“There were afternoons I put my elbows on my desk, face in my hands, and wept over the theological confusion in my head. I think that is the price of dismantling joy-defeating doctrines. It is ironic that so many tears… — David Mathis Copy Share Image
“The battleground is between our ears. What is it that is capturing your idle thoughts? What fear or frustration is filling your spare moments?… — David Mathis Copy Share
“The very fact that we know that God is incomprehensible is itself an evidence of what he has graciously let us comprehend.” — David Mathis Copy Share
“The great foundation and goal of the universe is the glory of God. The foundation and goal of your studies and ministry should be… — David Mathis Copy Share
“For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. ‘God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly… — David Mathis Copy Share
“Chosen before time. Called with effect. United to Jesus in faith and repentance. Adopted and forgiven. Justified. Sanctified. Glorified. And satisfied forever. This is… — David Mathis Copy Share
“…Prayer to God is not only the place for divulging our heart, but also developing our desires.” — David Mathis Copy Share
“Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of us are bent one way or the other.… — David Mathis Copy Share
“In our sin, we’d rather trust in ourselves than another, amass our own righteousness than receive another’s, speak our own mind rather than listen… — David Mathis Copy Share
“God’s glory is the proclamation of his name, the shining forth of his ways. Therefore, for us to say that we are about the glory… — David Mathis Copy Share
“Precisely in the most desperate moments, when having the masculine role feels most unfair, when we’re our most tired, running on fumes, and need… — David Mathis Copy Share
“You are about the glory of God. You exist for Jesus Christ to be displayed and delighted in through your life, and don’t you… — David Mathis Copy Share
“God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at heart. The Christian… — David Mathis Copy Share
“Don’t be under the delusion that seminary automatically makes you grow in grace (2 Pet. 3:18). In fact, it can have quite the opposite effect.… — David Mathis Copy Share
“The waters of good preaching are always running downhill to the stream of Christ, who he is, and how he has loved us.” — David Mathis Copy Share
“The kind of perfection that Jesus says comes from his Father—and the kind he calls his disciples to pursue—does not find its sense of… — David Mathis Copy Share
