There is a clear intent to keep Christian thinking out of the mainstream of the media and the nation's political life. Erwin W. Lutzer More Quotes by Erwin W. Lutzer More Quotes From Erwin W. Lutzer If there is one single reason why good people turn evil, it is because they fail to recognize God’s ownership over their kingdom, their vocation, their resources, their abilities, and above all their lives. Erwin W. Lutzer christian-inspirational evil people God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum. Erwin W. Lutzer choices temptation character If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of our indifference to its meaning and importance. Erwin W. Lutzer lords-supper live-for-today sorrow A Christian life based on feeling is headed for a gigantic collapse. Erwin W. Lutzer christian-life christian feelings Paul taught that religions evolved because man did not honor the true God. Because of rebellion, they "exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of the corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures." One characteristic of idolatry is that it always confuses the creature with the creator. Erwin W. Lutzer animal bird men Faith is only as good as the object in which it is placed. Erwin W. Lutzer objects Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure. Erwin W. Lutzer hallways doorways Each temptation leaves us better or worse; neutrality is impossible. Erwin W. Lutzer neutrality temptation impossible Only eternal values can give meaning to temporal ones. Time must be the servant of eternity. Erwin W. Lutzer servant eternity giving Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God. Erwin W. Lutzer emotional exercise heart Emotional peace and calm come after doing God's will and not before. Erwin W. Lutzer calm gods-will emotional God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good. Erwin W. Lutzer sovereign essentials use Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero. Erwin W. Lutzer hero christian world The man who commits immorality does so because he thinks it will maximize pleasure if he can minimize the pain by keeping it secret. Erwin W. Lutzer pain men thinking The ability to make judgments lies at the heart of Christian living. Unless we are able to judge doctrine, lifestyles, and entertainment, unless we are able to distinguish between outer appearance and inner character, we just might miss the purpose for which God placed us on this earth. We might end up accepting a stone for bread and a snake for a fish. Erwin W. Lutzer christian heart lying Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful. Erwin W. Lutzer powerful temptation christian Christianity spread rapidly during the first century because all Christians saw themselves as responsible for disseminating the gospel. Erwin W. Lutzer saws christian firsts Are we as willing to go into debt for the work of God as we are for a vacation to Hawaii? Erwin W. Lutzer hawaii vacation debt Thank God for the way He made you. You are special, distinct, and unique. You were not made from a common mold. Thank Him that you are special. Erwin W. Lutzer unique real friendship Children who are brought up with one parent or another parent or shared parenthood, when there has been a divorce and hatred within families, it breeds a tremendous amount of instability in the life of a child. And many of these children end up in the homosexual movement. Even if they don't, they take so much baggage into their marriages, that they are unable sometimes, at least theoretically unable, to stand against all of the cultural forces that would disrupt them and their families. Erwin W. Lutzer divorce hatred children
