Jesus Quotes by Scot McKnight

9 Jesus quotes by Scot McKnight

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McKnight’s nuanced prose invites you to see Jesus as both historical figure and present‑day reality.

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“There’s a difference between focusing on being right and focusing on being a follower of Jesus.”

Scot McKnight

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What the church most needs is not heroes of faith, but faithful followers of Jesus.

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Many think Jesus came to earth so you and I can have a special kind of spiritual experience and then go merrily…

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“The only thing that “exploits your gifts” or that taxes you to the limits or that fills your soul or that challenges…

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Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. Its that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow…

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Jesus wanted far more than to be accepted into one's life. He wanted to take over, and his essential call was to…

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We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what…

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God was on the move; God is on the move; and God will always be on the move. Those who walk with…

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On politics I strive as much as possible to let my passions be for God and for the Church and for others…

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“The test results also suggest that, even though we like to think we are becoming more like Jesus, the reverse is probably more the…

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“One of my favorite kingdom preachers is Minneapolis pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, Efrem Smith.”

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To walk into the Jefferson memorial is to be in a temple of the pure idolatry of reason

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The ultimate end of redemption is that we worship God with our whole being and in the whole company of the redeemed.

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Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. Its that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means…

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God's love entails a covenant commitment on the part of with us, and that covenant commitment means a promise to be with us and…

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“To reveal what the kingdom of God is like, Jesus tells parables. And these parables usher his listeners and readers into a world he…

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“God did not give the Bible so we could master him or it; God gave the Bible so we could live it, so we…

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Our biggest problem is that we have an entire culture shaped by a misunderstanding of the gospel. That so-called gospel is deconstructing the church

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Angels are here and around us; perhaps all around us. But we have to have an ear for them and an eye for them,…

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“This has to be emphasized, because today too many of us emphasize kingdom but ignore the Holy Spirit and Pentecost and church—as if kingdom…

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Angels will frequently - even when they're comforting us with good news - touch the awe of God's eternal presence and drive us to…

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