John Piper in his book, Finally Alive, lists eleven signs of the new birth from I John.
1. Those who are born of God keep his commandments (I John 2:3-4, 3:24).
2. Those who are born of God walk as Christ walked (I John 2:5-6).
3. Those who are born of God don't hate others, but love them (I John 2:9, 3:14, 4:7-8, 4:20).
4. Those who are born of God don't love the world (I John 2:15).
5. Those who are born of God confess the son and receive (have) him (I John 2:23, 4:15, 5:12).
6. Those who are born of God practice righteousness (I John 2:29).
7. Those who are born of God don't make a practice of sinning (I John 3:6, 3:9-10, 5:18).
8. Those who are born of God possess the Spirit of God (I John 3:24, 4:13).
9. Those who are born of God listen submissively to the apostolic Word (I John 4:6).
10. Those who are born of God believe that Jesus is the Christ (I John 5:1).
11. Those who are born of God overcome the world (I John 5:4).
I would add two more.
Those who are born of God know they are sinners and flee to Jesus when they sin (I John 1:8-2:2).
Those who are born of God believe that Jesus came in the flesh (I John 4:2).
I would also add to his number three that the emphasis in I John is on loving the brothers, that is other Christians. Of course, John is not excluding loving our enemies and pagans, but that is not the emphasis in I John.
"And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of the battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."
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Let the saints be joyful in glory, let them sing aloud on their beds, let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind the kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron. Psalm 149:5-8
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