We are not saved by mere decisions. We are saved by the sovereign work of God by his Spirit causing us to be born again, which brings into being a new creature who has new affections for God and less affection for the world. That’s salvation.
“If all you have is a decision for Christ and no delight in Christ, you don’t have Christ.”Salvation is not my brain doing what it can do by itself. My salvation is a miracle, wrought by the Holy Spirit upon me, doing what I cannot do for myself, bringing into being a new John Piper who has affections for God and is falling out of love with the world.
So, I’m not bringing you a message of happiness as the icing on the cake of decision. Rather, I want to persuade you that if you understand saving faith aright, then delight in God would be a part of the cake, not just the icing — not the caboose at the end of the train and not just something dispensable for stoical personalities.
