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Kevin DeYoung

(1977) Theologian United States

295 quotes in 1150 categories

Kevin DeYoung says that worrying about the future shows a lack of trust in God's promises. He warns that being overly busy can be more harmful than many dangers. He also advises to put God's kingdom first and trust that needs will be met.

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Kevin DeYoung is a theologian from the United States, best known for Religious Formation of John Witherspoon.

Quick Facts About Kevin DeYoung

Born: January 1, 1977
Nationality: United States
Profession: Theologian
Notable works: Religious Formation of John Witherspoon

About Kevin DeYoung

He previously pastored University Reformed Church, which joined the Presbyterian Church in America in March 2015 after being part of the Reformed Church in America.

Quotes by Kevin DeYoung

Sooner could a fish live upon a tree than the wicked in Paradise.

Fish

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You cannot be in Christ and be indifferent to the sin in your life.

Christ

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Grace is free, but it's not cheap.

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We do not truly know what love is unless we know Christ.

Christ

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You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.

Father

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Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.

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Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.

Anxiety

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The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to.

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Not only is holiness the goal of your redemption, it is necessary for your redemption

Goal

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Don't follow those who can talk a big game about their amazing faith in Christ. Follow people who are actually following Christ.

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“We must renounce our sinful desire to know the future and to be in control.”

Time

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The Heidelberg Catechism is like a refreshing bath with cool gospel water.

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The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or…

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...,the will of God for your life is pretty straightforward: Be holy like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the…

Glory

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Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.

Christ

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Before my secret meeting with the Pope I asked him to come wearing white if deep down he agreed with the Reformation.…

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“Is obedience what your church is known for? Is it what other Christians think of when they look at your life? Is…

Christianity

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Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love…

Belief in god

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“Think of (the Kingdom) like the sun. As it peeks through on a cloudy day, we do not say the sun has…

Church

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The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is…

Christian

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Growing up in Michigan, I can't think of anything so explicitly communicated to me in my whole education experience as the vileness…

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“Fueling all of our conflict against Satan is prayer: we are to pray “at all times in the Spirit” for the promotion…

Christianity

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Sometimes feeling overwhelmed is part of what it means to be a Christian. You can't bear somebody else's burden unless you are…

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“They wish the church could be more diverse, but then leave to meet in a coffee shop with other well-educated thirtysomethings who…

Coffee shop

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My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most…

Abundance

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“Caplan mentions three traits that are more susceptible to parental influence. The first two are politics and religion. To be fair, Caplan…

Child

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As a pastor, I addressed the sorts of issues I see people struggling with most and the issues talked about most directly…

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“So go marry someone, provided you’re equally yoked and you actually like being with each other. Go get a job, provided it’s…

Art making

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“In Christ every believer has a once-for-all positional holiness, and from this new identity every Christian is commanded to grow in the…

Believers

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“Apart from our union with Christ every effort to imitate Christ, no matter how noble and inspired at the outset, inevitably leads…

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“Sometimes the best preparation is a wandering, soul-enriching procrastination. Take a nap, throw the Frisbee, sing a song, and then write the…

Fasting

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“The world' is not another way of saying 'the people around us'. The world is everything that opposes the will of God.…

Children

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“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there…

Grocery store

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“stressing the necessity of personal holiness should not undermine in any way our confidence in justification by faith alone. The best theologians…

Christianity

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“When we marry, we expect great sex, an amazing family life, recreational adventure, cultural experiences, and personal fulfillment at work. It would…

Adventure

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“I sometimes find, especially among my peers, that authenticity is not a…means of growing in holiness, but a convenient cover for endless…

Authenticity

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“the only right way is to feel your heart hammering inside you and to listen to what its timpani is saying.6 It…

Bad people

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“Do you know why so many Christians are caving on the issue of homosexuality? Certainly cultural pressure plays a big role. But…

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“Here's the problem: when every sin is seen as the same, we are less likely to fight any sins at all. Why…

Reckless abandon

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“When was the last time we took a verse like, “Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which…

Immorality

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Kevin DeYoung by topic

Religion (46) Christianity (46) Bible (29) Time (28) Christ (28) Christian (25) Holiness (24) Life (23) People (20) God (20) Jesus (18) Love (17) Faith (17) Inspirational (15) Church (15) Sin (12) World (11)