--- title: "5 Gospel American Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 5 Gospel American quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Gospel American sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/david-platt-1251_biblical_we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much_1121409.png" --- > [We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the gospel is American and how much is biblical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much-of-our-understanding-of-the/) [David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/david-platt-1251_biblical_we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much_1121409.png) > [“Fundamentally, the gospel is the revelation of who God is, who we are, and how we can be reconciled to him. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/fundamentally-the-gospel-is-the-revelation-of-who-god-is-who-we-are/) [David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/david-platt-1251_american-dream_fundamentally-the-gospel-is-the-revelati_1180387.jpg) > [British rock & roll became the gospel for American kids like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/british-rock-roll-became-the-gospel-for-american-kids-like-me/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/billy-squier-4506_american_british-rock-roll-became-the-gospel-for_1853486.png) > [I believe that the gospel and the American Dream have fundamentally different starting points. The American Dream begins with self, exalts self,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/i-believe-that-the-gospel-and-the-american-dream-have-fundamentally/) [David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/david-platt-1251_american-dream_i-believe-that-the-gospel-and-the-americ_2115805.jpg) > [“Yet in the American dream, where self reigns as King (or Queen), we have a dangerous tendency to misunderstand, minimize, and even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/yet-in-the-american-dream-where-self-reigns-as-king-or-queen-we-have/) [David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/david-platt-1251_american-dream_yet-in-the-american-dream-where-self-rei_2645899.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gospel-american/#itemlist", "name": "Gospel American Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the gospel is American and how much is biblical.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Platt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much-of-our-understanding-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/david-platt-1251_biblical_we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much_1121409.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/david-platt-1251_biblical_we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much_1121409.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/david-platt-1251_biblical_we-desperately-need-to-explore-how-much_1121409.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We desperately need to explore how much of our understanding of the gospel is American and how much is…” — David Platt", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fundamentally, the gospel is the revelation of who God is, who we are, and how we can be reconciled to him. 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