of the Lamb without applying the blood to the doorpost of our heart is tramping the blood of Christ underfoot (Hebrews 12:26-29).

Tom Morrow No, you have been deceived just as the Galatians were, you are justified by the law and not by Grace. You have more faith in the law my brother, our God already died for us. It is his blood and what he did for you, remember Abraham dont be Agar son.

Hello. No your life is not ruined! You will be amazed what Jesus can do when you submit to Him. I will pray for you. X

I’ll pray for you too! Strive to believe in Jesus, sin doesn’t love us but God loves us...

I want to see your channel Amen

You will be saved from sin when you stop sinning. It is not that hard to understand.

@@kathleenwharton2139 Actually no. Noone will ever stop sinning. You will be saved from your sins when you repent and put your faith in Christ alone

@@ramalamadingdong2124 exactly! Amen

Joel Bouse Exactly! I repented..And I Obey Gods Commandments with Jesus Help. The devil would certainly want you to believe you can never stop sinning. You are his perfect candidate.

Go back. Run. Go back.

You have a chance. Go back

I recommend you lookup this message on KZfaq: _"Born Again Through Repentance And Faith"_ by Zac Poonen. You can start listening at 23:38. Peace to you!

I’m struggling too, but I also know I wanna keep pressing into God to change me. Keep getting back up brother. Keep reaching out to God.

Just like how we drift into the sea, may the Lord be your island. For when you have wandered far, let him be your security and your anchor. Reject things that are provoking you to sin and reach out to God. Continue praying, reading His word and day by day continue to ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen you day by day.

Wayne, please lookup this message on KZfaq: _"Born Again Through Repentance And Faith"_ by Zac Poonen. You can start listening at 23:38. Follow God's precepts to be born again and be sure of it. Peace to you!

If you believe that the LORD JESUS is the MAKER of everything NEW. 2Cor.5:17

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Because, it's a bunch of bullshit!

You can know. Believe his word. Believe as best you can and ask him to help your unbelief. Father, help Alexus to know the love of Jesus. Show him the way and enable him by the power of your Holy Spirit to know that he is forgiven. Amen