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    Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin With Superior Pleasure
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    Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin With Superior Pleasure

    Written by John Piper

    Narrated by Rob Lamont

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    The subtitle to this work, "defeating sin with superior pleasure," says it all.  There is godly pleasure in applying the faith that first saved us in everyday circumstances, defeating the unbelief and lies that Satan throws at us.  Fighting these lies, and the resultant anxiety, pride, impatience, and other sinful attitudes that trip us up, with what Piper calls "the purifying power of God's truth" blesses us with peace as we see God enabling us to live by faith in his promises and his grace.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateJan 12, 2007
    ISBN9781608140404
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    Battling Unbelief: Defeating Sin With Superior Pleasure
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    John Piper

     John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Providence. 

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    • 5/5
      Very helpful in dealing with different kinds of unbelief in life
    • 5/5
      SO much knowledge and insight! I definitely will listen to it again, or buy the book so I can makes notes. I highly recommend this audiobook to anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of living the Christian life.
    • 5/5
      Very deep and thoughtful insights into God's Word. Highly recommend!
    • 5/5
      It's a very good book with a biblical and interesting view of the subject: defeating unbelief. I read couple years ago in Portuguese, and now I listened in English. I recommend for all Christians.
    • 5/5
      This is the book I needed to read. Very inspirational and wonderfully written. Thank You
    • 5/5
      very practical and a must read for every believer who want to live holy for God
    • 5/5
      CellaRead17
      Could not put it down. The truth hurts but there's good news after the blow. Excellent
    • 4/5
      First of all, as he states in the preface of the book, this small book is a reprint of a portion of his earlier work, “Future Grace.” This writing is of great benefit for battling temptation because many times we sin because it offers a false happiness. Here John Piper cries out don’t believe the lie and settle for the crumbs off of Satan’s table. Piper explains that when we sin, we are believing a lie that there is more pleasure, joy, success, and happiness to be found in that sin than obedience to Christ. We succumb to the illusion that we are going to miss out. In fact it shows we don’t trust the heart of God. Therefore Piper’s premise is that when I sin I am disbelieving God’s promises to me and in turn offending a Holy God. The battle of unbelief with sin is a test of wither I cherish, prize, and trust God above all things so that we may not pursue sin. Piper does an excellent job showing the connection between this lack of faith and 8 specific sins outlined in the chapters: 1. Battling Anxiety 2. Battling Pride 3. Battling Misplaced Shame 4. Battling Impatience 5. Battling Covetousness 6. Battling Bitterness 7. Battling Despondency 8. Battling Lust Piper treats “unbelief” by providing scriptures and suggestions for battling the eight areas of “unbelief” that others have listed. When we wage war against such sins as anxiety, pride, shame, lust, despondency, and more, we are really waging war against unbelief. Sin’s power is broken when we have faith in God’s future grace. This term Piper uses in throughout the pages of the book “future grace” pertains to our desire to serve Him comes from what He has done not only for us in the past but also for what he will do for us in the future. This is what he has coined future grace and is the very thing that draws us to belief and binds us to the tassels of Jesus. The content of this book will help you and me to treasure God above all, believe his promises, and defeat sin for the Glory of God. The Battling Unbelief sermon series is available in mp3 for free at Desiring God Ministries.

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