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Sanctification is not by surrender, but by divinely enabled toil and effort.

Kevin DeYoung

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 48
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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Theologian
Divinely
Sanctification
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Toil
Surrender
Effort

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Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.
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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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No one can hate you in this life more than Jesus was hated.
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To start the day without prayer is to suggest the devil is feeble, God is irrelevant, and we can handle things on our own.
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One of the signs that you are walking in the light is that you are honest about having walked in the darkness.
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Perhaps God brought you into this mess so that he can bring you out of it for his glory.
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All paths lead to God, but only one path will present you before God without fault and with great joy. Pick a path, any path—it will take you to God. Trust me: you will stand before Him one day. You will meet your Maker. You will see the face of Christ. There are many ways up the mountain, but only one will result in life instead of destruction.
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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 one indispensable requirement for producing godly, mature Christians is godly, mature Christians.
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God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.
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When busyness goes after joy, it goes after everyone's joy.
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The goal of a church is not to have a bigger building or budget but to see the word of God increase and disciples multiply
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You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.
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No matter how long we have been walking with Jesus, we need to hear again, do not love the world.
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Worldliness is whatever makes sin look normal and righteousness look strange.
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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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Christianity is so much more than getting your doctrine right, but it is not less.
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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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Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.
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Let us shout of our God from the rooftops, that the whole world would stand in silence before him.
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