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We take hold of Christ as his words take hold us.

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realized they couldn't do everything.
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If we do not worship God, God will not be the lesser for it. But we will.
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Why should we think that we wouldn't have a cross to carry? Are we somehow more deserving than our Lord?
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You will never see the preciousness of a Savior, if you do not see the reality of your sin.
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The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.
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For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God.
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We are not called to bring a broken planet back to its created glory. But we are to call broken people back to their creator.
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Plain horse sense ought to tell us that anything that makes no change in the man who professes it makes no difference to God either, and it is an easily observable fact that for countless numbers of persons the change from no-faith to faith makes no actual difference in the life.
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The word of God is more than enough for the people of God to live their lives to the glory of God
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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 self-revelation, and the coolness that comes with authenticity.
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To run hard after holiness is another way of running hard after God.
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Walking in the light means we pursue obedience and are honest about our remaining darkness.
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Keep sharing the good news we have not yet exhausted the number of God's elect.
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Don't try so hard to be hip. When the Church finds out what is cool, it is not cool anymore.
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Here's good news: God is even more committed to your change, your growth, and your transformation than you are.
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When busyness goes after joy, it goes after everyone's joy.
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There is nothing gray about whether a follower of Christ should see 50 Shades of Grey. This is a black and white issue. Don’t go. Don’t watch it. Don’t read it. Don’t rent it.
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If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why does it seem that everyone looking for God's will is in such bondage and confusion?
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The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is one who made me and can save me.
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It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him.
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