Reckoning with Personal Failure

Ask Pastor John
Episode: 1625
Transcript: www.desiringgod.org/interview...

[@colbymedeiros7233]

“The Evidence of being a Christian is not that there are no tactical defeats in the war, but that you keep fighting till the promised victory is given” ~John Piper

[@freedomstream1506]

@@johnpiper8306 ^^^ Nice try, but If you're really John Piper I will eat a bug. LOL! "Those children are so much ill now..." WTF? Dude, delete... no one's buying your bs.

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Thank God we are saved because of who He is, not what we do.

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Amém 🙏

[@youbetyourwrasse]

We are loved not because we are loveable, but because that is the nature of God.

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AMEN

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Truth

[@JesusizmyLordandSavior]

Nothing we go through is ever wasted with God!

[@doughaynes1048]

God is in control from beginning to end Amen

[@realitywins6457]

“The evidence that you are a Christian is not there are no tactical defeats in the war but that you keep fighting until the promise is given.”

[@PeaceFan1]

Hi Christians Friends, I have HEART Issues.. I cussed at a driver in my car the other day and I was So Ugly and I SOO Need to get rid of that ugliness in my heart.. Please Pray for me!! I want GOODNESS and LOVE to come out of my Heart, NOT Evil .. Please Help Me, JESUS!!!!

[@SolidPain6624]

Sometimes you will stumble. Pray that you have more patience! It’s progress, it doesn’t always happen quickly! Keep praying for God to lead :)

[@doughaynes1048]

Blessings to all watching this video with Gods endless love joy compassion grace Amen

[@judiesuh6858]

Amen~ I pray the same for you🙏🙏

[@deemisquadis9437]

Learn your lesson and walk on, you never fail when you learn. 😊❤

[@Richie016]

In a renewing spirit of God, as a Christian, Christ lives within God's believers.

[@noahradtke4250]

I just bought Owen’s book...I need those diamonds! Thank you for the recommendation, Pastor John! I owe much of my theological love and Christian walk to God’s work in and through you.

[@commoveo1]

Thank You. God Bless ❤️

[@johnpiper8306]

Beloved ❤️, I don't know if you have a child or you are looking to get a child please don't skip this message without donating anything to the MD. If you can't make support or you don't have just share will help create more awareness to the foundation, this may not be the first time you are seeing this kind of message.... Please donated in life of a baby's suffering through cancer in Goodness motherless foundation. Those children are so much ill now they have tried alot of medication, treatment and consultation still nothing happened. Their situation is getting worst each day by day in life of motherless home 👏🙏🙏🙏 doctor said he needed to go on a surgery most Of the children. Children are all battling for their life now 😭😭😭 I couldn't get requested amount needed. You can join hands together for this donation now 😭, please help the motherless baby's. Nothing is too small your assistance will be rewarded in heaven. As you help this poor children your child will never witness this in life. With faith, as I Rise my hands toward heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Contact or WhatsApp the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details [phone] tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (Zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God blessing will never depart from you and your family. God bless you....

[@MarcosSoni]

I have a personal playlist called “Words for Life,” to encourage my mind and heart to dwell on the deep truths of God, especially as fighting indwelling sin; this video will be added. This is indeed one of the harder truths to believe, especially these days. We live in a world where perfectionism, in greater society, is implicitly demanded and failure as unredeemable. We sometimes believe that Christians walk on a higher plane, or assume our fellow brethren do the same, after justification. However, Piper reminds us well of the Great War on sin, the promised victory, but also, balancing expectations that we are going to have some defeats. Yet, Christ is faithful, and holds promises for today. I also recommend JC Ryle’s book, “Holiness,” which is very encouraging, readable, yet deep.

[@stephenblackwell8486]

Couldn’t have been said any better Piper....I believe true believers definitely understand where you are coming from.🙏🏻

[@robertgoff7581]

Thankful for the providence of God! I really needed to hear this!!

[@madelynfranklin7076]

Wow! My friends and family had a conversation about this very topic! This is awesome and I love how Pastor John explains this!! This passage is one of the most comforting for me! And it was one of the deepest conversation we had and it blessed us all so much! Praise God!!

[@theparkswayenterprisesllc262]

Thank you for taking us to our Lord Jesus Christ University Dr. Kim

[@reemsuekar8112]

Thank you.

