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> [“What must be emphasized in all of this is the difference between trusting Christ, the real person Jesus, with all that that naturally involves, versus trusting some arrangement for sin-remission set up through him — trusting only his role as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/what-must-be-emphasized-in-all-of-this-is-the-difference-between/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

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## More by Scot McKnight

> [“If you want to know how Jesus understands the Christian life, the place to begin is with what he means by kingdom of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/if-you-want-to-know-how-jesus-understands-the-christian-life-the/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [God's idea of redemption is community-shaped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-s-idea-of-redemption-is-community-shaped/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [“The test results also suggest that, even though we like to think we are becoming more like Jesus, the reverse is probably more the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/the-test-results-also-suggest-that-even-though-we-like-to-think-we/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what Jesus meant.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/we-need-to-shed-our-unearthly-and-nonsocial-and-idealistic-and/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [“One of my favorite kingdom preachers is Minneapolis pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, Efrem Smith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/one-of-my-favorite-kingdom-preachers-is-minneapolis-pastor-of/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [To walk into the Jefferson memorial is to be in a temple of the pure idolatry of reason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/to-walk-into-the-jefferson-memorial-is-to-be-in-a-temple-of-the-pure/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [The ultimate end of redemption is that we worship God with our whole being and in the whole company of the redeemed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/the-ultimate-end-of-redemption-is-that-we-worship-god-with-our-whole/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/those-who-aren-t-following-jesus-aren-t-his-followers-its-that-simple/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-s-love-entails-a-covenant-commitment-on-the-part-of-with-us-and/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [“To reveal what the kingdom of God is like, Jesus tells parables. And these parables usher his listeners and readers into a world he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/to-reveal-what-the-kingdom-of-god-is-like-jesus-tells-parables-and/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [“God did not give the Bible so we could master him or it; God gave the Bible so we could live it, so we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-did-not-give-the-bible-so-we-could-master-him-or-it-god-gave-the/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/our-biggest-problem-is-that-we-have-an-entire-culture-shaped-by-a/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [Angels are here and around us; perhaps all around us. But we have to have an ear for them and an eye for them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-are-here-and-around-us-perhaps-all-around-us-but-we-have-to/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/this-has-to-be-emphasized-because-today-too-many-of-us-emphasize/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

> [Angels will frequently - even when they're comforting us with good news - touch the awe of God's eternal presence and drive us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-will-frequently-even-when-they-re-comforting-us-with-good-news/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

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