Religion Quotes by Kevin DeYoung

Why should we think that we wouldn't have a cross to carry? Are we somehow more deserving than our Lord?

— Kevin DeYoung

“Faith and good works are both necessary. But one is the root and the other the fruit.”

— Kevin DeYoung

If we truly long for revival, we will rejoice even when it starts at the church down the road.

— Kevin DeYoung

Inerrancy means the word of God always stands over us and we never stand over the word of God.

— Kevin DeYoung

The goal of a church is not to have a bigger building or budget but to see the word of God increase…

— Kevin DeYoung

If we aren’t prepared to be counter-cultural we aren’t ready to be Christians.

— Kevin DeYoung

Jesus was not just a prophet but the fulfillment of all prophecy.

— Kevin DeYoung

Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.

— Kevin DeYoung

Just very practically, pastors need to be careful that while they have a right to call people to absolute allegiance to the…

— Kevin DeYoung

“nowhere do Jesus or the apostles ever treat the Old Testament as human reflections on the divine. It is instead the voice…

— Kevin DeYoung

When we use old confessions and catechisms, we help teach our people that their faith is an old faith, shared by millions…

— Kevin DeYoung

“To affirm the sufficiency of Scripture is not to suggest that the Bible tells us everything we want to know about everything,…

— Kevin DeYoung

“The Great Commission is about holiness. God wants the world to know Jesus, believe in Jesus, and obey Jesus. We don’t take…

— Kevin DeYoung

“Perhaps we are slow to see any good in us because we don’t understand how bad we were. Your tiny spiritual life…

— Kevin DeYoung

Christianity loses its scriptural fidelity and internal power when it no longer affirms both sola fide and the necessity of obedience.

— Kevin DeYoung

“But when we believe the gospel, and the Holy Spirit resides in us, we are free to experience the explosive current of…

— Kevin DeYoung

You can think too highly of your interpretations of Scripture, but you cannot think too highly of Scriptures interpretation of itself. You…

— Kevin DeYoung

“The challenges to the clarity of Scripture start out small. They sound humble and practical at first. But in the end, if…

— Kevin DeYoung

“The faith that joins you to Christ and makes you right with God is a faith that works itself out in love…

— Kevin DeYoung

Christians often equate holiness with activism and spiritual disciplines. And while it's true that activism is often the outgrowth of holiness and…

— Kevin DeYoung

Jesus didn’t do it all. Jesus didn’t meet every need. He left people waiting in line to be healed. He left one…

— Kevin DeYoung

“Inerrancy means the word of God always stands over us and we never stand over the word of God. When we reject…

— Kevin DeYoung

Plain horse sense ought to tell us that anything that makes no change in the man who professes it makes no difference…

— Kevin DeYoung

“Any gospel which purports to save people without also transforming them is inviting easy-believism. If you think being a Christian is nothing…

— Kevin DeYoung

It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple…

— Kevin DeYoung

If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.

— Kevin DeYoung

Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.

— Kevin DeYoung

When you share the gospel, you're not calling people to a better way of life, you're proclaiming to them eternal life.

— Kevin DeYoung

Many in Jesus' day saw him, but they didn't have communion with him. You can have more of Christ by faith than…

— Kevin DeYoung

“It’s the guilt that makes the cross necessary. Not the feeling of guilt, but the reality of it.”

— Kevin DeYoung

Don't follow those who can talk a big game about their amazing faith in Christ. Follow people who are actually following Christ.

— Kevin DeYoung

The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to.

— Kevin DeYoung

“The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to [ at the feet of Jesus ].”

— Kevin DeYoung

Try this New Year's resolution: I won't check my phone, my tablet, or my computer until I've first read a chapter in…

— Kevin DeYoung

Any gospel which says only what you must do and never announces what Christ has done is no gospel at all.

— Kevin DeYoung

“Some Christians make the mistake of pitting love against law, as if the two were mutually exclusive. You either have a religion…

— Kevin DeYoung

“We all have a cross to carry. But it’s a cross that kills our sins, smashes our idols, and teaches us the…

— Kevin DeYoung

The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for…

— Kevin DeYoung

“This cannot be stated too strongly: From the very beginning, Christianity tied itself to history. The most important claims of Christianity are…

— Kevin DeYoung

“They wish the church could be more diverse, but then leave to meet in a coffee shop with other well-educated thirtysomethings who…

— Kevin DeYoung