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Christ Quotes by David Platt

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David Platt warns that a materialistic church cannot win a materialistic world. He teaches that trusting Christ can change our deepest feelings, not just our actions. He also speaks of surrendering control and letting the gospel shape our lives for eternity.

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Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us.

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We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.

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The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.

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Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.

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The Life of Christ determines everything about us.

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As Christ begins to live in us, everything begins to change about us.

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A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic church.

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The body of Christ is a multicultural citizenry of an otherworldly kingdom.

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When we consider the promises of Christ, risking everything we are and everything we have for His sake is no longer a…

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We owe Christ to the world--to the least person and to the greatest person, to the richest person and to the poorest…

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Surely the greatest social injustice is that 2 billion people haven't heard of God's love in Christ.

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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.

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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…

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If you claim to be a follower of Christ, I encourage you to consider your present commitment to a local church.

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If our lives do not reflect radical compassion for the poor, there is reason to wonder if Christ is really in us…

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The gospel beckons our sin-sick souls to simple trust in Christ, the only One who is truly radical enough.

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The price is certainly high for people who don’t know Christ and who live in a world where Christians shrink back from…

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And as we meet needs on earth, we are proclaiming a gospel that transforms lives for eternity. The point is not simply…

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To everyone wanting a safe, untroubled, comfortable life free from danger, stay away from Jesus. The danger in our lives will always…

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Radical obedience to Christ is not easy... It's not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience…

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Somewhere along the way we have subtly and tragically taken the costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations…

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This extremely shocking and utterly revolutionary call is the essence of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: we are…

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The call of Christ is to deny ourselves and to let go of our lives. To relinquish control of our lives, to…

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Disciple making also involves teaching people to obey all that Christ has commanded us. Now some might say, "Isn't that what preachers…

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Real success is found in radical sacrifice. Ultimate satisfaction is found not in making much of ourselves but in making much of…

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Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the…

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As long as you and I understand salvation as checking off a box to get to God, we will find ourselves in…

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There is indescribable joy, deep satisfaction and an eternal purpose in dying to ourselves and living for Christ.

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Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change…

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Who God is and what Christ did have huge implications for who we are personally and what we desire sexually.

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It is impossible to be a follower of Christ while denying, disregarding, discrediting, and disbelieving the words of Christ.

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The faith in Christ that saves us from our sins involves an internal transformation that has external implications.

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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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The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more…

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Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow…

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The way we use our money is a barometer of our present spiritual condition. Our neglect of the poor illustrates much about…

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Making disciples by going, baptizing, and teaching people the Word of Christ and then enabling them to do the same thing in…

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We act, though, not under a utopian illusion that you or I or anyone or everyone together can rid this world of…

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Caring for the poor is one natural overflow and a necessary evidence of the presence of Christ in our hearts. If there…

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

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May even the concept of unreached peoples be totally intolerable to us.

“Disciples like Peter, Andrew, James, and John show us that the call to follow Jesus is not simply an invitation to pray a prayer;…

A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic church.

“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…

And ultimately, If you sin against an infinitely holy and eternal God, you are infinitely guilty and worthy of eternal punishment.

Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change our affections.

Jesus came to live the life we could not live and to die the death we deserve to die.

The Bible clearly reminds us that left to ourselves, we would be lost forever.

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God beckons storm clouds and they come. He tells the wind to blow and the rain to fall, and they obey immediately. He speaks…