Kevin DeYoung Quotes

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• ...,the will of God for your life is pretty straightforward: Be holy like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the glory of God.
• The world needs to see Christians burning, not with self-righteous fury at the sliding morals in our country, but with passion for God.
• We can stop pleading with God to show us the future, and start living and obeying like we are confident that He holds the future.
• So go marry someone, provided you're equally yoked and you actually like being with each other. Go get a job, provided it's not wicked. Go…
• The only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, not…
• The one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
• We walk into the future in God-glorifying confidence, not because the future is known to us but because it is known to God. And that's…
• If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of…
• If the gospel is old news to you, it will be dull news to everyone else.
• Seek first the kingdom of God, and then trust that He will take care of our needs, even before we know what they are and…
• Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'.…
• We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.
• Sincerity is a Christian virtue, as is honesty about our struggles. But my generation needs to realize that Christianity is more than chic fragility, endless…
• Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else.
• Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.
• Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.
• Christians often equate holiness with activism and spiritual disciplines. And while it's true that activism is often the outgrowth of holiness and spiritual disciplines are…
• Stewarding my time is not about selfishly pursuing only the things I like to do. It’s about effectively serving others in the ways I’m best…
• Just about the worst thing a leader can nurture in his heart is self-pity. And just about the worst thing a leader can do in…
• On the last day, God will not acquit us because our good works were good enough, but he will look for evidence that our good…

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