“The goal of the gospel is to produce a type of people consumed with passion for God and love for others.” — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“Likewise, we continue to follow Jesus as we struggle with sin. Repentance ushers us into a life of greater struggle, not out… — J.D. Greear Life Copy Share Image
“We’ve grown so accustomed to the voice of condemnation that we think the only thing the Holy Spirit ever says to us… — J.D. Greear Condemnation Copy Share Image
“Abiding in Jesus means understanding that His acceptance of us is the same regardless of the amount of spiritual fruit we have… — J.D. Greear Abiding Copy Share Image
“There is One who remains faithful even when we doubt; One who is a firm foundation when our steps falter; One who… — J.D. Greear Faithful Copy Share Image
“The gospel produces not just obedience, you see, but a new kind of obedience3—an obedience that is powered by desire. An obedience… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“That’s why growth in Christ is never going beyond the gospel, but going deeper into the gospel. The purest waters from the… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“Planting always involves risk. We release control of something we need in the hopes that it will come back to us in… — J.D. Greear Flower Copy Share Image
“If repentance were perfection, none of those people repented. Repentance, however, means recognizing Jesus' authority and submitting to it, even though you… — J.D. Greear Divided heart Copy Share Image
“Repentance is not subsequent to belief; it is part of belief. It is belief in action-choice that flow out of conviction. Repentance… — J.D. Greear Faith Copy Share Image
“Even after we have been saved our sinful flesh craves unrighteousness. In fact, the presence of the struggle itself can be affirmation… — J.D. Greear Justice Copy Share Image
“A faithful father does not leave his kids wondering whether or not he loves them. When I have to go away on… — J.D. Greear Children Copy Share Image
“If I’d had a good week—a real “Christian” week”—I felt close to God. When Sunday came around, I would feel like lifting… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“Spiritual “fruit,” you see, is produced in the same way physical “fruit” is.” — J.D. Greear Religion Copy Share Image
“The gospel has done its work in us when we crave God more than we crave everything else in life.” — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“My service for God was fervent, but my passions for Him were cold. I certainly didn’t desire to know Him more.” — J.D. Greear Passions Copy Share Image
“Unless we are actively preaching the gospel to ourselves daily, we fall back into “works-righteousness.” — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“The gospel turns that drudgery into delight. It changes us from being slaves who have to obey God to sons and daughters… — J.D. Greear Children Copy Share Image
“He actually became my sin so that I could literally become His righteousness.” — J.D. Greear Justice Copy Share Image
“Wanting to repent is the sign God hasn’t abandoned you. It is God, after all, who puts in us the desire to… — J.D. Greear Repent Copy Share Image
“Conversion is not completing a ritual, it is commencing a relationship. The assurance of ritual is based on accurate words and memory.… — J.D. Greear Confidence Copy Share Image
“The Hebrew word for “glory” (kabod) literally means “weight.” To give something glory in your life (or, to worship it) is to… — J.D. Greear Glory Copy Share Image
“As Tim Keller says, the gospel is not just the ABCs of Christianity, it is the A–Z; it is not the first… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“Religion, then, can tell you what to do—namely, to “love God with all your heart, soul and mind” and “to love your… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“Every Christian is called into full-time ministry. Once we step over the line and begin to follow Jesus, everything we do is… — J.D. Greear Christian Copy Share Image
“The Holy Spirit did not go into such detail about the Pharisees in the New Testament just so we could understand a… — J.D. Greear Bible Copy Share Image
“In the same way, God grows his kingdom only as we take our hands off of what little portion he’s given to… — J.D. Greear Grows Copy Share Image
“Paul said that it is only as we are overwhelmed at the glory of Christ's sacrifice for us that we are transformed… — J.D. Greear Glory Christ Copy Share Image
“Each day Jesus says to us, “You are My beloved child. I am well pleased in you. Now live that way.” Satan,… — J.D. Greear Beloved Copy Share Image
“It’s not that I didn’t understand or believe the gospel before. I did. But the truth of the gospel hadn’t moved from… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“if you are seated right now, there was a point in time in which you transferred the weight of your body from… — J.D. Greear Finished work Copy Share Image
“the word abide is much more straightforward than that. The Greek word meno means literally “to make your home in.” When we… — J.D. Greear Abide Copy Share Image
“Even after we have been saved our sinful flesh craves unrighteousness. In fact, the presence of the struggle itself can be affirmation… — J.D. Greear Justice Copy Share Image
“The Enemy—one of whose names in Scripture is “the Deceiver”—loves to keep truly saved believers unsure of their salvation because he knows… — J.D. Greear Believers Copy Share Image
“There are times, even now, when I look at my heart and wonder how I could possibly have been “born again.” Moments… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
“His love is the soil in which all the fruits of the Spirit grow. When our roots abide there, then joy, peace,… — J.D. Greear Fruits of the spirit Copy Share Image
“Believing the gospel is not only the way we become Christians, it is the power that enables us to do, every moment… — J.D. Greear Christianity Copy Share Image
