CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: Are You Really Born Again - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The speaker urges listeners to confront the inherent corruption within their own flesh, comparing it to that of anyone, including criminals. He emphasizes that true salvation requires a radical realization, echoing Paul's declaration that nothing good dwells in one's flesh. This deep self-awareness is necessary because without it, one will remain in a superficial understanding of Christianity and fail to desire true salvation.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Is your flesh the same as a suicide bomber's?The speaker argues that everyone's flesh comes from Adam and is identical in nature, even if upbringing or background has protected some from doing outward evil.
No good thing dwells in the fleshQuoting Romans chapter 7, the speaker warns that without realizing the true terror of one's condition, a person will settle for superficial Christianity and remain unsaved.
The doctor's responsibility to tell the truthComparing his role to a doctor delivering a cancer diagnosis, the speaker states his responsibility is to make the truth clear so he is free from everyone's blood.
Do you honestly know you have no good thing in you?Challenging superficial confessions, the speaker asks listeners if they truly know down to their core that their flesh contains zero good, just as the apostle Paul testified.Romans 7:18
Why complete salvation requires seeing your needJust as a patient must believe they have cancer to get on the operating table, a person must see that their flesh is no better than a terrorist's to desire complete salvation from sin.
Jesus died for sinners, not for ChristiansRecalling a conversation with a nominal Christian couple, the speaker emphasizes that coming to Jesus as a religious Christian leads to eternal loss, while coming as a rotten sinner brings salvation.
Speaking straight to ensure clarityThe speaker explains that while he cannot force anyone to be born again, he speaks bluntly to ensure no one is left in doubt about what true conversion means.
You cannot look down on anyone if you know your fleshRealizing that everyone's flesh is equally corrupted prevents a person from looking down on others, much like two people living in the same slum cannot look down on each other.
A key test of whether you are truly savedThe speaker states that secretly feeling superior and thinking 'I am not like them' is a clear indication that a person does not truly believe their flesh has no good thing in it.
The kindergarten lesson of the parable in Luke 18Concluding this foundational lesson, the speaker points to Jesus' parable in Luke 18 directed at those who trusted in their own righteousness and looked down on others with contempt.Luke 18:9
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: Are You Really Born Again - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://www.cfcindia.com/sermon/are-you-really-born-again
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The speaker urges listeners to confront the inherent corruption within their own flesh, comparing it to that of anyone, including criminals. He emphasizes that true salvation requires a radical realization, echoing Paul's declaration that nothing good dwells in one's flesh. This deep self-awareness is necessary because without it, one will remain in a superficial understanding of Christianity and fail to desire true salvation.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Is your flesh the same as a suicide bomber's?The speaker argues that everyone's flesh comes from Adam and is identical in nature, even if upbringing or background has protected some from doing outward evil.
No good thing dwells in the fleshQuoting Romans chapter 7, the speaker warns that without realizing the true terror of one's condition, a person will settle for superficial Christianity and remain unsaved.
The doctor's responsibility to tell the truthComparing his role to a doctor delivering a cancer diagnosis, the speaker states his responsibility is to make the truth clear so he is free from everyone's blood.
Do you honestly know you have no good thing in you?Challenging superficial confessions, the speaker asks listeners if they truly know down to their core that their flesh contains zero good, just as the apostle Paul testified.Romans 7:18
Why complete salvation requires seeing your needJust as a patient must believe they have cancer to get on the operating table, a person must see that their flesh is no better than a terrorist's to desire complete salvation from sin.
Jesus died for sinners, not for ChristiansRecalling a conversation with a nominal Christian couple, the speaker emphasizes that coming to Jesus as a religious Christian leads to eternal loss, while coming as a rotten sinner brings salvation.
Speaking straight to ensure clarityThe speaker explains that while he cannot force anyone to be born again, he speaks bluntly to ensure no one is left in doubt about what true conversion means.
You cannot look down on anyone if you know your fleshRealizing that everyone's flesh is equally corrupted prevents a person from looking down on others, much like two people living in the same slum cannot look down on each other.
A key test of whether you are truly savedThe speaker states that secretly feeling superior and thinking 'I am not like them' is a clear indication that a person does not truly believe their flesh has no good thing in it.
The kindergarten lesson of the parable in Luke 18Concluding this foundational lesson, the speaker points to Jesus' parable in Luke 18 directed at those who trusted in their own righteousness and looked down on others with contempt.Luke 18:9
