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David Platt

(1966) Journalist

266 quotes in 942 categories

David Platt says that anyone who has found new life should share the gospel with those who have not. He warns that following Jesus can be risky, lonely, and costly, demanding a willingness to lose personal comfort. He also reminds that true faith isn’t earned by actions but by trusting God’s word.

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David Platt is a journalist, best known for Missions.

Quick Facts About David Platt

Born: June 10, 1966
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Missions

About David Platt

David Andrew Platt is an English retired football coach and former midfielder.

Quotes by David Platt

We have nothing to fear, because God is sovereign.

Fear

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The Life of Christ determines everything about us.

Christ

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The mega-strategy of Jesus: make disciples.

Disciple

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The primary reward of the gospel - God himself

Christianity

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Craig Bellamy's got pace, but he's also rapid as well

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We have an incomprehensibly great God!

God

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To be a disciple of Jesus is to make disciples of Jesus.

Disciple

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If there were 1,000 ways to God we would want 1,001.

God

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Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every lost person this side of hell.

Christianity

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We don't have stomachs for the things of this world because we have feasted on the goodness of our God.

Goodness

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Faith is the realization that God's pleasure in you will never be based upon your performance for him.

Faith

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“God has designed us to depend on His Word to lead his people in ways that are utterly disproportionate to who we…

Disproportionate

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The dangerous assumption we unknowingly accept in the American dream is that our greatest asset is our own ability.

Ability

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“The purpose of God's Word is to transform people in every country and every century into the image of God.”

Christian

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We can accomplish more in one month of dependence on the Spirit than we can in 100 years of dependence on ourselves.

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There is a sense in which the danger of our lives increases in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.

Christ

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David has scored 62 goals in 148 games for Ipswich and those statistics tell me that he plays games and scores goals.…

England

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“Accept him? Do we really think Jesus needs our acceptance? Don’t we need him? Jesus is no longer one to be accepted…

Acceptance

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That is relinquishing control in a culture that prioritizes control and doing what you need to do in order to advance yourself.

Control

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The gospel confronts us with the hopelessness of our sinful condition. But we don't like what we see of ourselves in the…

Christianity

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The journey begins, though, with understanding what it means to be a christian. To say you believe in Jesus apart from conversion…

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Satan's strategies to stop the church will ultimately serve to spread the church. And Satan's strategies to inflict earthly pain in your…

Affliction

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I am finding deep joy in depending on Christ for the guidance only He can provide as He produces the fruit of…

Christ

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“[...]not even dying a martyr's death is classified as extraordinary obedience when you are following a Savior who died on a cross.”

Death

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“Being a member of a local church is not very important to most professing Christians today. Church hopping and shopping are common…

Christianity

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“So what if the well-fed church in the homeland needs stirring? They have the Scriptures, Moses, and the Prophets, and a whole…

Believers

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For God to be holy does not just mean He is without error. It means He is without equal. May it not…

Books

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“If we conclude that people can get to heaven apart from faith in Christ, then this would mean there is something else…

Faith

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What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the…

Affection

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This is the gospel. The just and loving Creator of the universe has looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son,…

Bears

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Do you and I believe him (Christ) enough to obey him and to follow him wherever he leads, even when the crowds…

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We learned that orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their…

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Therefore, when I look for a church, I look for the music that best fits me and the programs that best cater…

Biblical

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“Note the contrast, however, when you diagnose the problem biblically. The modern-day gospel says, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan…

Christianity

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“And in some sense, God also hates sinners. You might ask, “What happened to ‘God hates the sin and loves the sinner’?”…

Christianity

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“Fundamentally, the gospel is the revelation of who God is, who we are, and how we can be reconciled to him. Yet…

American dream

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“We are not the end of the gospel; God is. God centers on himself, even in our salvation. Remember his words in…

Bible

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Suddenly contemporary Christianity sales pitches don't seem adequate anymore. Ask Jesus to come into your heart. Invite Jesus to come into your…

Acceptance

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“What if we take away the cool music and the cushioned chairs? What if the screens are gone and the stage is…

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“That is why none of these man-made catch phrases are in the Bible. You will not find a verse in Scripture where…

Bible

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David Platt by topic

Christianity (66) Religion (57) Christ (39) Jesus (36) Inspirational (31) World (30) God (30) Radical (29) People (29) Life (25) Gospel (24) Love (23) Church (22) Christian (19) Glory (17) Prayer (13)