D.A. Carson

“again. Here is a sober lesson. Even after times of spectacular revival, reformation, or covenantal renewal, the people of God are never…

— D.A. Carson

“Looking closely at what these young people believe, one discovers that they have evidently never been taught the gospel of Jesus Christ.…

— D.A. Carson

“If chastening were merely a matter of remedial education to morally neutral people, the timing and severity would not matter very much;…

— D.A. Carson

“The initial impetus to cross lines of race and heritage with the Gospel of Jesus Christ arose not from a committee planning…

— D.A. Carson

“The greatest intercessors have always recognized that far more connects them with the common lot of sinners than what distinguishes them—and in…

— D.A. Carson

“we cannot imagine that the church gathers for worship on Sunday morning if by this we mean that we then engage in…

— D.A. Carson

“Be patient; it is better to be a chastened saint than a carefree sinner.”

— D.A. Carson

“Where there is flagrant disavowal of the truths essential to the gospel, where there is persistent and high-handed disobedience to the commands…

— D.A. Carson

“To appeal…to some ill-defined and sentimental notion of love as the ground for contravening Scripture may be a lot of things, but…

— D.A. Carson

“In a world of finite gods (often supported by one pantheistic deity), cyclical views of history, sub-biblical understandings of sin, multiplied idolatry,…

— D.A. Carson

“genuinely righteous people invariably become more aware of their personal guilt and need for forgiveness than those who have become so foul…

— D.A. Carson

“By the time of the Mosaic covenant, the peace offering (Lev 17:11ff.) was the divinely prescribed means of maintaining a harmonious relationship…

— D.A. Carson

“The truth of the matter is that meeting God is either transcendentally wonderful, or utterly horrific. If God meets sinners—sinners like you…

— D.A. Carson

“Christians do not restrict their moral horizons to immediate results; they make their ethical decisions from an eternal perspective (p. 52).”

— D.A. Carson

“Forbearance and genuine tenderheartedness are much tougher than niceness, and sometimes…tough love is confrontational (p. 54).”

— D.A. Carson

“IN THE MOST CRUCIAL EVENTS IN REDEMPTIVE HISTORY, God takes considerable pains to ensure that no one can properly conclude that these…

— D.A. Carson

“What we do not need is an arrogant "can do" mentality that tacks God onto the end, or a cliched spirituality that…

— D.A. Carson

“What would you like to be doing, saying, thinking, or planning when Jesus comes again? What would you not like to be…

— D.A. Carson

“The unvarnished truth is that what we most frequently give thanks for betrays what we most highly value. If a large percentage…

— D.A. Carson

“Writing of only one small part of the broader problem, namely the single-minded pursuit of individualistic 'rights,' [Don] Feder is not wrong…

— D.A. Carson

“Neither nations nor churches rise higher than their leaders. If our leaders are passionate about knowing and obeying the will of the…

— D.A. Carson

“First, God's sovereignty over the death of Christ does not mitigate the guilt of the human conspirators. On the other hand, the…

— D.A. Carson

“God may normally work through ordinary means. But he is not limited by them. That is why all the military muscle in…

— D.A. Carson

“I would like to buy about three dollars worth of gospel, please. Not too much – just enough to make me happy,…

— D.A. Carson

“Genesis 1—portrays the beginning of everything in this created universe. On the face of it, this chapter, and the lines of thought…

— D.A. Carson