Finally Alive
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
When Jesus said to Nicodemus, 'You must be born again', the devout and learned religious leader was unsure what Jesus meant. It would seem nothing has changed. Today 'born again Christians' fill churches that are seen as ineffectual at best, and even characterised by the 'mosaic' generation as 'unchristian'.
The term 'born again' has been devalued both in society and in the church. Those claiming to be 'born again' live lives that are indistinguishable from those who don't; they sin the same, embrace injustice the same, covert the same, do almost everything the same.
Being 'born again' is now defined by what people say they believe. The New Testament however defines Christians very differently.
"When Jesus said to Nicodemus, "You must be born again" (John 3:7), he was not sharing interesting and unimportant information. He was leading him to eternal life... If he does that for you (or if he already has), then you are (or you will be) truly, invincibly, finally alive." John Piper
Customer Reviews
Are You Born Again?
I did not plan on reading this book until Tim Challies, my favorite Christian blogger, listed it as one of his top nine books of 09 and said it was possibly his favorite book by Pastor Piper. This 200 pager is divided into fifteen chapters which are organized into five sections:
I. What is the new birth?
II. Why must we be born again?
III. How does the new birth come about?
IV. What are the effects of the new birth?
V. How can we help others be born again?
Although Finally Alive is not one of my favorite Piper books, it is a great book covering a topic that we all need to understand. There are many people calling themselves Christians who have not experienced a spiritual transformation. For many years I was one of these unregenerated cultural Christians who simply wanted a ticket into Heaven. True Christians are born again and do not exalt the world and the things of the world above the gospel of Christ. Our problems and the problems of this world are a heart problem. Jesus is the only way to fix this problem and the solution is to be born again. If you want to make sure you understand what it means to be awakened to new birth, I highly recommend this simple to read but deep book.
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3