Monday, February 09, 2009

evidence of new birth

Here's a great list by John Piper of 11 evidences of new birth found in 1 John:

Those who are born of God…

1. Keep his commandments (2:3-4; 3:24)
2. Walk as Christ walked (2:5-6)
3. Don’t hate others but love them (2:9; 3:14; 4:7-8; 4:20)
4. Don’t love the world (2:15)
5. Confess the Son and receive (have) him (2:23; 4:15; 5:12)
6. Practice righteousness (2:29)
7. Don’t make a practice of sinning (3:6; 3:9-10; 5:18 )
8. Possess the Spirit of God (3:24; 4:13)
9. Listen submissively to the apostolic Word (4:6)
10. Believe that Jesus is the Christ (5:1)
11. Overcome the world (5:4)

HT:PC

Can you find these in your life? Can you find an overabundance of things not consistent with this in your life?

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