Christianity is radically different from every other religion in the world. — David Platt Copy Share Image
We have a dangerous tendency to misunderstand, minimize, and even manipulate the gospel in order to accommodate our assumptions and our desires. — David Platt Copy Share Image
The gospel reveals the glory of God. According to God's Word, he is the sovereign Creator of all things. — David Platt Copy Share Image
We do not have time to waste our lives coasting out casual, comfortable Christianity. — David Platt Copy Share Image
Ask, could my gifts, education, career, or experience be used to spread the gospel where it’s needed most? — David Platt Copy Share Image
“How many of us are embracing the comforts of suburban America while we turn a deaf ear to inner cities in need… — 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
We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the gospel is American and how much is biblical. — David Platt Copy Share Image
Disciple making is not a call for others to come to us to hear the gospel but a command for us to… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the… — David Platt Copy Share Image
As I looked at material and spiritual poverty in the world around me, including approximately 2 billion people who haven't even heard… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“He has given us people, and he has said, "Live for them. Love them, serve them, and lead them. Lead them to… — 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
[...]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
“We've taken the lifeblood out of Christianity and put Kool-Aid in its place so that it tastes better to the crowds, and… — David Platt Copy Share Image
I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a… — David Platt Copy Share Image
The gospel does not prompt you to mere reflection; the gospel requires a response. In the process of hearing Jesus, you are… — David Platt Copy Share Image
If we were left to ourselves with the task of taking the gospel to the world, we would immediately begin planning innovative… — David Platt Copy Share Image
The modern-day gospel says, 'God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Therefore, follow these steps, and you can… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the… — 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
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
“Yet in the American dream, where self reigns as King (or Queen), we have a dangerous tendency to misunderstand, minimize, and even… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“We are not the end of the gospel; God is. God centers on himself, even in our salvation. Remember his words in… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Suddenly contemporary Christianity sales pitches don't seem adequate anymore. Ask Jesus to come into your heart. Invite Jesus to come into your… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“As American Christians, we celebrate the idea that "all men are created equal." This statement from our Declaration of Indepenence is grounded… — David Platt Copy Share Image
The gospel beckons our sin-sick souls to simple trust in Christ, the only One who is truly radical enough. — David Platt Copy Share Image
Surely the gospel evokes unconditional surrender of all that we are and all that we have to all that He is. — David Platt Copy Share Image
We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning… — David Platt Copy Share Image
What drives passion for getting the gospel to all people is not guilt, it's glory. — David Platt Copy Share Image
Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us. — David Platt Copy Share Image
God's revelation is in the gospel not only reveals who He is, but it also reveals who we are. — David Platt Copy Share Image
God has made a way of salvation for the lost. Not a way, but the way. And this is the good news… — David Platt Copy Share Image
I wonder sometimes, though, if we intentionally or just unknowingly mask the beauty of God in the gospel by minimizing his various… — David Platt Copy Share Image
While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the gospel is to make much… — David Platt Copy Share Image
Saturate your preaching with the gospel in the church, so that you people speak gospel in the world. — 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
Christianity does not start with an invitation we offer to Jesus, but with an invitation Jesus offers to us. — 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 Image
He (Jesus) came so that we might receive new life through supernatural regeneration. — David Platt Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
What if the word of God was enough to inspire passionate worship among his people? — David Platt Copy Share Image
May even the concept of unreached peoples be totally intolerable to us. — David Platt Copy Share Image
“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 Image
A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic church. — David Platt Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Jesus came to live the life we could not live and to die the death we deserve to die. — David Platt Copy Share Image