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Messages by Desiring God

The Love of Human Praise as the Root of Unbelief

Messages by Desiring God

Desiring God

Christianity, Messages, Sermons, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Preaching, Desiring God, 163859, Religion & Spirituality, John Piper

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2009

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The dry root of unbelief is the desire for self-praise, but true faith seeks satisfaction in Christ, the fount of living waters.

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The

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scripture text for this evening's message is found in the Gospel of John chapter 5.

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I can do nothing on my own. As I hear I judge and my judgment is just because I seek not

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my own will but the will of him who sent me.

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If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not deemed true.

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There is another who bears witness about me,

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and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.

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You sent to John, and he is born witness to the truth.

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Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

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He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

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But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John.

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For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the father has sent me.

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And the father who sent me has himself borne witness about me.

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His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you do not have his word abiding in you for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.

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You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life and it is

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they that bear witness about me.

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And yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

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I do not receive glory from people, but I know that you do not have the love of God within you.

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I have come in my father's name and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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How can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God.

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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.

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There is one who accuses you.

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