“you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“The whole of the Christian life, from election to justification to sanctification to final glorification, is made possible by and is an… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Sanctification is at base a tenacious grip on the robe of Christ, a wrestling with the Lord to bless us, a sojourn… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Even though this seems rather plain, we Christians can easily become confused about what sanctification is. Instead of emphasizing its connection to… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Sanctification will be drudgery unless we believe that holiness is possible and that it is pleasing to God. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Sanctification is not by surrender, but by divinely enabled toil and effort. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
...,the will of God for your life is pretty straightforward: Be holy like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“Worry about the future is not simply a character tic, it is the sin of unbelief, an indication that our hearts are not resting… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
There is nothing gray about whether a follower of Christ should see 50 Shades of Grey. This is a black and white issue. Don’t… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
A catechism is simply a tool for teaching the fundamentals of the faith. Unlike a creed or confession, a catechism uses questions and answers.… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Live for God. Obey the Scriptures. Think of others before yourself. Be holy. Love Jesus. And as you do these things, do whatever else… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Seek first the kingdom of God, and then trust that He will take care of our needs, even before we know what they are… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
There is no sin so prevalent, so insidious, and so deep as the sin of fearing people more than we fear God. — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
“The pursuit of holiness is not a quixotic effort to do just what Jesus did. It’s the fight to live out the life that… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
Offendedness is just about the last shared moral currency in our country. And, I'm sorry, but it's really annoying. We don't discuss ideas or… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
The finality of Christs redemption for us is intimately tied to the finality of his revelation to us. . . . If we say… — Kevin DeYoung Copy Share Image
