“Minimizing the importance of transformed feelings makes Christian conversion less supernatural and less radical. It is humanly manageable to make decisions of the will for Christ. No supernatural power is required to pray prayers, sign cards, walk aisles, or even stop sleeping around. Those are good. They just don’t prove that anything spiritual has happened. Christian conversion, on the other hand, is a supernatural, radical thing. The heart is changed. And the evidence of it is not just new decisions, but new affections, new feelings.”

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About John Piper

Reformed Baptist theologian and pastor from the United States, active since the 1980s. He is best known for his influential writings on biblical theology, particularly his emphasis on the glory of God in all things, and his long tenure as senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. His work often explores the intersection of Christian doctrine and practical godliness.

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