My identity and my security are not in my spiritual progress. My identity and my security are in God’s acceptance of me given as a gift in Christ. J. D. Greear More Quotes by J. D. Greear More Quotes From J. D. Greear Lord, as You have been to me, so I will be to others. As I pray, I'll measure Your compassion by the cross and Your power by the resurrection. J. D. Greear resurrection compassion praying In a post-Christian, skeptical age, love on display is the most convincing apologetic. J. D. Greear age-love apologetic christian A Christianity that does not have as its primary focus the deepening of passions for God is a false Christianity, no matter how zealously it seeks conversions or how forcefully it advocates righteous behavior. J. D. Greear passion focus doe Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria J. D. Greear satan temptation trying As we see the beauty of God and feel His weightiness in our hearts, our hearts begin to desire Him more than we desire sin. Before the Bible says,"Stop sinning", it says,"Behold your God". J. D. Greear worship desire heart Surveys show that more than 50 percent of people in the U.S. have prayed the sinner's prayer and think they're going to heaven because of it even though there is no detectable difference in their lifestyles from those outside of the church. On this issue- the most important issue on earth- we have to be absolutely clear. We need to preach salvation by repentance before God and faith in the finished work of Christ. J. D. Greear differences prayer thinking Getting doctrine right is a matter of life and death, but holding that doctrine in the right spirit is essential too. A great deal of damage is done by those who hold the truth of Christ with the spirit of Satan. J. D. Greear damage-is-done life-and-death essentials We are changed not by being told what we need to do for God, but by hearing the news about what God has done for us. J. D. Greear news done needs The amount which you understand the gospel is measured by your ability to be joyful in all circumstances. If you grasp what a treasure the presence and acceptance of God are, then even when life goes really wrong you will have a joy that sustains you, because you’ll recognize the value of what you have in Him. When life punches you in the face, you’ll say, ‘But I still have the love and acceptance of God, a treasure I don’t deserve.’ And the joy you find in that treasure can make you rejoice even when you have a bloody nose. You have a joy that death and depravation cannot touch. J. D. Greear acceptance faces joy We may not be worthy to be forgiven, but He is worthy to forgive us. J. D. Greear forgiving worthy may When we realize how great a debt we owe to God, we become willing servants, eager to be poured out for God and His Kingdom. J. D. Greear debt christian god True worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God. J. D. Greear delight worship reason Repentance is belief in action. J. D. Greear repentance belief action Satan's most effective weapon is to take our eyes off of what God has declared over us in the gospel. J. D. Greear satan weapons eye Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: J. D. Greear asking heart jesus Things like radical generosity and audacious faith are not produced when we focus on them, but when we focus on the gospel. J. D. Greear radical generosity focus Don’t feel your way into your beliefs; believe your way into your feelings. J. D. Greear feelings believe way Often the strongest evidence of my growth in grace is my growth in the knowledge of my need for grace. J. D. Greear growth grace needs What would your prayers look like if you believed that the cross really was the measure of God's compassion for someone? J. D. Greear compassion prayer looks Being converted to Jesus is learning to so adore God that we would gladly renounce everything we have to follow Him. J. D. Greear renounce adore jesus
