“The purpose of God's Word is to transform people in every country and every century into the image of God.” — David Platt Copy Share Image
People who claim to be Christians while their lives look no different from the rest of the world are clearly not Christians — David Platt Copy Share Image
To be a Christian is to be loved by God, pursued by God, and found by God. — David Platt Copy Share Image
To be a Christian is to realize that in your sin, you were separated from God's presence, and you deserved nothing but… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Peruse the Christian marketplace, and you will find a plethora of books, songs, and paintings that depict God as a loving Father. — David Platt Copy Share Image
The journey begins, though, with understanding what it means to be a christian. To say you believe in Jesus apart from conversion… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Every Christian has unique opportunities to engage the most pressing social issues of our day by praying, proclaiming the gospel, and participating… — David Platt Copy Share Image
By God’s design, he has wired his children for spiritual reproduction. He has woven into the fabric of every single Christian’s DNA… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Do you believe that Jesus is worth abandoning everything for? Do you believe him enough to obey him and to follow him… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the way we have subtly and tragically taken the costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience… — David Platt Copy Share Image
This is how God works. He puts people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his… — David Platt Copy Share Image
A high view of God’s sovereignty fuels death-defying devotion to global missions. Maybe another way to put it, people, and more specifically… — David Platt Copy Share Image
The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Consider the cost when Christians ignore Jesus commands to sell their possessions and give to the poor and instead choose to spend… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Whereas disinfecting Christians involves isolating them and teaching them to be good, discipling Christians involves propelling Christians into the world to risk… — David Platt Copy Share Image
On popular issues like poverty and slavery, where Christians are likely to be applauded for our social action, we are quick to… — David Platt Copy Share Image
As Elisabeth Elliot points out, not even dying a martyr’s death is classified as extraordinary obedience when you are following a Savior… — David Platt Copy Share Image
[...]there is no injustice in God. The injustice lies in Christians who possess the gospel and refuse to give their lives to… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every lost person this side of hell. — David Platt Copy Share
He (Jesus) came so that we might receive new life through supernatural regeneration. — David Platt Copy Share
The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price. Following Jesus… — David Platt Copy Share
Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the whole point… — David Platt Copy Share
What if the word of God was enough to inspire passionate worship among his people? — David Platt Copy Share
“Disciples like Peter, Andrew, James, and John show us that the call to follow Jesus is not simply an invitation to pray a prayer;… — David Platt Copy Share
“Note the contrast, however, when you diagnose the problem biblically. The modern-day gospel says, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your… — David Platt Copy Share
And ultimately, If you sin against an infinitely holy and eternal God, you are infinitely guilty and worthy of eternal punishment. — David Platt Copy Share
Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change our affections. — David Platt Copy Share
Jesus came to live the life we could not live and to die the death we deserve to die. — David Platt Copy Share
The Bible clearly reminds us that left to ourselves, we would be lost forever. — David Platt Copy Share
The boss says that games in hand are no good unless you turn them into points. What he's getting at is that games in… — David Platt Copy Share
God beckons storm clouds and they come. He tells the wind to blow and the rain to fall, and they obey immediately. He speaks… — David Platt Copy Share