The Bible is not a book of principles to live by but rather a Person to live for. Mark Driscoll More Quotes by Mark Driscoll More Quotes From Mark Driscoll Fear is vision without hope. Mark Driscoll without-hope vision Fear is not always a sin but it always is an opportunity. Mark Driscoll sin opportunity You aren't what's been done to you but what Jesus has done for you. You aren't what you do but what Jesus has done. What you do doesn't determine who you are. Rather, who you are in Christ determines what you do. Mark Driscoll done jesus christ The truths of Christianity are constant, unchanging, and meant for all people, times, and places. But the methods by which truth is articulated and practiced must be culturally appropriated, and therefore constantly translated. If doctrine is constant and practice is constantly changing, the result is living orthodoxy. Mark Driscoll doctrine practice people It is imperative that Christians be like Jesus, by living freely within the culture as missionaries who are as faithful to the Father and His gospel as Jesus was in His own time and place. Mark Driscoll christian father jesus You have to laugh at yourself. Otherwise you'll waste all that great material. Mark Driscoll laugh-at-yourself waste laughing Married life can seem as if it's only five days long. The first day you meet, the second day you marry, the third day your raise your children, the fourth day you meet your grandchildren, and the fifth day you die first or bury your spouse to go home alone for the first time in many years. Mark Driscoll home children years Worship is living our life individually and corporately as continuous living sacrifices to the glory of a person or thing. Mark Driscoll sacrifice glory worship In marriage we have a duty to God, our spuses, the world, and future generations. But we are sinners. A husband and wife need to acknowledge that when the Bible speaks of fools, it is not just speaking about other people, but about them as well. Even the wisest among us has moments of folly. So God gives us spouses to serve as wise friends by praying with and for us, attending church with us, speaking truth, and providing Scripture along with good books and online classes, lectures, and sermons to nourish fruitfulness in our lives. Mark Driscoll husband wise book Any religious person who says he does not really need human friends because God is his Friend is calling God a liar because He's the One Who says we also need human friends. Mark Driscoll religious doe liars I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty. Mark Driscoll honesty study heart Women will be saved by going back to that role that God has chosen for them. Ladies, if the hair on the back of your neck stands up it is because you are fighting your role in the scripture. Mark Driscoll roles fighting hair An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself - self-discipline , self-control. Mark Driscoll self animal men We need to pay attention to the questions non-Christians are asking, and the conversations that Christians are having. Mark Driscoll christian attention needs I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin. Mark Driscoll sin essence want Who you think you are is what compels you to do what you do! Mark Driscoll thinking Everything in the service needs to preach - architecture, lighting, songs, prayers, fellowship, the smell - it all preaches. All five senses must be engaged to experience God. Mark Driscoll smell prayer song Gentleman, it is a terrifying thing for a woman to trust a sinful man. Mark Driscoll gentleman men We're not to follow our hearts, we're to guard our hearts. Mark Driscoll heart The problem with criticism today is that is instant, constant, global and permanent. Mark Driscoll problem criticism today
