Michael Horton

God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.

— Michael Horton

People ask me, 'Why pray if God is sovereign?' I respond, 'Why pray if He isn't?

— Michael Horton

Christians are driven by God's promises, and directed by God's purposes.

— Michael Horton

The gospel frees us to confess our sins without fear of condemnation.

— Michael Horton

We cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer.

— Michael Horton

“God loves 'stuff;' after all He made it”

— Michael Horton

How can I trust that the Bible is reliable?

— Michael Horton

Our weaknesses are an opportunity for God to show his strength.

— Michael Horton

If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google…

— Michael Horton

The power of God unto salvation is not our passion for God, but the passion He has exhibited toward us sinners by…

— Michael Horton

God is not a supporting actor in our life movie. We exist for his purposes, not the other way around.

— Michael Horton

Evangelicalism as a movement is rushing headlong toward theological ambiguity, which is another way of saying apostasy.

— Michael Horton

Long before genetics became a flourishing field, Christians have spoken about sin as an inherited condition.

— Michael Horton

Baptism is not only a sacrament of our union with Christ; it is also a sacrament of our communion as the body…

— Michael Horton

“Faith in Christ is able to endure doubts—it’s able to endure temptations—because it faces [them], not because it pretends [they’re] not there.”

— Michael Horton

The goal of Christian mission is not success, but faithful witness; not power, but proclamation; not technique, but truth; not method, but…

— Michael Horton

As we are brought into God's extraordinary kingdom through ordinary means, we are remade, no longer fashioned as competitors for commodities in…

— Michael Horton

“Neither divine nor demonic, this world is the theater of God’s glory. Bound by no inner necessity or thirst for self-completion, the…

— Michael Horton

No one has to be taught to trust in themselves. No one has to be taught that what you experience inside yourself…

— Michael Horton

Eternal joy can never be taken from God's people. Therefore ambition, restlessness, and avarice can be put away for the first time…

— Michael Horton

Does Scripture forbid homosexual behavior? Of course it does. Jesus and his apostles taught that God's intention in marriage is for a…

— Michael Horton

There are versions of the pro-gay and anti-gay agenda that assume a simplistic rather than simple understanding of the issue - at…

— Michael Horton

Jesus and spirituality can easily become therapies that merely help us cope with life. They can serve us if we chose Him…

— Michael Horton

But the heart of Christianity is Good News. It comes not as a task for us to fulfill, a mission for us…

— Michael Horton

I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it…

— Michael Horton

Our society trains us to think of marriage as a contractual arrangement. If one party fails to fulfill his or her end,…

— Michael Horton

My conscience does not render a positive verdict in God’s courtroom when I look inside myself. The only reason I can sleep…

— Michael Horton

The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is…

— Michael Horton

No one will be offended if we tell them that they are good people who could be a little better. The offense…

— Michael Horton

To preach the Bible as 'the handbook for life,' or as the answer to every question, rather than as the revelation of…

— Michael Horton

Once we truly grasp the message of the New Testament, it is impossible to read the Old Testament again without seeing Christ…

— Michael Horton

The gospel is entirely a message about what someone else has done not only for me but also for the renewal of…

— Michael Horton

God’s Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It’s not only descriptive; it’s effective too, God speaking is God…

— Michael Horton

The proper focus of holiness is not on being set apart from something (i.e., the world), but on being set apart for…

— Michael Horton

We need more Christians who take their place alongside believing and unbelieving neighbors in the daily gift exchange

— Michael Horton

Excellence is being thwarted not only by laziness but by reckless attachment to causes, programs, and - in some cases, leaders.

— Michael Horton

“…Genuine holiness…makes us more progressively aware of and disturbed by our ongoing struggles with indwelling sin. We grow more aware of our…

— Michael Horton

“Election does not exclude anybody from the kingdom of God who wants in. Rather, it includes in God’s kingdom those whose direction…

— Michael Horton

When salvation is viewed as man's program, it is left up to man as to whether he will let God do this…

— Michael Horton

You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And…

— Michael Horton