[@jewishbride5010]

I bind one to accept failure in cases where things can not be undone by foolish decisions in my life, the lives of my family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, acquitances, opponents and the body of Christ while binding to hell one not owing one's own mistakes, binding to hell every unequal yoke and common share with anyone not accepting failure in cases where things can not be undone because of foolish decisions while lacking to own one's own mistakes, in accordance with this word and proverbs 28:13, james 5:16, 2 corinthians 6:14-18 in the name and blood of Jesus Christ, amen and hallelujah ❤! Thank you God!

[@Sams2Wavy]

Thank God for this o my God is amazing

[@johnpiper8306]

Beloved ❤️, I don't know if you have a child or you are looking to get a child please don't skip this message without donating anything to the MD. If you can't make support or you don't have just share will help create more awareness to the foundation, this may not be the first time you are seeing this kind of message.... Please donated in life of a baby's suffering through cancer in Goodness motherless foundation. Those children are so much ill now they have tried alot of medication, treatment and consultation still nothing happened. Their situation is getting worst each day by day in life of motherless home 👏🙏🙏🙏 doctor said he needed to go on a surgery most Of the children. Children are all battling for their life now 😭😭😭 I couldn't get requested amount needed. You can join hands together for this donation now 😭, please help the motherless baby's. Nothing is too small your assistance will be rewarded in heaven. As you help this poor children your child will never witness this in life. With faith, as I Rise my hands toward heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Contact or WhatsApp the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details [phone] tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (Zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God blessing will never depart from you and your family. God bless you..

[@JerubbaalgodSlayer]

I hope in God! He translated me from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His dear Son, so God can do it again & can continue to do so *1 Colossians 1:13.* 🇨🇦

[@J.O._comics]

Why am I a Christian? Sometimes I don’t know where this dirty road is taking me and I never can be sure of the reasons why. One time friends, I had a ma and I even had a pa. I came of age, and it was all downhill from there. I found a girl who I thought loved me, she cleaned me out and headed on the sly. I’ve been in a prison without walls or bars or guards. But now I’m out of prison, I’ve got me a friend to last. He doesn’t drink or cheat or steal and never lies. I tell him everything, and he has promised that no matter what happens, knowing me he’d never deny. Life is fleeting. It just seems easier to believe, than just waiting around to die.

[@zachcochran5056]

I thank God for men like John Piper

[@privatewars5039]

I just want that "boringness" of the bible & living "holy" to feel amazing again...though what differences will we have in pursing that....😣

[@danieldefonce]

Let your hunger and passion for the Holy One be rekindled by the inebriating knowledge that the Holy One is hungry and passionate for you-His friend, His beloved, His Eternal Bride. Realizing just how much God has been pursuing us will reinvigorate our pursuit of God through holy living, loving our neighbors, exploring the Bible, and worshipping our Lord in song, service, and sacrifice. Jesus died for us so the least we can do is live for Him! Ask for the Spirit to empower and impassion you to serve the Lord with gladness, faithfulness, and effectiveness, and He will :)

[@HearGodsWord]

Piper, Packer and Owen in one video :)

[@jamesalles139]

Amen.

[@johnpiper8306]

Beloved ❤️, I don't know if you have a child or you are looking to get a child please don't skip this message without donating anything to the MD. If you can't make support or you don't have just share will help create more awareness to the foundation, this may not be the first time you are seeing this kind of message.... Please donated in life of a baby's suffering through cancer in Goodness motherless foundation. Those children are so much ill now they have tried alot of medication, treatment and consultation still nothing happened. Their situation is getting worst each day by day in life of motherless home 👏🙏🙏🙏 doctor said he needed to go on a surgery most Of the children. Children are all battling for their life now 😭😭😭 I couldn't get requested amount needed. You can join hands together for this donation now 😭, please help the motherless baby's. Nothing is too small your assistance will be rewarded in heaven. As you help this poor children your child will never witness this in life. With faith, as I Rise my hands toward heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Contact or WhatsApp the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details [phone] tell him I sent you. For it is not by might nor by power but of the spirit saith the lord (Zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God blessing will never depart from you and your family. God bless you.

[@privatewars5039]

Im sure we all wish we had the ability to not sin, but i just think we have different journeys to have less sin, similar but same following the bible...its tasking to do in biased-to-sin flesh Carnal/flesh < will, spirit : overall

[@youbetyourwrasse]

"journey to less sin"? You could die any moment ... do you want to die a sinner and be judged a sinner? Why not just STOP sinning? It's you soul, but I'm jus sayin'.

