The reason for your entire salvation, the design behind your deliverance, the purpose for which God chose you in the first place is holiness. Kevin DeYoung More Quotes by Kevin DeYoung More Quotes From Kevin DeYoung You can think too highly of your interpretations of Scripture, but you cannot think too highly of Scriptures interpretation of itself. You can exaggerate your authority in handling the Scriptures, but you cannot exaggerate the Scriptures authority to handle you. You can use the word of God to come to wrong conclusions, but you cannot find any wrong conclusions in the word of God. Kevin DeYoung scripture use thinking The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for God and hear more about all that God has already done for us. Kevin DeYoung done secret needs It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him. Kevin DeYoung pleasant encounters way In the world of perpetual outrage, people cannot see the difference between deflated footballs, a dead lion, and dismembered babies. Kevin DeYoung differences baby football Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience. Kevin DeYoung empowering grace doe There is no way to work your way to God. There is no way to climb up to heaven. There is only one way, and that is through Christ. Kevin DeYoung heaven way christ Why should we think that we wouldn't have a cross to carry? Are we somehow more deserving than our Lord? Kevin DeYoung crosses lord thinking If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will. Kevin DeYoung gods-will worship-god worship Scripture is profitable for training in righteousness. No one succeeds at the highest level in sports without working out. No one makes it in music without lots of practice. No one excels in scholarship without years of study. And no one makes it far in the school of holiness without hours and days and years in the word. You and I simply will not mature as quickly, minister as effectively, or live as gloriously without immersing ourselves in the Scriptures. We need the Bible if we are to be competent Christians. Kevin DeYoung christian sports school Busyness kills more Christians than bullets. Kevin DeYoung bullets christian God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness. Kevin DeYoung weakness glory shining When "everything is awesome" we may miss what (and Who) is truly deserving of awe. Kevin DeYoung awe missing may Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives. Kevin DeYoung pointing sin darkness Don't try so hard to be hip. When the Church finds out what is cool, it is not cool anymore. Kevin DeYoung hips church trying You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins. Kevin DeYoung christian remember promise No one in the history of the world has been more inclusive of repentant sinners than Jesus and no one has been more intolerant of sin. Kevin DeYoung sin world jesus Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else you like, with whomever you like, wherever you like, and you'll be walking in the will of God. Kevin DeYoung scripture jesus thinking It's not convincing to say you are a child of God if you have none of the characteristics of your Father. Kevin DeYoung characteristics father children It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and you’re set. But a moral checklist doesn’t take into consideration the idols of the hearts. It may not even have the gospel as part of the equation. And inevitably, checklist spirituality is highly selective. So you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced Styrofoam. But you’ve ignored gentleness, humility, joy, and sexual purity. Kevin DeYoung couple humility heart Biblical wisdom means living a disciplined and prudent life in the fear of the Lord Kevin DeYoung prudent biblical mean
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