Hello again, thank you for listening to Aspastor John with long time pastor and author John

Piper.

I'm your host, Tony Ranky.

Today we have a question about John Piper's best selling book Don't Waste Your Life

and it comes to us from a listener named David.

Hello Pastor John, like so many others, I thank God for your labors and his word to bring

clarity on a wide range of biblical topics.

My wife and I listened to the vast majority of solid joys, devotionals and Aspastor John

episodes and we have learned a great deal from each of them.

Over the years I pondered Galatians 220, it appears to teach that the person I was an

Adam is dead and the risen Christ is now doing the living in my earth and vessel.

Would this be your understanding also and if so, might it be appropriate to modify your

book title to Don't Waste His Life?

In what sense is the life we now live really calling for his full life to manifest through

us and to break through our limitations and doubts and fears?

What would you say to David?

I would say yes, yes, yes.

When I say to Christians, Don't Waste Your Life.

This means Don't Waste Christ's Life, that is in fact what I mean.

So yes, I didn't make the connection, so thank you.

I didn't make the connection with Galatians 220, like you did, but that is exactly right.

Let me read it so people are up to speed with what we're talking about.

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