[@privatewars5039]

@@youbetyourwrasse oh i guess that could be interpreted in alot of ways, i dont think the bible says we can be sinless, but the most we can do is sin on instinct without intention of aiding the impluse...what i meant

[@a.krishna3924]

When John talked abt Owen's book. Me: screw it, Imma read it and english is my second language yes I'm desperate enough to read a book using 1700 english

[@graywarden8340]

I plan on doing the same. How'd it go? useful?

[@a.krishna3924]

@@graywarden8340 very… years of questions answered

[@graywarden8340]

@@a.krishna3924 Wow! Years?! :0 Then that's Awesome you finally got answers to those questions! :) My turn to start mining I guess.

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@@graywarden8340 theres actually an abridged version that made the english more modern

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the book he described is online if you search the abbreviated title followed by pdf and save it to your books app 💡

[@carolinekaranja1503]

Owen and Ryan# - 6th volume the works of John Owens

[@colinluckens9591]

Isn't it possible to find a SHORTER SUMMARY of what Owen says in his book "INDWELLING SIN IN BELIEVERS"?? Because even with the modernised version, it still comes in at 200 pages!!!....

[@DF13939]

Then why do I make mistakes like spilling milk, dropping things, messing things up when I don't want to mess up? I don't want to mess up anymore!

[@natfelton7586]

What is the book called referenced? (With John Owen)

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THE NATURE, POWER, DECEIT, AND PREVALENCE OF THE REMAINDERS OF INDWELLING SIN IN BELIEVERS TOGETHER WITH THE WAYS OF ITS WORKING AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, OPENED, SHOWN, AND APPLIED WITH A RESOLUTION OF SUNDRY RELATED CASES OF CONSCIENCE BY JOHN OWEN

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The abridged version: Indwelling sin in believers

[@achristfollowingturnbullma8237]

I feel like the lord wants to vomit me out his mouth and simultaneously hide me. What do I do ? How do i stop hiding and have him not vomit me out his mouth ?

[@danieldefonce]

According to Holy Scripture and confirmed by the Holy Spirit, God desires no man to perish but for ALL to be saved-that includes you, Marcus. But what we also know from these two eternal Divine Gifts is that sin/evil has no place in God or His Bride (the Church), and that the Grace of Jesus is the only remedy for personal sin and human evil, yet our ongoing salvation journey via sanctification requires our continual submission to the Spirit of God, our cooperating with His Grace to root out all remaining sin/evil in our hearts, minds, and wills. Therefore, God wants to, and will, expel any residual perversion/corruption from His Body (the Church-you, me, and all other born-again believers) which is a work of divine grace that God invites each of us to participate in as co-ministers with Christ. And as God continues His work of grace within us, He gives us His sensitivity and revulsion toward sin/evil, especially that wickedness lurking within our lives. (Perhaps what you are feeling is not God’s revulsion with you, but really God communicating His revulsion of sin within you. Maybe, what God truly desires, is for both you and Him together to vomit unrepentant, deep-seated, sin/evil out of your life. Don’t hide any sin/corruption from His Presence. God wants to burn that darkness up with His Light, not you. He wants to clothe you in His marvelous Light, but that requires you to expose yourself spiritually to Him by throwing off the filthy rags of your flesh at the feet of the Cross of Christ. You must willingly cast those sins/fears/desires on the Cross and lay them on the altar to be consumed by the purifying fire of God. Yet, anyone, whether believer or not, who holds tightly to themselves rather than Jesus will be consumed by holy fire. That is to say, God will vomit us out of Himself if we are more interested in sin and committed to evil than to His Goodness and Love. It is indeed God’s good pleasure to give us the Kingdom, but not if we seek to find our highest pleasure and build our own kingdom a part from Him.) Yet, not only does God grant us hatred of evil, He also imparts to us the passion/will to fight evil and the spiritual power to overcome evil, in Jesus Name. However, we will only experience victory over evil/sin to the degree we surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit, deny our flesh in obedience to the Word, and deepen our satisfaction in God. Remember, as revealed to Paul the Apostle, God’s grace is sufficient for you, and, He Who began the good work within you is faithful to bring it to completion.

[@achristfollowingturnbullma8237]

@@danieldefonce thank you God the in-depth response may God bless you abundantly, this makes sense to me.

[@AL-fl5cj]

I am wondering since Paul didn't have a wife he did struggle with the dreadful sin of COVETOUSNESS. Rom. 7.7-8

[@AL-fl5cj]

Hi John, could you please send me the website so I can have a better understanding of what I an donating to because with all those errors in your wording I struggle to believe is really you.

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