The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The Heidelberg Catechism is like a refreshing bath with cool gospel water. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
When you share the gospel, you're not calling people to a better way of life, you're proclaiming to them eternal life. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Any gospel which says only what you must do and never announces what Christ has done is no gospel at all. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
As Christians living in changing times, we must keep three things open: our heads, our hearts, and our Bibles. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Is obedience what your church is known for? Is it what other Christians think of when they look at your life? Is… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Fueling all of our conflict against Satan is prayer: we are to pray “at all times in the Spirit” for the promotion… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Any gospel which purports to save people without also transforming them is inviting easy-believism. If you think being a Christian is nothing… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“This cannot be stated too strongly: From the very beginning, Christianity tied itself to history. The most important claims of Christianity are… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“We usually think of law leading us to gospel. And this is true- we see God's standards, see our sin, and then… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“There is a gap between our love for the gospel and our love for godliness. This must change. It’s not pietism, legalism,… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Defeatist Christians who do not fight against sins because they figure they were “born this way” or “will never change” or “don’t… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Sometimes Christians live in a terror of universal obligation: AIDS over here, people to be saved over here, a crushing sense of… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Scripture is profitable for training in righteousness. No one succeeds at the highest level in sports without working out. No one makes… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“We usually think of law leading us to gospel. And this is true—we see God’s standards, see our sin, and then see… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Passionate exhortation to pursue gospel-driven holiness is barely heard in most of our churches. It’s not that we don’t talk about sin… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“We need to saturate our minds and hearts with the riches of biblical theology, such that we think and act from a… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“stressing the necessity of personal holiness should not undermine in any way our confidence in justification by faith alone. The best theologians… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Do you know why so many Christians are caving on the issue of homosexuality? Certainly cultural pressure plays a big role. But… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Christianity loses its scriptural fidelity and internal power when it no longer affirms both sola fide and the necessity of obedience. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“A theologically astute, immature Christian is like a 5-year-old flying an Apache helicopter.” — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
If we aren’t prepared to be counter-cultural we aren’t ready to be Christians. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Sincerity is a Christian virtue, as is honesty about our struggles. But my generation needs to realize that Christianity is more than… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
When we use old confessions and catechisms, we help teach our people that their faith is an old faith, shared by millions… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Even though this seems rather plain, we Christians can easily become confused about what sanctification is. Instead of emphasizing its connection to… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Every true Christian should feel deep in his bones an utter dependence on God’s self-revelation in the Scriptures. Man does not live… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Christians work—they work to kill sin and they work to live in the Spirit. They have rest in the gospel, but never… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
If we are busy in a hundred good things - even great things, gospel things, glorious things - but don't sit at… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The man who attempts Christianity without the church shoots himself in the foot, shoots his children in the leg, and shoots his… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Worry about the future is not simply a character tic, it is the sin of unbelief, an indication that our hearts are not resting… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
There is nothing gray about whether a follower of Christ should see 50 Shades of Grey. This is a black and white issue. Don’t… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers.… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
Seek first the kingdom of God, and then trust that He will take care of our needs, even before we know what they are… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
There is no sin so prevalent, so insidious, and so deep as the sin of fearing people more than we fear God. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
“The pursuit of holiness is not a quixotic effort to do just what Jesus did. It’s the fight to live out the life that… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
Offendedness is just about the last shared moral currency in our country. And, I'm sorry, but it's really annoying. We don't discuss ideas or… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
The finality of Christs redemption for us is intimately tied to the finality of his revelation to us. . . . If we say… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
Everything before Jesus is preface. Everything after Jesus is appendix. Jesus is the story. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
Sometimes feeling overwhelmed is part of what it means to be a Christian. You can't bear somebody else's burden unless you are taking something… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
“Faith and good works are both necessary. But one is the root and the other the fruit.” — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share
