In the school of discipleship, suffering for Christ is never an elective course, but a required core class. Steven J Lawson More Quotes by Steven J Lawson More Quotes From Steven J Lawson Some Christians live in such fear, they act as if they believe in the sovereignty of Satan rather than the sovereignty of God. Steven J Lawson satan christian believe The essence of Christianity is centered upon the Lord Jesus Christ. The sum and substance of being a Christian is trusting Christ with the entirety of one's being. The height of the Christian life is adoring Christ, the depth of it loving Him, the breadth of it obeying Him, and the length of it following Him. Everything in the Christian life revolves around Jesus Christ. Simply put, Christianity is Christ. Steven J Lawson loving-life christian jesus It will cost you to follow Christ, but it costs even more not to follow Him. Steven J Lawson cost christ Jesus is not a good way to heaven, nor even the best way. He is the only way to heaven. Steven J Lawson heaven way jesus If your repentance has not changed your life, you need to repent of your repentance. Steven J Lawson repentance changed needs If you do not receive Christ as the Lamb who saves and delivers, you will face Him as the Lion who stalks and devours. Steven J Lawson lambs lions faces We do not sit in authority over the Scripture, the Scripture sits in authority over us. Steven J Lawson scripture authority The more we grow to know God, the more we realize how little we know of Him. Steven J Lawson knowing-god realizing littles If the Bible is what it claims to be, how can we allow it to remain on a bookshelf? Steven J Lawson bookshelves claims ifs We will never know how great God's love is until we first see how great our sin is. Steven J Lawson sin love-is firsts Hell is a real place, more real than the city in which you live, much hotter and more populated. Steven J Lawson hell real cities At the cross, the worst about us-our sins-was laid upon Christ, and the best about Him-His righteousness-was laid upon us. Steven J Lawson sin crosses christ A high view of God leads to high worship and holy living, but a low of God leads to trivial worship and low living. Steven J Lawson holy worship views The greatest work God ever performs was not the creation of the universe out of nothing, but is the new creation of saints out of sinners. Steven J Lawson creation-of-the-universe sinner saint Unless the Holy Ghost blesses the Word, we who preach the gospel are of all men most miserable, for we have attempted a task that is impossible. We have entered on a sphere where nothing but the supernatural will ever avail. If the Holy Spirit does not renew the hearts of our hearers, we cannot do it. If the Holy Ghost does not regenerate them, we cannot. If He does not send the truth home into their souls, we might as well speak into the ear of a corpse. Steven J Lawson home heart men With arms outstretched on the cross. Jesus took holy God in one hand and sinful man with the other and brought the two together. Steven J Lawson men hands jesus The Bible is shallow enough for a new believer to wade in, but deep enough for a theologian to drown in. Steven J Lawson shallow wade enough Church hoppers are like wandering dogs. If they are not regularly patted on the head, they will go elsewhere until they are. Steven J Lawson wander church dog If you are only born once, you will die twice. But if you are born twice, you will only die once. Steven J Lawson born dies ifs Where God has put a period, the devil puts a question mark, casting doubt. Steven J Lawson casting devil doubt
